Florence Wix (16 May 1883 – 23 November 1956) was an English-born American character actress who worked from the 1920s in

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s through

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s of the 1950s.

Biography

Born on 16 May 1883, in Hertfordshire in England, Wix would make her screen debut in the 1924 film '' Secrets'', starring

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Database only has her listed in 48. Some of the more notable films she appeared in include: ''

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's 1942 classic drama, ''

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'', starring

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; and 1947's comedy, '' The Farmer's Daughter'', starring

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'' (1953). Wix died on 23 November 1956 in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California, and was buried at

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Filmography

(Per AFI database) * '' The Female'' (1924) as Lady Malete * '' Secrets'' (1924) as Lady Lessington * '' Enticement'' (1925) as Mrs. Kerry * '' For Alimony Only'' (1926) as Christmas Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Ladies Beware'' (1927) as Mrs. Ring * ''

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'' (1927) as Mrs. Trainor * '' The Return of Boston Blackie'' (1927) as Mrs. John Markham * ''

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'' (1928) as Mrs. Drummond * '' She Goes to War'' (1929) as Knitting Lady * '' The Office Scandal'' (1929) as Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Cocktail Hour'' (1933) as Party Guest (uncredited) * '' My American Wife'' (1936) as Mrs. Van Dusen (uncredited) * '' And Sudden Death'' (1936) as Miss Allenby (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) as Mrs. Courtney Netherland * ''

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'' (1936) as Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Gentle Julia'' (1936) as Aunt Fannie (uncredited) * '' Yours for the Asking'' (1936) as Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) as Pioneer Woman (uncredited) * '' This Way Please'' (1937) (uncredited) * '' Easy Living'' (1937) as Woman in Hat Shop (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) as Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) as Bridge Player (uncredited) * '' Romance in the Dark'' (1938) as Woman With Balint (uncredited) * '' The Missing Guest'' (1938) as Linda Baldrich * '' When G-Men Step In'' (1938) as Society Woman (uncredited) * '' King of Chinatown'' (1939) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * '' In Name Only'' (1939) as Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Outside These Walls'' (1939) as Miss Strawbridge (uncredited) * ''

'' (1939) as Committeewoman (uncredited) * '' The Gracie Allen Murder Case'' (1939) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * '' Free and Easy'' (1941) as Lady Next to Lady Ridgeway (uncredited) * '' Sunny'' (1941) as Mrs. H. Warren (uncredited) * '' Unfinished Business'' (1941) as Woman (uncredited) * '' Hi, Neighbor'' (1942) as Guest (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) as Woman with Dog (uncredited) * '' Take a Letter, Darling'' (1942) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * '' We Were Dancing'' (1942) as Sporting Woman (uncredited) * '' Laugh Your Blues Away'' (1942) as Mrs. Jamison * ''

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'' (1943) as Minister's Wife (uncredited) * '' Two Girls and a Sailor'' (1944) as Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) as Mrs. Kent - Dorothy's Mother (uncredited) * '' The Fatal Witness'' (1945) as Dinner Guest (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * '' Those Endearing Young Charms'' (1945) as Customer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1946) as Englishwoman (uncredited) (credited as Flo Wix) * '' The Farmer's Daughter'' (1947) as Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Green Dolphin Street'' (1947) as Wife (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1948) as Wedding Guest (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1948) as Hotel Guest (uncredited) * '' Please Believe Me'' (1950) as Guest in Dining Room (uncredited) * ''

'' (1953) as Minor Role (segment "The Jealous Lover") (uncredited)

Selected Television Appearances

* ''

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'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 35: "The Legacy") as Club Patron (uncredited)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wix, Florence Actresses from Hertfordshire Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery 1883 births 1956 deaths British film actresses British emigrants to the United States 20th-century American actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses