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Helen Shields(1915-1963)

  • Actress
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Helen Shields was born on 17 March 1915 in Belize City, British Honduras [now Belize City, Belize]. She was an actress, known for The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951), The Edge of Night (1956) and As the World Turns (1956). She was married to William Kemp and John Boruff. She died on 7 August 1963 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 17, 1915
DiedAugust 7, 1963(48)
BornMarch 17, 1915
DiedAugust 7, 1963(48)
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Known for

Lloyd Bridges, Dorothy Gish, and Lenore Lonergan in The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
6.9
  • Miss Russell
  • 1951
Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
The Edge of Night
7.7
TV Series
  • Hester Spode
  • Hester Sprode
As the World Turns (1956)
As the World Turns
6.3
TV Series
  • Edna Rice(1962-1963)
  • 1956
Concerning Miss Marlowe
TV Series
  • Maggie Marlowe
  • Dot Clayton

Credits

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Actress

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Stenquist
    • 1956–1963
  • Ann Flood in From These Roots (1958)
    From These Roots
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Emily Fraser Benson (1958-1961)
    • 1958–1961
  • Benita Evans in CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960)
    CBS Repertoire Workshop
    TV Series
    • 1960
  • Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
    The Edge of Night
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Hester Spode
    • Hester Sprode
    • 1956–1958
  • Henry Fonda and Vera Miles in The Wrong Man (1956)
    The Wrong Man
    7.4
    • Receptionist (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • As the World Turns (1956)
    As the World Turns
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Edna Rice (1962-1963)
    • 1956–2010
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Mystery Theatre
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Concerning Miss Marlowe
    TV Series
    • Maggie Marlowe
    • Dot Clayton
    • 1954–1955
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Ella Gerhardt
    • 1955
  • The Web (1950)
    The Web
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Vida
    • 1954
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Celanese Theatre (1951)
    Celanese Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Lloyd Bridges, Dorothy Gish, and Lenore Lonergan in The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
    The Whistle at Eaton Falls
    6.9
    • Miss Russell
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 17, 1915
    • Belize City, British Honduras [now Belize City, Belize]
  • Died
    • August 7, 1963
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      William Kemp1952 - August 7, 1963 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Played Marie in the 1940 Broadway revival of Ferenc Molnár's "Liliom". (Marie later became Carrie Pipperidge in "Carousel", Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical version of "Liliom".)

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  • Trivia
    After her death, her husband later married Lady Iris Victoria Beatrice Grace Mountbatten, the youngest granddaughter of Queen Victoria and only daughter of Princess Beatrice.

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