Frances Farmer

Biography

Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Farmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Studio One

The Ed Sullivan Show

Badlands of Dakota

Among the Living

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Ebb Tide

All Movies (17)

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review2006 · as Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies1988 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Party Crashers1958 · as Mrs. Bickford
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake1942 · as Isabel
Among the Living1941 · as Elaine Raden
Badlands of Dakota1941 · as Calamity Jane
World Premiere1941 · as Kitty Carr
Flowing Gold1940 · as Linda Chalmers
South of Pago Pago1940 · as Ruby Taylor
Ride a Crooked Mile1938 · as Trina
Ebb Tide1937 · as Faith Wishart
Exclusive1937 · as Vina Swain
The Toast of New York1937 · as Josie Mansfield
Come and Get It1936 · as Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
Rhythm on the Range1936 · as Doris Halliday
Border Flight1936 · as Anne Blane
Too Many Parents1936 · as Sally Colman

All TV Shows (5)

Frances Farmer Presents1958 · as Host
Studio One1948
Studio One1948 · as Sarah Walker
Studio One1948 · as Laura Nelson
The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self