Helen Vinson
Helen Vinson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Vinson (September 17, 1907 – October 7, 1999) was an American film actress, who appeared in 40 films between 1932 and 1945. Vinson's screen career often featured her in roles in which she played the part of the other woman or (pre-Code) loose women with active romantic lives. Her first film role was Jewel Robbery (1932), which starred William Powell and Kay Francis. She appeared as Doris Delafield in The Kennel Murder Case, which starred Powell as Philo Vance. One of her memorable roles was in The Wedding Night (1935), when she played the wife of Gary Cooper's character and the rival of Anna Sten's, in a story about the Connecticut tobacco fields. Another performance was in the RKO film In Name Only (1939), in which she was cast as the treacherous friend of Carole Lombard, Kay Francis and Cary Grant's characters. Another standout role for Vinson was as an undercover federal agent posing as a femme fatale opposite Richard Cromwell in Universal Pictures's anti-Nazi action drama entitled, Enemy Agent (1940). She followed that role with that of Helen Draque in The Thin Man Goes Home. Vinson's film career ended in 1945. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Vinson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Vinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Popularity 4.817
Birthday 1907-09-17
Place of Birth Beaumont, Texas, USA
Also Known As Helen Rulfs,
Beyond Tomorrow
1940

Beyond Tomorrow

The Wedding Night
1935

The Wedding Night

The Little Giant
1933

The Little Giant

The Tunnel
1935

The Tunnel

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944

The Thin Man Goes Home

Jewel Robbery
1932

Jewel Robbery

The Kennel Murder Case
1933

The Kennel Murder Case

Torrid Zone
1940

Torrid Zone

Broadway Bill
1934

Broadway Bill

Nothing But the Truth
1941

Nothing But the Truth

The Power and the Glory
1933

The Power and the Glory

The Captain Hates the Sea
1934

The Captain Hates the Sea

Private Worlds
1935

Private Worlds

Lawyer Man
1932

Lawyer Man

Vogues of 1938
1937

Vogues of 1938

Grand Slam
1933

Grand Slam

The Lady and the Monster
1944

The Lady and the Monster

Curtain Call
1940

Curtain Call

Married and in Love
1940

Married and in Love

Live, Love and Learn
1937

Live, Love and Learn

Two Against the World
1932

Two Against the World

Midnight Club
1933

Midnight Club

Bowery Boy
1940

Bowery Boy

Age of Indiscretion
1935

Age of Indiscretion

They Call It Sin
1932

They Call It Sin

The Life of Vergie Winters
1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

Chip Off the Old Block
1944

Chip Off the Old Block

Reunion
1936

Reunion

In Name Only
1939

In Name Only

Let's Try Again
1934

Let's Try Again

King of the Damned
1935

King of the Damned

Enemy Agent
1940

Enemy Agent

Are These Our Parents?
1944

Are These Our Parents?

Gift of Gab
1934

Gift of Gab

The Crash
1932

The Crash

Love in Exile
1936

Love in Exile

As Husbands Go
1934

As Husbands Go

A Notorious Gentleman
1935

A Notorious Gentleman