Madeleine Carroll

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Madeleine Carroll (born February 26, 1906 as Marie-Madeleine Bernadette O'Carroll in West Bromwich , England , † October 2, 1987 in Marbella , Spain ) was a British actress. She became popular through her appearances in films shot in the United States in the late 1930s and 1940s .

Life

After graduating, Madeleine Carroll worked as a French teacher for a while and was reputed to be one of the best hockey players of her time. She also worked as a model and stage actress, so that it was almost logical that she got her first small roles in British films. Her extraordinary beauty soon earned her great popularity, culminating in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock , The 39 Steps and Secret Agent . For the first time, the actress created a role type that later often appeared in Hitchcock films: the supercooled blonde with an ice-cold appearance but a passionate emotional life.

Producer Walter Wanger brought the actress to America, where she rose to star in 1936 through her participation in the films The Case Against Mrs. Ames , The General died at dawn and in particular Signals to London . She owed one of her most famous roles to her special ability to wear period costumes, namely that of Princess Flavia in The Prisoner of Zenda from 1937. The shooting was not that easy, as both Ronald Colman and Carroll each in the left side of their faces Wanted to show profile recordings.

The actress finally made her breakthrough in Hollywood in 1939 when she switched to Paramount , where she shot a total of four comedies with Fred MacMurray under the direction of Edward H. Griffith , all of which were successful. She stood in front of the camera five times with Fred MacMurray. While she was active at Paramount, there were repeated complaints about her work ethic and phlegm, which didn't necessarily make her the most popular colleagues on the studio compound. While filming Virginia , Carroll met actor Sterling Hayden (then known as Stirling Hayden ), whom she married shortly afterwards. In 1941, the actress declined to participate in the film The Cardsharp , which she had been offered under the working title Two Bad Hats .

A short time later, Carroll withdrew from the screen in order to devote himself to war orphans from England after the death of her sister in the hail of bombs in London. In 1946 she made a half-hearted comeback and then celebrated successes on Broadway with the plays Kind Sir and Goodbye, My Fancy . For the past few years, the actress has lived in seclusion on a large apple orchard in France and later in Marbella, Spain. She worked for UNESCO and was accepted into the French Legion of Honor.

In his first marriage, Carroll was married to Philip Astley from 1931 to 1939. Her marriage to Hayden lasted from 1942 to 1946. From 1946 to 1949 she was married to producer Henri Lavorel and from 1950 to 1965 with Andrew Heiskell. She left a daughter.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Madeleine Carroll  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carroll, Madeleine . filmreference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Carroll, Madeleine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Carroll, Marie-Madeleine Bernadette (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH West Bromwich , England , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
DATE OF DEATH 2nd October 1987
Place of death Marbella , Spain