The Resume

(October 17, 1900-June 19, 1991)
Birth name is Gladys Georgianna Greene
Best known as Saunders in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)'
Appeared in 'Seven Chances (1925),' 'The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchi (1929),' 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936),' 'Adventure in Manhattan (1936),' 'You Can't Take It with You (1938),' 'Only Angels Have Wings (1939),' 'The More the Merrier (1943)' and 'Shane (1953)'
Died of heart failure (1991)

Why she might be annoying:

She was divorced.
She had a squeaky voice.
She was a director's nightmare.
Her own CBS sitcom, 'The Jean Arthur Show,' only lasted eleven weeks.
She insisted on being photographed only from her right side.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was Frank Capra's favorite actress.
She was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind (1939).'
Director George Stevens once called her 'one of the greatest comediennes the screen has ever seen.'
She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for 'The More the Merrier (1943).'
She taught drama after retiring from films.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alan Ladd's Leading Ladies
• Auditioned to Portray Scarlett O'Hara
• Billy Wilder Films
• Cary Grant's Leading Ladies
• Cecil B. Demille Films
• Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2014)
• Edith Head Models
• Frank Capra Films
• Gary Cooper's Leading Ladies
• I Attended the Los Angeles Premiere of ‘Gone With the Wind’ [December 28, 1939]
• I Attended Vassar
• I Died in 1991 (Ranked: 90)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I Lived in Brentwood
• I Married and Divorced in the Same Calender Year
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Portrayed Calamity Jane
• I Was Buried at Sea
• I was Cremated
• Jimmy Stewart's Leading Ladies
• John Ford Films
• John Wayne's Leading Ladies
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female A-K
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Look at My Toys
• Our Marriage Didn't Last a Month
• Our Marriage Didn't Make It To Our First Anniversary
• Profiles 12001-12250 (Ranked: 12177)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 2]
• Sour Apple Award (Ranked: 1942)
• WAMPAS Baby Stars (Ranked: 1929)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 540 Votes: 12.96% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 106 Votes: 55.66% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 173 Votes: 33.53% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 204 Votes: 43.63% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 155 Votes: 45.81% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 2083 Votes: 42.49% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1688 Votes: 45.20% Annoying