Suzanne Ridgway

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 27, 1918 (78 years old)
Died
May 6, 1996
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Crime
Career Span
1937 – 1959

Suzanne Ridgway

22 wins
80 nominations
22 Oscars
98 credits

Suzanne Ridgway was born on January 27, 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Ione D. Ahrens.

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Personal Info

Born
Jan 27, 1918
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1937 – 1959

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Nick's Waitress (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Cancan Girl (uncredited)
Criss Cross
Criss Cross
1949
as Girl in Nightclub (uncredited)
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1946
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Spectator at Cafe (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
All About Eve
All About Eve
1950
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Gilda
Gilda
1946
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)
Illegal
Illegal
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Mike Lally
Mike Lally
3 shared projects
in "Citizen Kane"
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Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
2 shared projects
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
2 shared projects
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Ward Bond
Ward Bond
2 shared projects
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Sam Ash
Sam Ash
2 shared projects
in "Citizen Kane"
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Tom Coleman
2 shared projects
in "Citizen Kane"
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Herschel Graham
2 shared projects
in "The Man with the Golden Arm"
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Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
2 shared projects
in "Citizen Kane"
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Charles Meakin
Charles Meakin
2 shared projects
in "Citizen Kane"
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Bert Moorhouse
2 shared projects
in "Citizen Kane"
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Philip Morris
2 shared projects
in "Citizen Kane"
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George Noisom
2 shared projects
in "Citizen Kane"
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Award Recognition

22
Wins
80
Nominations
22
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1959

The Purple Gang as Daisy

1957

Raintree County as Prostitute (uncredited) Award
Ten Thousand Bedrooms as Party Guest (uncredited)
From Hell It Came as Korey
The Tijuana Story
A Merry Mix-Up as (uncredited)

1956

Hollywood or Bust as Woman at Craps Table
Serenade as Girl at Don Giovanni Rehearsal (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Hot Stuff as (uncredited)

1955

The Man with the Golden Arm Award
Illegal as Party Guest (uncredited) Award
It's Always Fair Weather as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Award
Women's Prison
Strange Lady in Town as Party Guest (uncredited)
A Bullet for Joey as Night Club Dancer
Foxfire as Girl in Dr. Slater's Office (uncredited)
An Annapolis Story as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Duel on the Mississippi as Riverboat Patron (uncredited)
The Americano as Villager (uncredited)

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Spectator at Cafe (uncredited) Award
The Story of Three Loves as Woman in Bistro
Scared Stiff as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer as Chorine / Night Club Patron / Party Girl
Take the High Ground! as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Calamity Jane as Chicago Street Flirt (uncredited)
Three Sailors and a Girl as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
I, the Jury
Raiders of the Seven Seas as Barbarossa's Camp Girl
So You Want to Learn to Dance as Dance Attendee
Loose Loot as Susie (uncredited)
Tricky Dicks as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Up in Daisy's Penthouse as Maid (uncredited)

1952

The Merry Widow as Waitress (uncredited)
Assignment: Paris as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sailor Beware as Bathing Suit Model on TV (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd as Pretty Maiden in Pub (uncredited)
Fort Osage as Townswoman (uncredited)
Captain Pirate as Puerto Bello Townswoman (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants as Bessie Backspace (uncredited)
A Missed Fortune as Golddigger (uncredited)

1951

Strangers on a Train as Bystander at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited) Award
On the Riviera as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
I'll See You in My Dreams as Chorine in Wings (uncredited)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
I Was an American Spy as Girl at Ho Sang's Club (uncredited)

1950

All About Eve as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited) Award
Mystery Street as Bar Girl at Grass Skirt Cafe (uncredited) Award
Born to Be Bad as Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
California Passage as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
One Too Many as Nightclub Benefit Attendee
Destination Murder as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

1949

Criss Cross as Girl in Nightclub (uncredited) Award
Lust for Gold as Saloon Girl (uncredited) Award
Red, Hot and Blue as Cafeteria Customer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Slightly French as Nightclub Charity Guest (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cowboy and the Prizefighter as Townswoman (uncredited)

1948

Walk a Crooked Mile
Three Daring Daughters as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Golden Eye as Dude Ranch Guest (uncredited)
Mummy's Dummies as Pretty Girl (uncredited)

1947

Monsieur Verdoux as Night Club Patron (uncredited) Award
They Won't Believe Me
Fun on a Weekend as Party Guest (Uncredited)

1946

It's a Wonderful Life as Nick's Waitress (uncredited) Award
The Big Sleep as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Award
Gilda as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Award
The Best Years of Our Lives as Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited) Award
Undercurrent
The Man I Love as Conga Dancer (uncredited)

1945

Club Havana as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1943

Hit the Ice as Pretty Nurse Pursued by Flash (uncredited)

1942

Road to Morocco as Handmaiden (uncredited) Award
Arabian Nights as Harem Girl (uncredited)
The Fleet's In as Backstage Girl
Brooklyn Orchid as Poolside Guest / Nightclub Patron
Panama Hattie as Performer in "Good Neighbors" and "The Spring" (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Flying with Music as Jitterbug Dancer

1941

Citizen Kane as Dancer (uncredited) Award
The Lady Eve as Diner on Ship (uncredited) Award
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby as Nightclub Patron

1940

Young Buffalo Bill as Cantina Girl Award
Stranger on the Third Floor as Customer at Nick's (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940 as Nightclub Dancer / Chorine at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Hired Wife as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Down Argentine Way as Argentine Girl (uncredited)
It's a Date as Party Extra (uncredited)
Millionaire Playboy as Girl at Lodge

1939

Gone with the Wind as Cancan Girl (uncredited) Award
Second Fiddle as Premiere Attendee
That's Right – You're Wrong as Secretary (Uncredited)

1938

Hold That Kiss as Dog Show Attendee
Out Where the Stars Begin as Chorine
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Cheerleader

1937

Hold 'Em Navy as Girl
The Great Gambini as Nightclub Patron

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

It's a Wonderful Life
Gone with the Wind
Criss Cross
The Man with the Golden Arm
Citizen Kane
The Big Sleep
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Strangers on a Train
All About Eve
Gilda

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