Frances Farmer

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1913-09-19

Deathday 1970-08-01 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As Frances Elena Farmer

Frances Farmer

Biography

Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Farmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.                    

Known For

Actor

2006
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

as Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)

1958
The Party Crashers

as Mrs. Bickford

1948
Studio One

as Sarah Walker

1948
Studio One

as Laura Nelson

1941
Among the Living

as Elaine Raden

1941
Badlands Of Dakota

as Calamity Jane

1941
World Premiere

as Kitty Carr

1940
Flowing Gold

as Linda Chalmers

1940
South of Pago Pago

as Ruby Taylor

1938
1937
Ebb Tide

as Faith Wishart

1937
Exclusive

as Vina Swain

1937
The Toast of New York

as Josie Mansfield

1936
Come and Get It

as Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom

1936
Rhythm on the Range

as Doris Halliday

1936
Border Flight

as Anne Blane

1936
Too Many Parents

as Sally Colman