Madeleine Carroll
Born: 1906-02-26
Birthplace: West Bromwich, England, UK
Biography
Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war.
Known For
North West Mounted Police
The 39 Steps
Fascination
Madame Guillotine
L'instinct
Escape!
The Prisoner of Zenda
Secret Agent
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
An Innocent Affair
Top Movie Credits
North West Mounted Police
April Logan
The 39 Steps
Pamela
Fascination
Gwenda Farrell
Madame Guillotine
Lucille de Choisigne
L'instinct
Cécile Bernon
Escape!
Dora
The Prisoner of Zenda
Princess Flavia
Secret Agent
Elsa Carrington
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
An Innocent Affair
Paula Doane