Connie Russell

Birth : 1923-05-09, New York City, New York, USA

Death : 1990-12-18

History

Connie Russell (May 9, 1923 – December 18, 1990) was an American singer and movie actress. Born in New York City, she appeared in seven films from the 1930s through the 1950s. She was far better known as a singer than as an actress, as her singing career was quite extensive.

Profile

Movies

Nightmare

Gina

Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.

This Is My Love

Herself

A single woman tries to keep her sister from another man by framing her for her husband's murder.

Cruisin' Down the River

Melissa Curry

A New Yorker inherits an old river boat and decides to turn it into a night club while falling in love with Sally Jane, the granddaughter of his worse enemy.

Red Hot Riding Hood

Red (singing voice) (uncredited)

Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemperary urban environment, with Little Red Riding Hood working as a pin-up girl in a night club.

Ship Ahoy

Chorus Girl

Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that she is working for the US Government, but fails to see why she would be involved.

Joe Smith, American

Jane Babcock (uncredited)

Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after being a promoted to a much higher position, Joe is kidnapped by enemy agents who are determined to get military secrets out of him by any means possible. Will Joe keep quiet or betray his country...

Lady Be Good

The Singer

Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.