Helen Vinson
Known For
Acting
Born
1907-09-17 in Beaumont, Texas, USA
Died
1999-10-07
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Vinson (September 17, 1907 – October 7, 1999) was an American film actress, who appeared in 40 films between 1932 and 1945. Vinson's screen career often featured her in roles in which she played the part of the other woman or (pre-Code) loose women with active romantic lives. Her first film role was Jewel Robbery (1932), which starred William Powell and Kay Francis. She appeared as Doris Delafield in The Kennel Murder Case, which starred Powell as Philo Vance. One of her memorable roles was in The Wedding Night (1935), when she played the wife of Gary Cooper's character and the rival of Anna Sten's, in a story about the Connecticut tobacco fields. Another performance was in the RKO film In Name Only (1939), in which she was cast as the treacherous friend of Carole Lombard, Kay Francis and Cary Grant's characters. Another standout role for Vinson was as an undercover federal agent posing as a femme fatale opposite Richard Cromwell in Universal Pictures's anti-Nazi action drama entitled, Enemy Agent (1940). She followed that role with that of Helen Draque in The Thin Man Goes Home. Vinson's film career ended in 1945. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Vinson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Vinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Bowery Boy
as Peggy Winters
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Helen
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Helena Draque
The Tunnel
as Varlia Lloyd
Jewel Robbery
as Marianne Horn
In Name Only
as Suzanne
The Kennel Murder Case
as Doris Delafield
Beyond Tomorrow
as Arlene Terry
Nothing But the Truth
as Linda Graham
The Lady and the Monster
as Chloe Donovan
Torrid Zone
as Mrs. Gloria Anderson
Broadway Bill
as Margaret
Reunion
as Gloria Sheridan
Vogues of 1938
as Mary Curson
The Captain Hates the Sea
as Janet Grayson
The Little Giant
as Polly Cass
Lawyer Man
as Barbara "Babs" Bentley
Live, Love and Learn
as Lily Chalmers
Chip Off the Old Block
as Glory Marlow Jr.
The Crash
as Esther Parrish