Charlotte Greenwood
Known for
Acting
Born
June 24, 1890
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
December 28, 1977 (aged 87)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Frances Charlotte Greenwood (25 June 1890 - 28 December 1977) was an American actress and dancer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Greenwood started in vaudeville, and eventually starred on Broadway, movies and radio. Standing around six feet tall, she was best known for her long legs and high kicks. She earned the unique praise of being, in her words, the "...only woman in the world who could kick a giraffe in the eye."
In 1913, Oliver Morosco cast her as Queen Ann Soforth of Oogaboo late in the run of L. Frank Baum and Louis F. Gottschalk's The Tik-Tok Man of Oz (better known in its novelization as Tik-Tok of Oz), then commissioned a successfu...
Best known work
Oklahoma!
1955
The Gang's All Here
1943
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
Down Argentine Way
1940
Dangerous When Wet
1953
The Opposite Sex
1956
Moon Over Miami
1941
Springtime in the Rockies
1942
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
So Long Letty
1929Filmography
1960
1956
The Opposite Sexas Lucy
1956
Gloryas Miz Agnes Tilbee
1955
Oklahoma!as Aunt Eller
1953
Dangerous When Wetas Ma Higgins
1950
Peggyas Mrs. Emilia Fielding
1949
Oh, You Beautiful Dollas Anna
1949
The Great Dan Patchas Aunt Netty
1947
Driftwoodas Mathilda
1946
Wake Up and Dreamas Sara March
1944
Up in Mabel's Roomas Martha
1944
Home in Indianaas Penelope 'Penny' Bolt
1943
The Gang's All Hereas Mrs. Peyton Potter
1943
Dixie Duganas Mrs. Dugan
1942
Springtime in the Rockiesas Phoebe Gray
1941
The Perfect Snobas Martha Mason
1941
Moon Over Miamias Aunt Susan 'Sue' Latimer
1941
Tall, Dark and Handsomeas Winnie Sage
1940
Down Argentine Wayas Binnie Crawford
1940
Young Peopleas Kit Ballantine
1940
Star Dustas Lola Langdon
1933
Orders Is Ordersas Wanda Sinclair
1932
Cheaters at Playas Mrs. Crozier
1931
The Christmas Partyas Herself
1931
Flying Highas Pansy Potts