Olive Gloria Shea (May 30, 1910 – February 8, 1995) was an American
film actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
. She was sometimes billed as Olive Shea.
Biography
Born in New York City, Shea received her schooling at the Convent of Notre Dame de Sande and was trained for the stage by
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.[
Shea had the female lead role in the Universal serial, '' The Phantom of the Air'' (1933).][ On stage (billed as Olive Shea), she had the role of Baby in the ]Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
production of ''Blind Mice'' (1930)[
]
Selected filmography
* '' Glorifying the American Girl'' (1929)
* ''Women Won't Tell
''Women Won't Tell'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Sarah Padden, Otis Harlan and Gloria Shea. It was written by Lela E. Rogers, mother of Ginger Rogers.Pitts p. 91
Main cast
* Sarah Padden as Agg ...
'' (1932)
* '' The Night Mayor'' (1932)
* '' Big City Blues'' (1932) as Agnes (uncredited)
* ''Big Time or Bust
''Big Time or Bust'' is a 1933 American comedy-drama directed by Sam Newfield, which stars Regis Toomey, Gloria Shea, and Walter Byron.
Plot
Jimmy Kane is a high diver in a carnival, with his wife, Betty Roberts as his assistant. Before eve ...
'' (1933)
* '' The Dude Bandit'' (1933)
* '' Strange People'' (1933)
* '' Dance Girl Dance'' (1933)
* '' A Successful Failure'' (1934)
* ''Demon for Trouble
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'' (1934)
* '' Tomorrow's Youth'' (1934)
* '' The Oil Raider'' (1934)
* ''I Like It That Way
''I Like It That Way'' is a 1934 American pre-Code musical film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Gloria Stuart, Roger Pryor and Marian Marsh.
The film depicts the story of a telephone operator who quits her job to become a singer at a n ...
'' (1934)
* '' Money Means Nothing'' (1934)
* '' Laddie'' (1935)
* '' Dangerous Intrigue'' (1936)
* '' Black Gold'' (1936)
References
Bibliography
* Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
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1910 births
1995 deaths
American film actresses
Actresses from New York City
20th-century American actresses
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