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Inez Courtney (March 12, 1908 – April 5, 1975) was an American actress on the Broadway stage and in films.
Born in New York City, New York, she came from a large Irish-American family. Her father died when she was fifteen so she decided to go onto the stage. A year later she was doing a specialty dance which earned her the nicknames of St Vitis, Mosquito and Lightning.
Courtney's first role as a singer and dancer came in the musical The Wild Rose in 1926. She became well-known among New York theatrical audiences for her work in Good News (1927), a musical comedy about college life. Her other credits include Spring Is Here in 1929 and America's Sweetheart in 1931. In the early 1930s, Miss Courtney left Broadway and went to Hollywood.
Courtney acted in 58 films between 1930 and 1940. She secured her first movie work by asking Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures for his assistance. The red-headed comedian made her screen debut as Cousin Betty in Loose Ankles (1930). The film co-starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Loretta Young. Her many movie credits include The Raven (1935), Suzy (1936), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), and Turnabout (1940), her last film.
Courtney was married to an Italian nobleman, whereby she acquired the title Marchesa, but did not use it. She died at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey in 1975 of undisclosed causes at the age of 67.
1940
as Miss Edwards
1940
as Emily French
1940
as Ilona
1939
as Nellie Conrad
1939
as Betty Lou Wood
1939
as Gwen Morrison
1938
as Libby Long
1938
as Kitty
1938
as Emma
1937
as Girl on Ship (uncredited)
1937
as Lillian Tate
1937
as Julie Walters
1937
as Blind Date
1937
as Tillie
1937
as Della
1937
as Mabel
1936
as Mary Lawson
1936
as Mrs. Flynn (uncredited)
1936
as Linda Sands
1936
as Maisie
1936
as Marge Wilkins
1936
as Sally Patrick
1936
as Laura Jones
1935
as Mamie (uncredited)
1935
as Molly
1935
as Hilda
1935
as Mrs. Barnes
1935
as Mary Burns
1935
as Miss Wilson
1935
as Arlette
1935
as Second Nurse (uncredited)
1935
as Girl
1935
as Marge Moore
1934
as Nurse Mae (uncredited)
1934
as Penny
1934
as Flo
1934
1933
as Public Stenographer (scenes deleted)
1933
as Maizie
1933
as Polly
1932
as Faun
1931
as Margie
1930
as 'Weenie'
1930
as Peggy North
1930
1930
as Grusha
1930
as Mary Jane Braley
1930
as Betty