Adelaide Klein
Biography
Adelaide Klein was an American actress whose thirty-year career spanned radio, television, film, and the theater. Born in New York City, she first sang on radio in the late 1920s, then moved into acting full-time by 1933 as demand grew for her dialect work and character roles; she mastered twelve dialects. On radio she played characters such as Hilda in We, The Abbotts, Dragon Lady in Terry and the Pirates, and Agatha Meek in Meet Mr. Meek. During World War II she appeared in a USO production of Blithe Spirit. Her Broadway credits included Double Dummy (1936), Uncle Harry (1942), The Immoralist (1954), and Marathon '33 (1963). On screen she appeared in The Naked City (1948) and The Enforcer (1951), and on television she played the landlady in Two Girls Named Smith (1951) and had roles on shows including Studio One in Hollywood (1949). She died in 1983.
82years old at death
- Born New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 3 years1948 to 1951
Every film, newest first
- 1951The EnforcerIMDb rating 7.2
- 1949C-ManIMDb rating 5.8
- 1948The Naked CityIMDb rating 7.5
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A role that slipped away
Klein was cast as Martha in Otto Preminger's Where the Sidewalk Ends, and scenes were filmed in New York City, but a different actress ended up in the part.
A change of course
Klein's radio career started with singing in the late 1920s, but by 1933 her skill with dialects and character roles had made acting her full-time work.
Languages
In her radio performances, Klein mastered the use of 12 dialects, a skill she brought to her work in that medium.
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Worked with
Adelaide Klein shares two films with Ted de Corsia, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jules Dassin
Bretaigne WindustDirector, 1 film, 1951
All films by Bretaigne Windust
All films by Raoul Walsh
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.