Faye Emerson
Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawks's war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
In 1949, Emerson began hosting The Faye Emerson Show, a late-night talk show series. She went on to become a prolific television interviewer, which earned her the nickname "The First Lady of Television". Throughout the 1950s, she also appeared in numerous Broadway stage productions. Emerson formally retired from show business in 1963, and retired to Europe. She resided there until 1983, when she died of stomach cancer in Deià, Spain, aged 65. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Emerson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 6529 Hollywood Blvd.
Acted in
The Match Game
1962
as Self - Team Captain
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self
I've Got a Secret
1952
as Self - Panelist
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Faye Emerson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Guilty Bystander
1950
as Georgia
Your Show of Shows
1950
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
Studio One
1948
as Melissa
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as The Glamour Girl
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Toni Blackburn
Her Kind of Man
1946
as Ruby Marino
Danger Signal
1945
as Hilda Fenchurch
Hotel Berlin
1945
as Tillie Weiler
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
The Very Thought of You
1944
as Cora 'Cuddles' Colton
Crime by Night
1944
as Ann Marlow
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
as Irana Preveza
Between Two Worlds
1944
as Maxine Russell
Uncertain Glory
1944
as Louise
In Our Time
1944
as Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)
Destination Tokyo
1943
as Mrs. Cassidy
The Desert Song
1943
as Hajy
Food and Magic
1943
Find the Blackmailer
1943
as Mona Vance
Women at War
1943
as Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart
Air Force
1943
as Susan McMartin
The Hard Way
1943
as Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
Secret Enemies
1942
as Paula Fengler
Juke Girl
1942
as Violet 'Murph' Murphy
Murder in the Big House
1942
as Gladys Wayne
Lady Gangster
1942
as Dorothy Burton
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Peg
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
as Miss LaMond
Blues in the Night
1941
as Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Rose Chadwick
Manpower
1941
as Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Martha Adams
The Nurse's Secret
1941
as Miss Hill