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The Actress: Full Cast & Crew 1953 Drama
In 1913 Boston, teenager Ruth Gordon Jones (Jean Simmons) wants nothing more than to be a famous actress. Her father, Clinton (Spencer Tracy), who recently lost his job as a sailor and became a factory worker, however expresses his desire that Ruth train to be a teacher. Between managing a blossoming romance with a Harvard student (Anthony Perkins) and trying to get a foothold in the theatrical world, Ruth must convince her family to support her dreams. Released: Sep 25, 1953 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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George Cukor Director Spencer Tracy Clinton Jones Actor Jean Simmons Ruth Gordon Jones (later known as Ruth Gordon) Actor Anthony Perkins Fred Whitmarsh Actor Teresa Wright Annie Jones Actor Mary Wickes Emma Glavey Actor Ian Wolfe Mr. Bagley Actor Norma Jean Nilsson Anna Williams Actor Dawn Bender Katherine Follets Actor Ruth Gordon Writer, Screenwriter Lawrence Weingarten Producer Bronislau Kaper Original Music Harold Rosson Cinematographer George Boemler Film Editing Cedric Gibbons Art Director Arthur Lonergan Art Director Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration Emile Kuri Set Decoration Walter Plunkett Costume Design