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Powell<br><b>Daughter:</b> Pamela Ellen Powell<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/167/000131771/">Michael Todd</a> (film producer, m. 1947, div. 1950)<br><p> Endorsement of <a href="/company/818/000124446/">American Tobacco Company</a> Lucky Strike cigarettes<br> <a href="/event/351/000083102/">Appendectomy</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/544/000049397/">The Real McCoys</a> Winifred Jordan (1963)<br> <a href="/tv/251/000118894/">Here Come the Brides</a> Lottie Hatfield (1968-70)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/658/000254893/">The Glove (Dec-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/314/000208687/">The Rebels (14-May-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/437/000036329/">The Champ (4-Apr-1979)</a> · Dolly Kenyon<br> <a href="/films/560/000032464/">Grease (7-Jul-1978)</a> · Vi<br> <a href="/films/359/000065164/">Opening Night (22-Dec-1977)</a> · Sarah Goode<br> <a href="/films/386/000203774/">Death at Love House (3-Sep-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/610/000042484/">Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (26-May-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/596/000244861/">The Dead Don't Die (14-Jan-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/567/000034465/">Support Your Local Gunfighter (26-May-1971)</a> · Jenny<br> <a href="/films/552/000258775/">The Phynx (6-May-1970)</a> <br> <a href="/films/851/000263062/">Kona Coast (May-1968)</a> <br> <a href="/films/578/000092302/">Stay Away, Joe (8-Mar-1968)</a> · Glenda Callahan<br> <a href="/films/545/000083296/">Waterhole #3 (10-Oct-1967)</a> <br> <a href="/films/090/000271274/">Winchester '73 (14-Mar-1967)</a> <br> <a href="/films/783/000173264/">Ride Beyond Vengeance (Jan-1966)</a> · Mrs. Lavender<br> <a href="/films/356/000033257/">The Cincinnati Kid (15-Oct-1965)</a> · Lady Fingers<br> <a href="/films/433/000086175/">Advance to the Rear (15-Apr-1964)</a> <br> <a href="/films/251/000090978/">Angel Baby (14-May-1961)</a> · Mollie Hays<br> <a href="/films/357/000033258/">Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (29-Jul-1957)</a> · Violet<br> <a href="/films/761/000034659/">This Could Be the Night (14-May-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/885/000061702/">Desk Set (1-May-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/834/000219177/">Lizzie (4-Apr-1957)</a> · Aunt Morgan<br> <a href="/films/605/000035500/">The Opposite Sex (26-Oct-1956)</a> · Edith<br> <a href="/films/904/000034802/">The Blue Veil (26-Oct-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/859/000204247/">For Heaven's Sake (15-Dec-1950)</a> · Daphne<br> <a href="/films/845/000092569/">Christmas Eve (31-Oct-1947)</a> <br> <a href="/films/908/000038794/">Nightmare Alley (9-Oct-1947)</a> · Zeena Krumbein<br> <a href="/films/921/000359841/">The Corpse Came C.O.D. (2-Jun-1947)</a> · Rosemary Durant<br> <a href="/films/830/000138416/">Adventure (28-Dec-1945)</a> · Helen Melohn<br> <a href="/films/944/000032848/">A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (28-Feb-1945)</a> · Aunt Sissy<br> <a href="/films/849/000089582/">Cry Havoc (9-Nov-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/035/000037921/">Lady for a Night (5-Jan-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/478/000260695/">Three Girls About Town (23-Oct-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/816/000264024/">Model Wife (18-Apr-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/537/000041414/">Topper Returns (21-Mar-1941)</a> · Gail Richards<br> <a href="/films/688/000271872/">I Want a Divorce (20-Sep-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/354/000346313/">Two Girls on Broadway (19-Apr-1940)</a> · Molly Mahoney<br> <a href="/films/452/000252693/">The Amazing Mr. Williams (22-Nov-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/674/000380531/">Good Girls Go to Paris (20-Jun-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/094/000278257/">The Kid from Kokomo (19-May-1939)</a> · Doris Harvey<br> <a href="/films/808/000073589/">East Side of Heaven (7-Apr-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/696/000380553/">Off the Record (21-Jan-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/488/000223816/">There's Always a Woman (20-Apr-1938)</a> · Sally Reardon<br> <a href="/films/143/000038029/">Stand-In (29-Oct-1937)</a> · Lester Plum<br> <a href="/films/514/000258737/">The Perfect Specimen (23-Oct-1937)</a> · Mona Carter<br> <a href="/films/522/000347478/">Back in Circulation (25-Sep-1937)</a> <br> <a href="/films/785/000262996/">The King and the Chorus Girl (27-Mar-1937)</a> · Miss Dorothy Ellis<br> <a href="/films/832/000255067/">Gold Diggers of 1937 (26-Dec-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/336/000251580/">Three Men on a Horse (21-Nov-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/241/000108914/">Stage Struck (12-Sep-1936)</a> · Peggy Revere<br> <a href="/films/254/000079017/">Bullets or Ballots (6-Jun-1936)</a> · Lee Morgan<br> <a href="/films/169/000381023/">Sons o' Guns (13-May-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/466/000243734/">Colleen (21-Mar-1936)</a> · Minnie Hawkins<br> <a href="/films/188/000352129/">We're in the Money (17-Aug-1935)</a> · Ginger Stewart<br> <a href="/films/001/000384843/">Broadway Gondolier (27-Jul-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/797/000346756/">Kansas City Princess (13-Oct-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/858/000037747/">Dames (16-Aug-1934)</a> · Mabel<br> <a href="/films/158/000037047/">Smarty (19-May-1934)</a> · Vicki<br> <a href="/films/744/000179207/">He Was Her Man (18-May-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/139/000370026/">I've Got Your Number (3-Feb-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/736/000265938/">Havana Widows (18-Nov-1933)</a> · Mae Knight<br> <a href="/films/748/000037637/">Footlight Parade (30-Sep-1933)</a> · Nan<br> <a href="/films/688/000380545/">Goodbye Again (2-Sep-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/902/000034800/">Gold Diggers of 1933 (27-May-1933)</a> · Carol<br> <a href="/films/703/000380560/">Blondie Johnson (25-Feb-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/054/000263262/">Lawyer Man (24-Dec-1932)</a> · Olga<br> <a href="/films/932/000278098/">Central Park (10-Dec-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/939/000037828/">Three on a Match (28-Oct-1932)</a> · Mary Keaton<br> <a href="/films/911/000037800/">Big City Blues (10-Sep-1932)</a> · Vida Fleet<br> <a href="/films/878/000037767/">Miss Pinkerton (30-Jul-1932)</a> · Nurse Adams<br> <a href="/films/142/000038028/">Make Me a Star (30-Jun-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/498/000354433/">The Famous Ferguson Case (14-May-1932)</a> · Maizie Dickson<br> <a href="/films/635/000138221/">The Crowd Roars (16-Apr-1932)</a> · Anne Scott<br> <a href="/films/893/000224221/">The Greeks Had a Word for Them (3-Feb-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/545/000270732/">Union Depot (14-Jan-1932)</a> · Ruth Collins<br> <a href="/films/935/000037824/">Blonde Crazy (14-Nov-1931)</a> · Anne Roberts<br> <a href="/films/886/000350833/">The Reckless Hour (15-Aug-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/869/000037758/">Night Nurse (16-Jul-1931)</a> · Maloney<br> <a href="/films/905/000034803/">Big Business Girl (12-Jun-1931)</a> · Pearl<br> <a href="/films/940/000037829/">The Public Enemy (23-Apr-1931)</a> · Mamie<br> <a href="/films/087/000134682/">God's Gift to Women (13-Apr-1931)</a> · Fifi<br> <a href="/films/150/000037039/">Illicit (14-Feb-1931)</a> · Helen Childers<br> <a href="/films/153/000037042/">Millie (6-Feb-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/985/000263196/">Other Men's Women (17-Jan-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/683/000135278/">Sinners' Holiday (11-Oct-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/882/000350829/">The Office Wife (23-Aug-1930)</a> · Katherine<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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