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Madeleine Carroll

Acting
81 years oldWest Bromwich, England, UK

Biography

Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war.

Personal Details

Born
February 26, 1906 - October 2, 1987 (age 81)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
West Bromwich, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Edith Madeleine Carroll
The Queen of British Cinema

Movies (44)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.0

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

1988

The Fan
5.7

The Fan

as Mrs. Erylnne

1949

An Innocent Affair
3.8

An Innocent Affair

as Paula Doane

1948

White Cradle Inn
6.2

White Cradle Inn

as Magda

1947

My Favorite Blonde
6.4

My Favorite Blonde

as Karen Bentley

1942

Bahama Passage
6.0

Bahama Passage

as Carol Delbridge

1941

One Night In Lisbon

One Night In Lisbon

as Leonora Pettycoate

1941

Virginia

Virginia

as Charlotte Dunterry

1941

North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

as April Logan

1940

Safari
4.0

Safari

as Linda Stewart

1940

My Son, My Son!
4.0

My Son, My Son!

as Livia Vaynol

1940

Honeymoon in Bali
6.2

Honeymoon in Bali

as Gail Allen

1939

Cafe Society
6.0

Cafe Society

as Christopher West

1939

It Might Be You

It Might Be You

as Self - Introduction

1938

Blockade
5.5

Blockade

as Norma

1938

The Prisoner of Zenda
7.4

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Princess Flavia

1937

It's All Yours
4.5

It's All Yours

as Linda Gray

1937

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
5.0

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

as Self (uncredited)

1937

On the Avenue
6.7

On the Avenue

as Mimi Caraway

1937

Lloyd's of London
7.2

Lloyd's of London

as Elizabeth Stacy

1936

The General Died at Dawn
6.3

The General Died at Dawn

as Judy Perrie

1936

Secret Agent
6.1

Secret Agent

as Elsa Carrington

1936

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
3.0

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

as Hope Ames

1936

The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope

The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope

as The Introducer

1936

The 39 Steps
7.3

The 39 Steps

as Pamela

1935

The Dictator
6.0

The Dictator

as Queen Caroline Matilde of Danmark

1935

The World Moves On
5.6

The World Moves On

as Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914

1934

I Was a Spy
5.5

I Was a Spy

as Martha Cnockhaert

1933

Sleeping Car
4.0

Sleeping Car

as Anne

1933

The Written Law

The Written Law

as Lady Margaret Rochester

1931

Fascination
5.5

Fascination

as Gwenda Farrell

1931

Madame Guillotine

Madame Guillotine

as Lucille de Choisigne

1931

Kissing Cup's Race

Kissing Cup's Race

as Lady Molly Adair

1930

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

as Lady Teazle

1930

Escape!
6.3

Escape!

as Dora

1930

French Leave

French Leave

as Mlle. Juliette / Dorothy Glenister

1930

Young Woodley

Young Woodley

as Laura Simmons

1930

L'instinct

L'instinct

as Cécile Bernon

1930

The Crooked Billet

The Crooked Billet

as Joan Easton

1930

The W Plan
7.0

The W Plan

as Rosa Hartmann

1930

Atlantic
5.0

Atlantic

as Monica

1929

The American Prisoner

The American Prisoner

as Grace Malherb

1929

The First Born
3.7

The First Born

as Lady Madeleine Boycott

1928

The Guns of Loos
7.0

The Guns of Loos

as Diana Cheswick

1928

TV Shows (5)