Rose Constance Gilchrist
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Feb 2, 1901 Brooklyn, NY |
| Died | Mar 3, 1985 unknown, unknown |
| Age | Died at 84 |
Connie Gilchrist | |
| Job | American film, TV and stage actress |
| Years active | 1940-1969 |
| Top Roles | Mildred, Jane Barclay, Annie Freemont, Betty, Mrs. Murphy |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Crime, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Marriage, Romance (Comic) |
| Top Collaborators | Joe Pasternak (Producer), Mervyn LeRoy (Director), Franklyn Farnum, Frank Hagney |
| Shares birthday with | Elaine Stritch, Bonita Granville, George M. Merrick see more.. |
Connie Gilchrist Overview:
Character actress, Connie Gilchrist, was born Rose Constance Gilchrist on Feb 2, 1901 in Brooklyn, NY. Gilchrist died at the age of 84 on Mar 3, 1985 in unknown, unknown .
MINI BIO:
Connie Gilchrist was a formidably-built, strong-featured, Brooklyn-born actress. With a no-nonsense screen persona, even her below-the-stairs characters were inclined to speak their minds. A stage actress from 1917, she was signed by MGM in 1940, forming the third point of the triangle in the Marjorie Main-Wallace Beery roughhouse comedies, and duetting delightfully with Judy Garland in Presenting Lily Mars. Later she was a match for Robert Newton in his Long John Silver TV series, playing Purity Pinker.
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By The Metzinger Sisters on Dec 17, 2017 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversSome character actors have such larger-than-life personalities that they literally seem to step out of the screen and walk among you. To me, has always been that type of an actress. She is instantly recognizable and, even for the briefest uncredited appearance, she would give it her... Read full article
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Connie Gilchrist Quotes:
Lora Mae Hollingsway: Thanks... for nothing.
Porter Hollingsway: Now what kind of an answer is that?
Lora Mae Hollingsway: I don't know. I just felt like it. That's all.
Porter Hollingsway: We'll do all right, kid. We're starting out where it takes most marriages years to get, out in the open. No jokers. You'll see. You've made a good deal, Lora Mae.
Mrs. Finney: [walking into the room] Lora Mae, honey, if you want me I'll be over at the Callahans' playing...
Lora Mae Hollingsway: Happy new year, Ma. We're gonna get married.
Mrs. Finney: ...Bingo!
[She faints]
Sadie - Cook: Horse meat, mule meat, monkey meat. What's the difference?
Norah Muldoon: [to the electrical contractor regarding Vera Charles] It's the "First Lady of the American Thee-ayter" out cold in the guestroom. Ms. Charles don' live here. She does her drinkin' here and her passin' out here.
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