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Selena Royle‌

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Female

Birthday

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Popularity

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Selena Royle

New York City, New York, USA

Selena Royle

New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1904-11-06

Popularity

star1.2

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Selena Royle (November 6, 1904 – April 23, 1983) was an American actress (of stage, radio, television and film), and later, an author. Royle was born in New York City to playwright Edwin Milton Royle and actress Selena Fetter (April 12, 1860 - May 10, 1955). She had an older sister, Josephine Fetter Royle (1901–1992). Her mother recounted in a newspaper article that she used to take Selena along with her to her rehearsals and performances. One night, then seven-year-old Selena went missing. While the mother frantically searched for her, holding up act two, the audience became restless. The youngster finally turned up - she had gone on stage dressed in her mother's second-act costume; she made a bow, much to the audience's amusement. She later remarked, "And that is the first time I was ever on stage, and I liked it so well I stayed." Her father wrote the 1921 Broadway play Lancelot and Elaine to provide both her and sister Josephine with their first professional roles, as Guinevere and Elaine respectively. Eventually, she landed a part on her own in the 1923 Theatre Guild production of Peer Gynt, with Joseph Schildkraut, and became a respected Broadway actress. She made one film in the 1930s, Misleading Lady, but otherwise worked on the stage and on radio. Royle began her radio career in 1926 or 1927 and performed "almost continuously since", according to a 1939 newspaper item. Her body of work includes playing the title role in Hilda Hope, M.D. She also played Martha Jackson in Woman of Courage, Mrs. Allen in Against the Storm, Joan in The O'Neills, and Mrs. Gardner in Betty and Bob, and appeared in Kate Hopkins. In the 1940s, she returned to film and had a successful run, mainly playing maternal characters such as the bereaved mother of The Fighting Sullivans (1944), mother to Jane Powell in the big screen adaptation of A Date with Judy (1948) and the title character's mother opposite Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc (1948). She made several appearances on early television. However, in 1951, when she refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. She sued the American Legion, which had published Red Channels, in which her name was listed, and won but her acting career ended. She made only three more roles, the last being Murder Is My Beat (1955). She also wrote several books, including Guadalajara: as I Know It, Live It, Love It (which went through several editions) and a couple of cookbooks, and some magazine articles. She was the "radio editor" of the short-lived New York periodical Swank.

Movie Credits

My Dream Is Yours

My Dream Is Yours‌
star6.4
calendar 1949

He Ran All the Way

He Ran All the Way‌
star7.2
calendar 1951

The Heiress

The Heiress‌
star7.7
calendar 1949

Moonrise

Moonrise‌
star6.2
calendar 1948

Murder Is My Beat

Murder Is My Beat‌
star5.8
calendar 1955

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry‌
star7.1
calendar 1950

Robot Monster

Robot Monster‌
star4.5
calendar 1953

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc‌
star6.1
calendar 1948

The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans‌
star6.2
calendar 1944

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie‌
star5.7
calendar 1946

Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington‌
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calendar 1944

You're My Everything

You're My Everything‌
star3.3
calendar 1949

A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Main Street After Dark

Main Street After Dark‌
star4.8
calendar 1945

The Green Years

The Green Years‌
star6.4
calendar 1946

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo‌
star6.6
calendar 1944

Cass Timberlane

Cass Timberlane‌
star5.9
calendar 1947

You Were Meant for Me

You Were Meant for Me‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge‌
star6.6
calendar 1947

Bad Boy

Bad Boy‌
star7.3
calendar 1949

Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday‌
star4.9
calendar 1948

The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls‌
star6.4
calendar 1946

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady‌
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calendar 1932

No Leave, No Love

No Leave, No Love‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen‌
star6.1
calendar 1943

Till the End of Time

Till the End of Time‌
star6.7
calendar 1946

Branded

Branded‌
star5.7
calendar 1950

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

This Man's Navy

This Man's Navy‌
star6.4
calendar 1945

Smart Woman

Smart Woman‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey‌
star6.1
calendar 1946

Night and Day

Night and Day‌
star5.7
calendar 1946

Tv Credits