Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
2026 · TV Show
as Self - Television Host (Archival Footage)
Faye Emerson
1917-07-08
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Elizabeth, Louisana, USA
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 Deià, 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.
Filmography
The Match Game
1962 · TV Show
as Self - Team Captain
The David Susskind Show
1959 · TV Show
as Self
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV Show
as Self
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The George Gobel Show
1954 · TV Show
as Self
Main Street to Broadway
1953 · Movie
as Self
I've Got a Secret
1952 · TV Show
as Self
Guilty Bystander
1950 · Movie
as Georgia
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV Show
as Self
Your Show of Shows
1950 · TV Show
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · TV Show
as Faye Emerson
What's My Line?
1950 · TV Show
as Self
Studio One
1948 · TV Show
as Melissa
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
as Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · TV Show
as The Glamour Girl
Nobody Lives Forever
1946 · Movie
as Toni Blackburn
Her Kind of Man
1946 · Movie
as Ruby Marino
Danger Signal
1945 · Movie
as Hilda Fenchurch
Hotel Berlin
1945 · Movie
as Tillie Weiler
Between Two Worlds
1944 · Movie
as Maxine Russell
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944 · Movie
as Irana Preveza
Hollywood Canteen
1944 · Movie
as Self
Uncertain Glory
1944 · Movie
as Louise
Crime by Night
1944 · Movie
as Ann Marlow
The Very Thought of You
1944 · Movie
as Cora 'Cuddles' Colton
In Our Time
1944 · Movie
as Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)
Destination Tokyo
1943 · Movie
as Mrs. Cassidy
The Hard Way
1943 · Movie
as Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
Find the Blackmailer
1943 · Movie
as Mona Vance
Women at War
1943 · Movie
as Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart
The Desert Song
1943 · Movie
as Hajy
Air Force
1943 · Movie
as Susan McMartin
Food and Magic
1943 · Movie
Lady Gangster
1942 · Movie
as Dot Burton
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 · Movie
as Peg
Juke Girl
1942 · Movie
as Violet 'Murph' Murphy
Murder in the Big House
1942 · Movie
as Gladys Wayne
Secret Enemies
1942 · Movie
as Paula Fengler
Manpower
1941 · Movie
as Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 · Movie
as Rose Chadwick
The Nurse's Secret
1941 · Movie
as Miss Hill
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941 · Movie
as Miss LaMond
Bad Men of Missouri
1941 · Movie
as Martha Adams
Blues in the Night
1941 · Movie
as Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
