Charlotte Austin
Biography
Charlotte Austin is an American retired actress who worked mostly in B-films, taking leading and supporting parts through the 1950s. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and raised in Burbank, California; her father was the singer and songwriter Gene Austin and her mother also sang. In the early 1950s she signed with 20th Century Fox, attended the studio's school, and began with uncredited bits before a starring turn in Columbia's musical Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder, where she sang, danced and performed ballet. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) gave her a small part, and The Charlotte Observer named her one of Fox's stars of the future. Supporting roles followed in Désirée (1954), Daddy Long Legs (1955) and How to Be Very, Very Popular. In 1958 she headed the cast of The Bride and the Beast, a low-budget horror picture with a screenplay by Ed Wood, and she continued acting in film and television until the early 1960s.
93years old
Turns 94 on November 2in 356 days
- Born Charlotte
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 6 years1952 to 1958
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First role
Austin's first film work was an uncredited part in Belles on Their Toes in 1952, and that same year she moved up to a starring role in the Columbia musical Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder, in which she sang, danced and performed ballet.
Early training
In the early 1950s, Austin put her name on a contract with 20th Century Fox. While there, she also went to the studio's school.
Getting ready for a role
In 1958 Austin starred in The Bride and the Beast, a low-budget horror film. The screenplay was by Ed Wood, later an infamous director, and she said she thought the script was awful.
Charlotte Austin movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Jean Negulesco directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jean NegulescoDirector, 2 films, 1953 to 1955
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