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Anne Gwynne

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Actress

The Resume

    (December 10, 1918-March 31, 2003)
    Born in Waco, Texas
    Birth name was Marguerite Gwynne Trice
    Appeared in the films 'Black Friday' (1940), 'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe' (1940), 'The Green Hornet' (1940), 'The Black Cat' (1941), 'Ride 'Em Cowboy' (1942), 'House of Frankenstein' (1944), 'Weird Woman' (1944), 'The Glass Alibi' (1946), 'Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome' (1947) and 'Teenage Monster' (1958)
    Maternal grandmother of actor Chris Pine

Why she might be annoying:

    She got her big break, modeling for Catalina Swimwear, through the influence of her father, a wealthy clothing manufacturer.
    She said about her first films, 'I spoke too high-pitched and much too fast. I needed a lot of training.'
    At Universal, she appeared mainly in B-grade westerns, sci-fi and horror films.
    She recalled, 'I wish I had been more insistent on better parts. Maria Montez complained about absolutely everything and warned me not to be so co-operative. They made her a star, and I'm sure her demands had a lot to do with it.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her looks were so striking that Universal signed her without a screen test.
    She was a popular pin-up in WWII, when she was dubbed 'the TNT Girl' (for 'Trim, Neat and Terrific').
    Her best friend on the Universal lot was fellow 'scream queen' Evelyn Ankers.
    She had to move into the Motion Picture Home after suffering a series of strokes.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 5.26% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying