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Lizabeth Scott
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American actress and singer (1921–2015)
OverviewAI-generated
Lizabeth Scott was born on 29 September 1921 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and worked as a singer, model, stage actor, and film actor. She was active in the entertainment industry from 1942 to 1972. Scott spoke English and was a member of the Republican Party of the United States. She performed as a vocalist, utilizing her voice as her primary instrument. In her career, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Scott died on 31 January 2015 in Los Angeles.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Raven's Ride
- Failure to Seduce
- Over Ruled
- Mastermind
- Ticket to Pleasure
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Lizabeth Virginia Scott, born Emma Matzo (September 29, 1922 – January 31, 2015) was an enigmatic American film actress, known for her captivating presence in film noir during the 1940s and 1950s. Her sultry voice and smoky allure made her a notable figure in Hollywood. After understudying the role of Sabina in the original Broadway and Boston stage productions of The Skin of Our Teeth, she…
Known for
- Elvis Through the Years — Self (archive footage)2007
- Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man — Self1999
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)1997
- The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)1994
- Pulp — Princess Betty Cippola1972
- Burke's Law — Mona Roberts1963
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
- Adventures in Paradise — Carla MacKinley1959
- The Third Man1959
- Loving You — Glenda Markle1957
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 2015
Discography
- Lizabeth2009
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 414
- Total plays
- 2,055
Tags
Lizabeth Scott (born September 29, 1922) is an American actress who achieved some success in films, particularly in the genre of film noir. She was born Emma Matzo in the Pine Brook Section of Scranton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Mary Matzo, Roman Catholic immigrants from Slovakia. She attended Central High School and Marywood College. She later went to New York City and attended the Alvienne School of Drama. In late 1942, she was eking <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lizabeth+Sco
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies.
· 2003 · cited 67,662x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,815x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,455x
- Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,860x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,942x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “When you say ambition to me, that's when you get me started! My greatest ambition is to be the whoppingest best actress in Hollywood. You can't blame a girl for trying! I don't want to be classed as a "personality," something to stare at. I want to have my talents respected, not only by the public but by myself.”
- “I loved making films. There was something about that lens that I adored, and it adored me back. So we were a great combination.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Emma Virginia Matzo , ( 1922-09-29 ) September 29, 1922 , Scranton, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31) (aged 92), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Other name
- Elizabeth Scott
- Occupations
- Actress singer model
- Years active
- 1942–1972
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Scott
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Scranton
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Lizabeth Scott-publicity.JPG
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- date of death
- 2015-01-31
- Commons category
- Lizabeth Scott
- date of birth
- 1921-09-29
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- end of work period
- 1972-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Lizabeth Virginia Scott (born Emma Virginia Matzo; September 29, 1922 – January 31, 2015) was an American actress, singer, and model for the Walter Thornton Model Agency, known for her "smoky voice". She was called "the most beautiful face of film noir during the 1940s and 1950s". After understudying the role of Sabina in the original Broadway and Boston stage productions of The Skin of Our Teeth, she emerged in films including The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Dead Reckoning (1947), Desert Fury (1947), and Too Late for Tears (1949). Of her 22 films, she was the leading lady in all but three. In addition to stage and radio, she appeared on television from the late 1940s to early 1970s.
Early life
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