Mildred Shay

Mildred Shay

Birth : 1911-09-26, Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York, USA

Death : 2005-10-15

History

Mildred Helen Shay (September 26, 1911 – October 15, 2005) was an American film actress of the 1930s who was better known for her affairs, marriages and glamorous social life. The petite Shay, at five-feet tall, was dubbed the "Pocket Venus" by Hollywood gossip columnists. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mildred Shay

Movies

Bullseye!
Jolene, Tourist
Spies force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.
Death Wish 3
Mrs Emil
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Funny Money
Mrs. Keller
Crime, drama. In Las Vegas, young Barry Nichols inadvertently steals a fortune from the Mob and is slashed to death by a limping hood. Later, his girlfriend Cass arrives in London with a stack of stolen credit cards looking for Ben Turtle, a talented pianist whose fingering is famous in the world of credit card crime. Their stormy relationship is hindered by hotel detective Keith Banks and assistant manager Diana Sharman. -- BFI synopsis from http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b69480238
Before Water Lilies
Angie
"A hundred years from now they're gonna be looking up at this old master and they're gonna try and imagine what it was like to be alive in the same century Monet painted this."
Candleshoe
Mrs. McCress
When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he creates an elaborate plan to find and steal the prize. By convincing a girl named Casey to impersonate the estate owner's long-lost granddaughter, Harry hopes to uncover the treasure's location. But when Casey has a change of heart, she must follow the clues and find the treasure, in order to save Candleshoe and stop Harry before it is too late.
Brief Encounter
(Uncredited)
Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railway station and soon find themselves in a brief but intense affair.
The Great Gatsby
Party Guest (uncredited)
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
Roar of the Press
Helen
While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists.
The Philadelphia Story
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Stewardess
Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival owner determined to do him in.
In Old Missouri
Mme. Chee-Chee
The Weavers are share-croppers who confront their landlord with their tale of woe only to find he is in money trouble too. He also has a wastrel son and a socialite wife who wants a divorce. He begs the Weavers to trade places with him and fix things up.
And One Was Beautiful
Girlfriend
A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.
All Women Have Secrets
Chloe
When they decide they might as well be penniless husbands and wives as penniless campus sweethearts, three couples at a Midwestern university, against the advice of their friends, get married. Joe and Susie Tucker prove that two can live as cheap as one by setting up housekeeping in a trailer, and working at whatever odd jobs turn up.
Balalaika
Jeanette Sibirsky
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
The Women
Crystal's French Maid Helen (uncredited)
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Made for Each Other
John Horace Mason's Secretary
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
A Bill of Divorcement
Party Guest
Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in an asylum with his sanity restored. But he is disturbed to find that everything has changed: his daughter grown and about to marry; his wife divorced and also about to marry.