Actor

Mildred Shay

September 26, 1911 · Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York, USA

Mildred Helen Shay (September 26, 1911 – October 15, 2005) was an American film actress of the 1930s who was better known for her affairs, marriages and glamorous social life. The petite Shay, at five-feet tall, was dubbed the "Pocket Venus" by Hollywood gossip columnists.

Notable work

7
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
as Second Customer
7.5
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
6.3
The Great Gatsby (1974)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
6.2
Death Wish 3 (1985)
as Mrs. Marta Emil

Often works with

Alma Kruger
3 titles together
Made for Each Other, Forever Amber, Balalaika
Katharine Hepburn
2 titles together
The Philadelphia Story, A Bill of Divorcement
James Stewart
2 titles together
The Philadelphia Story, Made for Each Other
Ruth Hussey
2 titles together
The Philadelphia Story, The Women
Virginia Weidler
2 titles together
The Philadelphia Story, The Women
Sam Waterston
2 titles together
The Great Gatsby, American Playhouse

Full filmography · 24

Bullseye!
as Jolene, Tourist
19905.2
Little Shop of Horrors
as Second Customer
19867
Death Wish 3
as Mrs. Marta Emil
19856.2
Funny Money
as Mrs. Keller
1982
Before Water Lilies
as Angie
1981
Candleshoe
as Mrs. McCress
19776.9
Valentino
as Old Lady
19775.8
Brief Encounter
as (uncredited)
1976
The Great Gatsby
as Party Guest (uncredited)
19746.3
Model Shop
as (uncredited)
19696.5
Forever Amber
cast
19476
Roar of the Press
as Helen
1941