Fern Persons
Biography
Fern Persons was an American film and television actress who also worked in radio and on stage and spent decades on union boards. Born in 1910, she was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and earned a drama degree from Kalamazoo College and an acting degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology, where she had lead roles in several campus productions. After a brief stint in Detroit radio, she moved to Chicago to pursue acting. She joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1937 and later sat on its national board from 1976 to 1998, serving as a national vice president from 1977 to 1981, and she worked on SAG and AFTRA boards to improve opportunities for older actors. Her film credits included Hoosiers (1986) and Field of Dreams (1989). She died in 2012.
101years old at death
- Born Kalamazoo
- Died Denver
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Fern Gwendolyn Persons
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 9 years1983 to 1992
Every film, newest first
- 1992Prelude to a KissIMDb rating 5.6
- 1989Field of DreamsIMDb rating 7.5
- 1986HoosiersIMDb rating 7.4
- 1983ClassIMDb rating 6.0
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Early training
Persons earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1933. At that school she belonged to Phi Beta Kappa, and she won an Otto Kahn prize at commencement for acting distinction.
Early training
During her time at Carnegie Tech, Persons played lead roles in five of the nine productions staged by the Carnegie Little Theatre.
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Worked with
Fern Persons 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.
Films together
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David AnspaughDirector, 1 film, 1986
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Lewis John CarlinoDirector, 1 film, 1983
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