Carole Mathews

Biography

Carole Mathews was an American actress who worked in film and television. She was born in Montgomery, Illinois, and received training in ballet, voice and drama at the Chicago Conservatory of Music and Drama. She also presented a WGN radio program under the title Breakfast Time with Carole Mathews and took modeling jobs. Her victory as Miss Chicago in 1938 brought her a screen test in California; there she tried out for the Earl Carroll Follies and secured a spot in the 1939 edition. That same year she took small movie parts as Jeanne Francis. In 1950 she played Karen Jackson on Broadway in With a Silk Thread. Her television credits included ABC Stage 67 in 1967, Police Woman in 1977, four episodes of General Hospital in 1983, and the 1978 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Fame. She died in 2014.

94years old at death

Born September 13, 1920Montgomery
Died November 6, 2014Murrieta
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 6 years1944 to 1950

Every film, newest first

1950No Man of Her OwnIMDb rating 7.4
1949Amazon QuestIMDb rating 6.1
1949Massacre RiverIMDb rating 6.1
1949The AccusedIMDb rating 6.8
1944The Girl in the CaseIMDb rating 6.1

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First role
Mathews won a role in the 1939 Earl Carroll Follies after auditioning for the show while in California for a screen test.
A change of course
Mathews also hosted a WGN radio program called Breakfast Time with Carole Mathews, work she did in addition to her screen career.

Carole Mathews movies on Netflix

No Man of Her Own1950IMDb rating 7.4as Irma - the blonde
Amazon Quest1949IMDb rating 6.1as Theresa Vasco
Massacre River1949IMDb rating 6.1as Laura Jordan
The Accused1949IMDb rating 6.8as Waitress
The Girl in the Case1944IMDb rating 6.1as Sylvia Manners

Worked with

Carole Mathews made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Barbara Stanwyck

Henry O'Neill

Douglas Fowley

Franklyn Farnum

Ann Doran

Ernie AdamsMitchell LeisenDirector, 1 film William DieterleDirector, 1 film John RawlinsDirector, 1 film

Films together

Barbara Stanwyck1 film together, 1950
Barbara Stanwyck's page
- No Man of Her Own1950IMDb rating 7.4Mathews as Irma - the blondeStanwyck as Helen Ferguson / Patrice Harkness
Henry O'Neill1 film together, 1950
Henry O'Neill's page
- No Man of Her Own1950IMDb rating 7.4Mathews as Irma - the blondeO'Neill as Mr. Harkness
Douglas Fowley1 film together, 1949
Douglas Fowley's page
- Massacre River1949IMDb rating 6.1Mathews as Laura JordanFowley as Simms
Franklyn Farnum1 film together, 1949
Franklyn Farnum's page
- Massacre River1949IMDb rating 6.1Mathews as Laura JordanFarnum as Army Officer at Dance
Ann Doran1 film together, 1949
Ann Doran's page
- The Accused1949IMDb rating 6.8Mathews as WaitressDoran as Miss Rice
Ernie Adams1 film together, 1944
Ernie Adams's page
- The Girl in the Case1944IMDb rating 6.1Mathews as Sylvia MannersAdams as Janitor
Mitchell LeisenDirector, 1 film, 1950
All films by Mitchell Leisen
- No Man of Her Own1950IMDb rating 7.4Mathews as Irma - the blonde
William DieterleDirector, 1 film, 1949
All films by William Dieterle
- The Accused1949IMDb rating 6.8Mathews as Waitress
John RawlinsDirector, 1 film, 1949
All films by John Rawlins
- Massacre River1949IMDb rating 6.1Mathews as Laura Jordan

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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