Ethel Barrymore: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ethel Blythe • Ethel Mae Blythe
Born	August 15, 1879 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died	June 18, 1959 (aged 79) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1945) • Academy Award (1945): Actress in a Supporting Role
House / Dynasty	Barrymore family
Notable Family Members	mother Georgiana Barrymore • brother Lionel Barrymore • brother John Barrymore
Married To	Russell Colt (1909–1923)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"The Great Sinner" (1949) • "The Red Danube" (1949) • "The Awakening of Helena Ritchie" (1916) • "Moss Rose" (1947) • "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947) • "Johnny Trouble" (1957) • "The Call of Her People" (1917) • "Our Mrs. McChesney" (1918) • "Omnibus" (1953) • "Life's Whirlpool" (1917) • "Portrait of Jennie" (1948) • "The Final Judgment" (1915) • "Family Theatre" (1952) • "An American Widow" (1917) • "The Nightingale" (1914) • "None But the Lonely Heart" (1944) • "NBC Television Opera Theatre" (1950) • "Rasputin and the Empress" (1932) • "The Lifted Veil" (1917) • "The Secret of Convict Lake" (1951) • "Climax!" (1954) • "Pinky" (1949) • "National Red Cross Pageant" (1917) • "The White Raven" (1917) • "Just for You" (1952) • "The Spiral Staircase" (1946) • "Night Song" (1947) • "The Greatest Power" (1917) • "Young at Heart" (1954) • "The Story of Three Loves" (1953) • "It's a Big Country: An American Anthology" (1951) • "Moonrise" (1948) • "General Electric Theater" (1955) • "The Eternal Mother" (1917) • "The Kiss of Hate" (1916) • "Hollywood Opening Night" (1952) • "The Divorcee" (1919) • "Kind Lady" (1951) • "Deadline - U.S.A." (1952) • "Main Street to Broadway" (1953) • "The Paradine Case" (1947) • "That Midnight Kiss" (1949)