Brenda Marshall

September 29, 1915 · Negros, Philippines

Brenda Marshall (September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992) was an American film actress.

Born Ardis Ankerson in Negros, Philippines, Marshall made her first film appearance in the 1939 Espionage Agent. The following year, she played the leading lady to Errol Flynn in The Sea Hawk. After divorcing actor Richard Gaines in 1940, she married the actor William Holden in 1941 and her own career quickly slowed. She starred opposite James Cagney in the 1942 film Captains of the Clouds. The Constant Nymph (1943) was a popular success but she virtually retired after this, appearing in only four more inconsequential films. Among these, she played scientist Nora Goodrich in the grade-B 1946 cult classic Strange Impersonation.

Often works with

David Bruce
6 titles together
The Sea Hawk, The Smiling Ghost, East of the River
Alan Hale
4 titles together
The Sea Hawk, Captains of the Clouds, Footsteps in the Dark
William Lundigan
4 titles together
The Sea Hawk, East of the River, Highway West
George Tobias
4 titles together
Captains of the Clouds, East of the River, South of Suez
Lee Patrick
4 titles together
Footsteps in the Dark, The Smiling Ghost, South of Suez
James Stephenson
3 titles together
The Sea Hawk, Espionage Agent, South of Suez

Full filmography · 20

The Iroquois Trail
as Marion
1950
Whispering Smith
as Marian Sinclair
19486.7
Strange Impersonation
as Nora Goodrich
19466.1
Paris After Dark
as Yvonne Blanchard
1943
Background to Danger
as Tamara Zaleshoff
19436.7
The Constant Nymph
as Toni Sanger
19436.3
You Can't Escape Forever
as Laurie Abbott
1942
Captains of the Clouds
as Emily Foster
19426.4
The Smiling Ghost
as Lil Barstow
1941
Highway West
as Claire Foster
1941
Singapore Woman
as Vicki Moore
1941
Footsteps in the Dark
as Rita Warren
1941