Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster (August 28, 1895 in Glenlohan, Ireland – June 1, 1985 in North Miami, Florida) was an American actress born in Ireland, who appeared in 88 films and 12 TV series from 1928 to 1978. She was sometimes billed as Anita Bolster.^[1]

Personal life

Sharp-Bolster was married to Jacob Schwartz.^[2]

Film

Sharp-Bolster's film debut came in 1942 in Saboteur. She has been described as "one of the most riveting human gargoyles in Hollywood films."^[3]

Stage

Sharp-Bolster's Broadway credits include Kathleen, Pygmalion, and Lady in Waiting.^[4]

Radio

Sharp-Bolster worked with the BBC in England.^[5]

Selected filmography

What Money Can Buy (1928) S.O.S. (1928) Would You Believe It! (1929) The Bells (1931) Number, Please (1931) Mr. Bill the Conqueror (1932) The Temperance Fete (1932) Strip! Strip! Hooray!!! (1932) The Villiers Diamond (1938) Saboteur (1942) Flesh and Fantasy (1943) Forever and a Day (1943) The Lodger (1944) Passport to Destiny (1944) The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) The Lost Weekend (1945) Scarlet Street (1945) Dressed to Kill (1946)

The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) Dark Passage (1947) Love From a Stranger (1947) The Woman in White (1948) The Perfect Woman (1949) Saints and Sinners (1949) Botany Bay (1953) Raising a Riot (1955) Tears for Simon (1956) The Rising of the Moon (1957) The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959) Alive and Kicking (1959) School for Scoundrels (1960) The House in Marsh Road (1960) The Hands of Orlac (1960) On the Beat (1962)

References

1. "Anita Sharp-Bolster". IMDb. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
2. "Harold Pinter: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center". Texas Archival Resources Online. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
3. Nissen, Axel (2013). The Films of Agnes Moorehead. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. p. 112. ISBN 9780810891371. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
4. "Anita Bolster". Playbill. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
5. "Today's Radio Programs". Maryland, Hagerstown. The Daily Mail. April 8, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved April 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Anita Sharp-Bolster at the Internet Movie Database