ACTOR
Tallulah Bankhead
Known for Batman · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · What's My Line?
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress, talk-show host, and bon vivant.
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- Born
- Jan 31, 1902
- Died
- Dec 12, 1968
- Birthplace
- Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress, talk-show host, and bon vivant.
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Known For
TV
BatmanBlack Widow · 1966
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest · 1950
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1948
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1950
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1962
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage) · 2003
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
General Electric TheaterKatherine Belmont · 1953
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
Thirty a WeekBarbara Wright (uncredited)
1918
When Men BetrayAlice Edwards
1918
Who Loved Him Best?Nell
1918
The TrapHelen Carson
1919HH
His House in OrderNina Graham
1928HC
Her Cardboard Lover
1929
My SinCarlotta / Ann Trevor
1931
Tarnished LadyNancy Courtney
1931
The CheatElsa Carlyle
1931
Devil and the DeepDiana Sturm
1932
FaithlessCarol Morgan
1932
Make Me a StarTallulah Bankhead (uncredited)
1932
Thunder BelowSusan
1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6Self
1933
Stage Door CanteenTallulah Bankhead
1943
LifeboatConnie Porter
1944
A Royal ScandalCatherine the Great
1945
Main Street to BroadwaySelf
1953
The Boy Who Owned a MelephantNarrator
1959
Hollywood: The Selznick YearsSelf - Actress screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
FanaticMrs. Trefoile
1965
The DaydreamerThe Sea Witch (voice)
1966
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)
1988MM
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files(archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
The Casting Couch
1995
Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)
2003Television
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1 eps
1950
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest · 2 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsJessie Baxter · 1 eps
1951
General Electric TheaterKatherine Belmont · 1 eps
1953
The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1956
The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourTallulah Bankhead · 1 eps
1957TB
The Big PartySelf · 1 eps
1959
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 2 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 eps
1962
BatmanBlack Widow · 2 eps
1966
The World of HammerSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1994Photos
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