Faye Emerson
Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawks's war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1949, Emerson began hosting The Faye Emerson Show, a late-night talk show series. She went on to become a prolific television interviewer, which earned her the nickname "The First Lady of Television". Throughout the 1950s, she also appeared in numerous Broadway stage productions. Emerson formally retired from show business in 1963, and retired to Europe. She resided there until 1983, when she died of stomach cancer in DeiĆ , Spain, aged 65. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Emerson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 6529 Hollywood Blvd.
Known for
ActingBirthday
July 8, 1917Deathday
March 9, 1983Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
31Place of birth
Elizabeth, Louisana, USAAlso known as
Faye Margaret Emerson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/AkyZVIWCWOddczi8nGkMnVMIOtA.jpg)
Cast credits
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Destination Tokyo
Mrs. Cassidy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nwhWpcaS9jUqFkwxAQH4m3DT9Rt.jpg)
Lady Gangster
Dorothy Burton![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t1NeBrt65qUJCcOBOqf8MlTcnOy.jpg)
Between Two Worlds
Maxine Russell![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lGLCffscz773pjEjcUymynHWTJM.jpg)
Nobody Lives Forever
Toni Blackburn![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wsf399maXMnhOWfQSjOxErURxzN.jpg)
The Mask of Dimitrios
Irana Preveza![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bWRQ6bCL8glZ8IfSPGDlfNqbO8F.jpg)
The Hard Way
Ice Cream Parlor Waitress![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dTMfktEGDOxBd10wC2KnnWXJ2rs.jpg)
Danger Signal
Hilda Fenchurch![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4Kc1ILzvZq4HsbqlfHDwiUd9RBw.jpg)
Guilty Bystander
Georgia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4ifU2c7Kbt4sCLbTdLFBqnhPYDp.jpg)
Hollywood Canteen
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/u63Nq3Vf3YAVEEvK9GwIcRALyTN.jpg)
Her Kind of Man
Ruby Marino![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uCGksCMaDEqacHEnsn2zNvpquQY.jpg)
Uncertain Glory
Louise![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4pQnWOdH55oiw88n9EhheDpGcNL.jpg)
Find the Blackmailer
Mona Vance![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5ZQWG1o8LSw7qTn4fpEOSkH6IoY.jpg)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Rose Chadwick![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bSPD2bfMtqtxy2XSiQpEQtNxyRL.jpg)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Peg![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dnZ4QhbIlOLjQMN5JRCKwMqM0jW.jpg)
Women at War
Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zAdikgD2MfMOR2UWk7ICWJi18Ik.jpg)
Juke Girl
Violet 'Murph' Murphy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sEyuLneLDz9JV88RfNGeoQQlZ81.jpg)
Crime by Night
Ann Marlow![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xjJqgenw45GqxF9k3j7HN0rHOEE.jpg)
Secret Enemies
Paula Fengler![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7J1y0Rel47zkVeqZMN4n244exum.jpg)
Murder in the Big House
Gladys Wayne![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iRg3U3zRa6Ls1dn0WywSWujfQz9.jpg)
Hotel Berlin
Tillie Weiler![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rXPmi8QqcBc6TZ8dX28i9vB747O.jpg)
The Desert Song
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