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Gail Russell

Actor

Gail Russell

Born September 21, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied August 27, 196125 films

Gail Russell was an American screen and television actress who is probably best remembered for her role as Stella Meredith in the 1944 film The Uninvited.

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The Uninvited posterFirst watchThe Uninvited19446.9as Stella MeredithA pair of siblings from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price—and soon they’re caught up…View film

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Filmography

25 films as actor
  1. 1961The Silent CallFlore Brancato
  2. 1958No Place to LandLynn Dillon
  3. 1957The Tattered DressCarol Morrow
  4. 19567 Men from NowAnnie Greer
  5. 1951Air CadetJanet Page
  6. 1950The LawlessSunny Garcia
  7. 1950Captain ChinaKim Mitchell
  8. 1949The Great Dan PatchCissy Lathrop
  9. 1949El PasoSusan Jeffers
  10. 1949Song of IndiaPrincess Tara
  11. 1948Wake of the Red WitchAngelique Desaix
  12. 1948MoonriseGilly Johnson
  13. 1948Night Has a Thousand EyesJean Courtland
  14. 1947Variety GirlGail Russell
  15. 1947Angel and the BadmanPenelope 'Penny' Worth
  16. 1946CalcuttaVirginia Moore
  17. 1946The Bachelor's DaughtersEileen MacFarland
  18. 1946Our Hearts Were Growing UpCornelia Otis Skinner
  19. 1945Duffy's TavernGail Russell (uncredited)
  20. 1945The UnseenElizabeth Howard
  21. 1945Salty O'RourkeBarbara Brooks
  22. 1944Our Hearts Were Young and GayCornelia Otis Skinner
  23. 1944The UninvitedStella Meredith
  24. 1944Lady in the DarkBarbara
  25. 1943Henry Aldrich Gets GlamourVirginia Lowry