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Helen Twelvetrees

Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 12/25/1908 († 49, 02/13/1958) | Brooklyn (United States of America (USA))
Helen Marie Twelvetrees (née Jurgens; December 25, 1908 – February 13, 1958) was an American actress. She starred in Hollywood films in the sound film era from 1929 to 1939. Many of her roles were of "suffering women,” which reflected her tumultuous personal life. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6263 Hollywood Blvd. ()

American stage and screen performer, considered a top female star in the early days of sound films.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the atte ...

Millie

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1931 | 3.1/5 | 1h 25min
Drama, Romance / Love
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It is 1915 in Vienna and the Great War has caused many casualties. Elsa, a beautiful prostitute, wants to help the war effort, but is rejected as a nurse, but a government official thinks that she wil ...

A Woman of Experience

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1931 | 2.9/5 | 1h 14min
Romance / Love, Drama
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A debutante's (Helen Twelvetrees) brother (Robert Young) stands trial for killing her no-good lover. ...

Unashamed

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1932 | 3.3/5 | 1h 17min
Drama
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Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from showgirl pal his gal, Peggy. Eventual ...

Is My Face Red?

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1932 | 2.2/5 | 1h 6min
Action, Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Helen Twelvetrees

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Helen Twelvetrees as Actress(36)

as Self (archive footage)2003 Complicated Women
as herself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as Helen Griswold1939 Persons in Hiding
as Pat Rogers1939 Unmarried
as Carol Stevens1937 Hollywood Round-Up
as Joan1936 Thoroughbred
as Stella Godfrey1935 The Spanish Cape Mystery
as Margo Heath1935 Times Square Lady
as Francine1935 She Gets Her Man
as Alice1935 Frisco Waterfront
as Bessie Dunn1934 One Hour Late
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
as Sheila Vane1934 She Was a Lady
as Virginia Golden1934 Now I'll Tell
1934 All Men Are Enemies
as Gay Holloway1933 Disgraced!
as Sally1933 A Bedtime Story
as Connie Rollins1933 My Woman
as Lillian Williams1933 King for a Night
as Allie Smith Riggs1932 Young Bride
as June Perry1932 State's Attorney
as Joan Ogden1932 Unashamed
as Annabelle West (edited from "The Cat Creeps")1932 Boo
as Peggy Bannon1932 Is My Face Red?
as Flo Bennett1932 Panama Flo
as Mary Ellen Cameron1931 The Painted Desert
as Millie Blake Maitland1931 Millie
as Helen King Carlyle1931 Bad Company
as Elsa Elsbergen1931 A Woman of Experience
as Maryan1930 Swing High
as Molly1930 The Grand Parade
as Frankie Keefe1930 Her Man
as Annabelle West1930 The Cat Creeps
as Dorothy Blake1929 Words and Music
as Dorothy May (episode 2)1929 Blue Skies
as Miriam Holt1929 The Ghost Talks

Full Name: Helen Twelvetrees
Born: Friday, 12/25 1908 (December) in Brooklyn (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 02/13 1958 (February) in Middletown (aged: 49)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Art Students League of New York
Helen Twelvetrees frequently works together with these people:
Carroll Clark (7x, Crew)
Tay Garnett (5x, Crew)
Ralph Murphy (5x, Crew)
Clark Gable (4x, Actor)
Ricardo Cortez (4x, Actor)
Gwen Wakeling (4x, Crew)
Jean Hersholt (4x, Actor)
Lewis Stone (4x, Actor)
Albert DeMond (4x, Crew)
Arline Judge (4x, Actress)
Hugh Munro Neely (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1025067, Added: 11/29/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024