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Ethel Sykes(1906-1961)

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Ethel Sykes was born on 12 June 1906 in Kapowsin, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for Hitch Hike to Heaven (1936), Lady Be Careful (1936) and Dora's Dunking Doughnuts (1933). She died in 1961.
BornJune 12, 1906
Died1961
BornJune 12, 1906
Died1961
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Henrietta Crosman, Russell Gleason, and Herbert Rawlinson in Hitch Hike to Heaven (1936)
Hitch Hike to Heaven
  • Kitty O'Brien
  • 1936
Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, and Buster Crabbe in Lady Be Careful (1936)
Lady Be Careful
5.8
  • Dancer
  • 1936
Shirley Temple in Pardon My Pups (1934)
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
5.8
Short
  • Dora
  • 1933
Into Society and Out
Short
  • Actress
  • 1914

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Actress

  • Anne Gwynne, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Robert Paige, and Nat Pendleton in Jail House Blues (1942)
    Jail House Blues
    5.8
    • Winnie (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Kay Francis in Give Me Your Heart (1936)
    Give Me Your Heart
    6.8
    • Leaving Guest (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, and Buster Crabbe in Lady Be Careful (1936)
    Lady Be Careful
    5.8
    • Dancer
    • 1936
  • Marion Davies in Hearts Divided (1936)
    Hearts Divided
    6.1
    • Woman at Ball (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Cary Grant and Joan Bennett in Big Brown Eyes (1936)
    Big Brown Eyes
    6.5
    • Manicurist (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Henrietta Crosman, Russell Gleason, and Herbert Rawlinson in Hitch Hike to Heaven (1936)
    Hitch Hike to Heaven
    • Kitty O'Brien
    • 1936
  • Uppercutlets
    4.3
    Short
    • 1936
  • The Brain Busters
    4.6
    Short
    • (as Ethyl Sykes)
    • 1936
  • Robert Taylor, Irene Dunne, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness, and Ralph Morgan in Magnificent Obsession (1935)
    Magnificent Obsession
    6.8
    • Woman on Boat (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Grooms in Gloom
    Short
    • Lena Schmidt
    • 1935
  • Why Pay Rent? (1935)
    Why Pay Rent?
    5.6
    Short
    • Betty Whipple
    • 1935
  • Rose King, Ethel Sykes, and Chick York in How Am I Doing (1935)
    How Am I Doing
    Short
    • Dora Bell (as Ethyl Sykes)
    • 1935
  • Myrna Loy and Warner Baxter in Broadway Bill (1934)
    Broadway Bill
    6.6
    • (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Claudette Colbert and Warren William in Imitation of Life (1934)
    Imitation of Life
    7.5
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Grace Moore in One Night of Love (1934)
    One Night of Love
    5.6
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ethyl Sykes
  • Born
    • June 12, 1906
    • Kapowsin, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • 1961

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  • Trivia
    Appears on the 1930 Federal Census living with director Mervyn LeRoy and his wife Edna along with actress Patricia Caron. She was listed as a 23 year old single woman.

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