CELEBRITIES
MOVIES
TRAILERS
TV
PHOTOS
DVD
FANS
Get Movie Showtimes
Select a Movie
Select a Movie
Now Playing
2012
(PG-13)
Armored
(PG-13)
Astro Boy
(PG)
Bad Lieutenant
(R)
Boat That Rocked, The
(R)
Box, The
(PG-13)
Brothers
(R)
Disney's A Christmas Carol
(PG)
Everybody's Fine
(PG-13)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
(PG)
Law Abiding Citizen
(R)
Men Who Stare at Goats, The
(R)
Messenger, The
(R)
New Moon
(PG-13)
Ninja Assassin
(R)
Old Dogs
(PG)
Paranormal Activity
(R)
Planet 51
(PG)
Push: Based on a Novel By Sapphire
(R)
Road, The
(R)
Up in the Air
(R)
Where the Wild Things Are
(PG)
Go to
More Movies
OR
Find Theaters
Search
Login
Register
Ona Munson
MAIN
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
NEWS
CREDITS
BIOGRAPHY
AWARDS
FANSITES
FORUM
Recommend
(0)
•
Comments
(0)
BIRTHDAY
June 16, 1903
Portland, OR
DIED
February 11, 1955
RECENT CREDITS
Dakota
(FILM)
Dec. 25, 1945
Gone With the Wind
(FILM)
Jan. 1, 1939
View all
Ona Munson Credits
BIOGRAPHY
An English literature major while in school, American actress Ona Munson forsook academia to work in a variety of show business jobs, ranging from ballet dancer to vaudeville sketch work. Ona made her first film, Head....
Expand Full Bio
An English literature major while in school, American actress Ona Munson forsook academia to work in a variety of show business jobs, ranging from ballet dancer to vaudeville sketch work. Ona made her first film, Head of the Family, in 1928, but it wasn't until 1933 that she would cease juggling film and theater work to settle in Hollywood for good. Adept at comedy, Ms. Munson was nonetheless mired in heavy drama in most of her films, often as the "other woman" in romantic triangles. Before leaving films in 1947 (she committed suicide in 1955 after several years of illness and personal reverses), Munson left behind two indelible cinematic portrayals: Belle Watling, the lady of the evening with the requisite golden heart in Gone With the Wind (1939), and Mother Gin Sling, proprietress of the euphemistically labelled "gambling house" in the exotic melodrama The Shanghai Gesture (1941).
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Collapse Full Bio
Comments
Name:
*
Displayed next to your comments.
E-mail:
*
Not displayed publicly.
Post as a guest
OR
login to track your comments using
Login
|
Add a Comment (Max 1000 characters):
*
Post this comment to Facebook too
*
Indicates Mandatory
Recently Worked With...
Kenneth D. MacLachlan
Dakota
Released: Dec. 25, 1945
Harry Strang
Gone With the Wind
Released: Jan. 1, 1939
Collapse
Fan Sites
Ona Munson Fansites
No fan sites available. Create the first!
Are you the #1 Ona Munson Fan? Sign Up To Create A Website Here.
Go
Build a Fan Site
Top 5 Celebrities
Jenna Jameson
N/A
Angelina Jolie
June 04, 1975
Michael Jackson
August 29, 1958
Gary, IN
Megan Fox
May 16, 1986
Tennessee
Robert Pattinson
N/A
Go to
Top 100 Celebs
Sponsored Links
Buy A Link Here