Mady Correll (1907 – 1981) was a Canadian-American actress. She made her screen debut in

Midnight Madonna ''Midnight Madonna'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by James Flood and written by David Boehm, Gladys Lehman and Doris Malloy. The film stars Warren William, Edward Ellis, Jonathan Hale, Mady Correll, and Kitty Clancy. The film was rele ...

after years on

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and later starred in

Monsieur Verdoux ''Monsieur Verdoux'' is a 1947 American black comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. The supporting cast includes Martha Raye, William Frawley, and ...

Career

Correll acted in various

shows including ''Springtime for Henry'', ''June Moon'', ''Too Much Party'', and ''Sweet Mystery of Life''. She was eventually recruited to make her screen debut in the 1937 drama ''

''. She also starred in

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

's film ''

'' and

George Archainbaud George Archainbaud (May 7, 1890 – February 20, 1959) was a French-American film and television director. Biography In the beginning of his career he worked on stage as an actor and manager. He came to the United States in January 1914, and s ...

's ''

Texas Masquerade ''Texas Masquerade'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud, written by Jack Lait Jr. and Norman Houston, and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Don Costello, Mady Correll and Francis McDonald. It was rel ...

''. In 1948, she appeared in the Putnam County Playhouse's production of ''Secret Service.''

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Correll, Mady 1907 births 1981 deaths Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses American film actresses American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American people Canadian emigrants to the United States