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Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Acting

Born: February 26, 1906West Bromwich, England, UK

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.

Known For
Filmography
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988
The Fan

The Fan

Mrs. Erylnne

1949
An Innocent Affair

An Innocent Affair

Paula Doane

1948
White Cradle Inn

White Cradle Inn

Magda

1947
My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

Karen Bentley

1942
Bahama Passage

Bahama Passage

Carol Delbridge

1941
One Night In Lisbon

One Night In Lisbon

Leonora Pettycoate

1941
Virginia

Virginia

Charlotte Dunterry

1941
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

April Logan

1940
Safari

Safari

Linda Stewart

1940
My Son, My Son!

My Son, My Son!

Livia Vaynol

1940
Honeymoon in Bali

Honeymoon in Bali

Gail Allen

1939
Cafe Society

Cafe Society

Christopher West

1939

It Might Be You

Self - Introduction

1938
Blockade

Blockade

Norma

1938
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Princess Flavia

1937
It's All Yours

It's All Yours

Linda Gray

1937
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

Self (uncredited)

1937
On the Avenue

On the Avenue

Mimi Caraway

1937
Lloyd's of London

Lloyd's of London

Elizabeth Stacy

1936
The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn

Judy Perrie

1936
Secret Agent

Secret Agent

Elsa Carrington

1936
The Case Against Mrs. Ames

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

Hope Ames

1936

The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope

The Introducer

1936
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Pamela

1935
The Dictator

The Dictator

Queen Caroline Matilde of Danmark

1935
The World Moves On

The World Moves On

Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914

1934
I Was a Spy

I Was a Spy

Martha Cnockhaert

1933
Sleeping Car

Sleeping Car

Anne

1933
The Written Law

The Written Law

Lady Margaret Rochester

1931
Fascination

Fascination

Gwenda Farrell

1931
Madame Guillotine

Madame Guillotine

Lucille de Choisigne

1931
Kissing Cup's Race

Kissing Cup's Race

Lady Molly Adair

1930
The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

Lady Teazle

1930
Escape!

Escape!

Dora

1930
French Leave

French Leave

Mlle. Juliette / Dorothy Glenister

1930
Young Woodley

Young Woodley

Laura Simmons

1930
L'instinct

L'instinct

Cécile Bernon

1930
The Crooked Billet

The Crooked Billet

Joan Easton

1930
The W Plan

The W Plan

Rosa Hartmann

1930
Atlantic

Atlantic

Monica

1929
The American Prisoner

The American Prisoner

Grace Malherb

1929
The First Born

The First Born

Lady Madeleine Boycott

1928
The Guns of Loos

The Guns of Loos

Diana Cheswick

1928