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The Actress

1953 · George Cukor · 90 min

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There's hope and heart-ache in the adventures of a stage-struck daughter!

The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.

Spencer TracyClinton Jones

Jean SimmonsRuth Gordon Jones

Teresa WrightAnnie Jones

Anthony PerkinsFred Whitmarsh

Ian WolfeMr. Bagley

Kay WilliamsHazel Dawn

Mary WickesEmma Glavey

Norma Jean NilssonAnna

Dawn BenderKatherine

Erville AldersonMike McGrath (uncredited)

Jackie CooganInopportune (uncredited)

Cast

Spencer TracyClinton Jones

Jean SimmonsRuth Gordon Jones

Teresa WrightAnnie Jones

Anthony PerkinsFred Whitmarsh

Ian WolfeMr. Bagley

Kay WilliamsHazel Dawn

Mary WickesEmma Glavey

Norma Jean NilssonAnna

Dawn BenderKatherine

Erville AldersonMike McGrath (uncredited)

Jackie CooganInopportune (uncredited)

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