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ReelJewels features actors and actresses from the 1930-1950s. The following actresses are featured on this site.
Judy Garland
Rightly and often billed as "World' Greatest Entertainer" and "The One and Only," Garland started her career on her father's stage at 2 and a half and went on from vaudeville to radio, films, and concerts.Alice Faye
A singer and actress who was at first established as the 20th Century Fox's answer to Jean Harlow and became a major star when she was finally able to get rid of the thin eyebrows and Harlow-esque make-up and become more of herself. Alice more hit songs than any other women in film during the time topping the charts with 23 hits.Jeanette MacDonald
Best known for her films with Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald's career also included many radio appearances, Broadway credits, concerts, and recordings. Often overlooked are her early musicals--most notably with Ernst Lubitsch where she pioneered with others the slightly turbulent waves of the first sound films.Irene Dunne
"Lost treasure" has been aptly used to describe Dunne who has been overshadowed by her own successes. When Dunne's films were remade in the 50s, her films were put on the self so they could not compete--and Irene became slightly lost and forgotten despite her triumphs in The Awful Truth, Love Affair, and Show Boat.
Ginger Rogers
Remembered best for her films with Fred Astaire, Rogers also ap
Eleanor Powell
Rosemary Lane
Jane Powell
June Allyson
Shirley Jones
Rosemary Clooney
Rita Hayworth
Dorothy Lamour