Helen Flint
Biography
Helen Flint was an American actress who built her career on Broadway before moving into films. Born in Chicago, she was inspired to act by her aunt, the stage actress Dorothy Dorr, who also helped her find work in New York. Flint began as a chorus member in the Ziegfeld Follies at 17 and later took part in more than 20 Broadway productions between 1921 and 1946, and she worked as a model as well. She made more than 20 films between 1931 and 1944, often cast as seedy or sexually available women, among them Ah, Wilderness! and Black Legion (1937). She played the fortune-hunting actress Minna Tipton in David O. Selznick's production of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936). Her last acting work was in the comedy The Dancer, staged in New York in 1953. She died in 1967.
69years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 3 years1934 to 1937
Every film, newest first
- 1937Black LegionIMDb rating 7.0
- 1936Little Lord FauntleroyIMDb rating 7.3
- 1935Doubting ThomasIMDb rating 6.4
- 1934MidnightIMDb rating 5.6
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First role
Helen Flint first performed as a chorus member in the Ziegfeld Follies at age 17, a start that launched her Broadway career.
A change of course
Flint also worked as a model, and she posed for artists such as James Montgomery Flagg and Arthur William Brown.
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Worked with
Helen Flint shares two films with Humphrey Bogart, 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
Humphrey Bogart's page
Mickey Rooney's page
Henry O'Neill's page
John Litel's page
John Qualen's page
C. Aubrey Smith's page
Archie MayoDirector, 1 film, 1937
All films by Archie Mayo
All films by John Cromwell
Chester ErskineDirector, 1 film, 1934
All films by Chester Erskine
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