Rita Gam

Rita Gam was an American actress and documentary filmmaker who started out as a model and came to acting through television and Broadway before moving into films. Born in Pittsburgh, she made her screen debut in the 1952 film noir The Thief, and she signed a long-term MGM contract that same year. On stage she appeared in The Insect Comedy, A Flag is Born, A Temporary Island and There's a Girl in My Soup, and she played Herodias in King of Kings (1961). She won a Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival for No Exit, sharing the honor with Viveca Lindfors. In 1963 she joined the Minnesota Theatre Company for the Tyrone Guthrie Theater's opening season in Minneapolis. She later took small parts in films including Klute (1971) and moved into documentary filmmaking, and she wrote two books, Actress to Actress and Actors: A Celebration.