Regina Wallace (September 1, 1886 – February 13, 1978) was an American film and theatre actress.
Born in
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784. Wallace began her career in 1913, performing in New York, where she appeared in the Broadway play ''A Good Little Devil'', under the name Reggie Wallace. She also appeared in Broadway productions of '' Friendly Enemies'', ''
The Male Animal
''The Male Animal'' is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie.
The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Elliott N ...
The Show-Off
''The Show-Off'' is a 1924 stage play by George Kelly about a working-class North Philadelphian family's reluctance to accept their daughter's suitor Aubrey Piper, an overly confident Socialist buffoon. The play has been revived five times on Bro ...
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First Lady
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'', among others. From 1956 to 1962 Wallace appeared in the Broadway production of ''
My Fair Lady
''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons f ...
Rachel and the Stranger
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Behind Prison Walls
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Two Blondes and a Redhead
''Two Blondes and a Redhead'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Jean Porter.
Plot
Cast
Production
The film was originally known as ''Three Blondes and a Redhead''.
Filming started April 1947.
Reference ...
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Avalanche
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The Dark Corner
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'', ''
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
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The Adventures of Martin Eden
''The Adventures of Martin Eden'' is a 1942 black-and-white adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor. It is based on Jack London's novel ''Martin Eden'' (1909).
Premise
Martin Eden (Glenn Ford) wants ...
''.
Wallace died in February 1978 of a
stroke
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Englewood, New Jersey
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