Actress
The Resume
(September 15, 1907-August 8, 2004)
Birth name is Vina Fay Wray
Acted in 'Dragstrip Riot (1958),' 'Tammy and the Bachelor (1957),' 'Queen Bee (1955),' 'Small Town Girl (1953),' 'Adam Had Four Sons (1941),' 'Navy Secrets (1939),' 'They Met in a Taxi (1936),' 'White Lies (1935),' 'Richest Girl in the World (1934),' 'Countess of Monte Cristo (1934),' 'Shanghai Madness (1933),' 'King Kong (1933),' 'Captain Thunder (1930),' 'Pointed Heels (1929),' 'Street of Sin (1928),' 'Isn't Life Terrible (1925),' 'Should Sailors Marry? (1924)' and 'Gasoline Love (1923)'
Often cast as the silent heroine in Universal Westerns
Why she might be annoying
She dropped her first name and goes by her middle name.
No matter what she ever did, she is primarily remembered as King Kong's main squeeze, Ann Darrow.
She was divorced.
She was nicknamed 'The Queen of Scream,' because she was one of Hollywood's best shriekers.
She is a partial vegetarian.
She allegedly aborted a baby she was having with Clifford Odets.
After her divorce, her ex-husband John Monk Saunders, hanged himself.
Why she might not be annoying
Her parents divorced when she was young.
She was born in Canada, but raised in Arizona and California.
She is mentioned in the song 'Are You Jimmy Ray?' by Jimmy Ray (1998).
Although in her nineties, she still drives an automobile.
Her rhyming name makes her memorable.
She ranked #93 in Playboy's Sex Stars of the Century.
She came out of retirement to support her husband, after he had a stroke.
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 138 Votes: 36.96% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 146 Votes: 34.93% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 227 Votes: 44.05% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 421 Votes: 42.04% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 786 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 810 Votes: 41.98% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 667 Votes: 42.28% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 538 Votes: 39.59% Annoying
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