Forgotten Cinema Beauties - Retro Actresses born on January 20 (13 photos)

12 actresses who shone on the big screens in their time.





Paula Stone

(January 20, 1912 – December 23, 1997) was an American stage and film actress from New York. Paula Stone was the daughter of Fred Stone, a famous stage actor, dance comedian, and founder of a theater foundation. Her mother, Allen Crater Stone, was a singer and performed with her husband. In addition, their family also owned a ranch, which was located in the city of Lima, Connecticut. At the age of 13, Paula made her debut on the stage of the Illinois Theater with the dance number Stepping Stones. Her two sisters (Dorothy and Carol) also followed in the footsteps of their parents and became actresses, but Paula herself always wanted to sing more than act, which is probably why she did not play much in films, and performed on the pop stage with great pleasure.



Rosella Town

(January 20, 1918 – August 29, 2014) - American film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Her film career began in 1937, after conducting a screen test for Warner Bros. and signing a contract with the studio. At first she appeared in small roles in films such as "The University Show", "This Is the Love I'm Chasing" and "Submarine D-1". In 1939, she landed her first leading role when she was cast as comic book heroine Jane Arden in the film adaptation.





Ruth Saint Denis

also St. Denis, née Ruth Dennis (January 20, 1879 - July 21, 1968) - American dancer, teacher and choreographer, innovator in the field of modern dance, founder of the Denishawn School of Choreography; "The First Lady of American Dance"



Carmen Molina

(January 20, 1920 – 1998) - Mexican actress, singer and dancer. She was considered a popular star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Throughout her acting career, she was nominated for an Ariel Award for her supporting role in Las Mañanitas (1948).



Lisa Goddard

Louise Elizabeth Goddard (20 January 1950), known professionally as Lisa Goddard, is an English television and stage actress, best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England. Daughter of David Goddard, producer and director of numerous television shows and programs. She attended Farnham Girls' High School before her father, following his appointment as head of drama at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, moved the family to Australia when she was 15.



Sasha Montenegro

born Alexandra Popović (January 20, 1946) is a Mexican actress of Montenegrin descent. She was married to José López Portillo, former President of Mexico. Born in Bari, Italy, the only child of parents Silvija Popović and Zivojna Acimović. Her mother belonged to an aristocratic family from Montenegro, and her father worked for British intelligence.



Vlasta Fialova

(January 20, 1928 - January 13, 1998) - Czech and Czechoslovak theater, film and television actress. Honored Artist of Czechoslovakia (1964). Born into a theatrical family. Parents were artists at the opera house in Brno. She received her education at the Brno Conservatory.



Barbara Rylska

Polish theater and film actress. Born on January 20, 1936 in Warsaw.

In 1959 she graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Dramatic Art. Actress of the Kvadrat Theater in Warsaw. In the 60s she was also very popular as a singer. Many called her then “the Polish Marlene Dietrich.”



Fabia Drake

née Ethel McGlinchey (20 January 1904 – 28 February 1990) was a British actress whose professional career spanned almost 73 years into the 20th century. Drake was born in Herne Bay, Kent. Her first professional film role was in Fred Paul's Masks and Faces (1917), and her last role was as Madame de Rosemonde in Milos Forman's Valmont (1989).



Dorothy Provine

(January 20, 1935 – April 25, 2010) was an American singer and comedienne. Born in Deadwood, South Dakota. She began performing in various productions while still studying at the University of Washington. Her Hollywood career began with filming The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) and The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959). She played the main role in the television series “Man Without a Gun” (1957-1959), followed by filming in the series “Alaskan Islanders” with Roger Moore (1959-1960) and “The Roaring Twenties” (1960-1962), in which she played singer Pinky Pinkham. Provine recorded an album of songs from the series, two of which were quite popular in the UK: "Don't Bring Lulu" and "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune".



Yana Breykhova

(January 20, 1940) - Czech film and theater actress. One of the most famous actresses of Czech cinema. She began acting in films in 1953, making her debut as a child in the film “Lead Bread” (1953). In the second half of the 1950s, she appeared on screen in the roles of young girls, including in the film “Stars of May” (1959) by S. Rostotsky. In the 1960s, she often starred in films by leading directors of the Czech Republic - Jiří Krejčík ("The Supreme Principle", 1960), Karel Zeman ("Baron Munchausen", 1962), Karel Kahin ("Night of the Bride", 1967), visited the filming several times in the GDR and West Germany, she was considered one of the young “stars” of the new Czechoslovak cinema.



Patricia Neal

(January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress known for her strong character and tragic personal life. Oscar winner, known for The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Hud (1963). Patricia Neal was born Patsy Louise in Tennessee. In her youth she moved to New York, where she made her debut on Broadway. In 1946, for one of her first Broadway roles, she received a Tony Award at the first awards ceremony.