14岁参加舞台比赛胜出，开始舞蹈演员生涯，后来她晚上在百老汇出演歌舞剧，白天在派拉蒙公司出演电影，1935年与弗雷德•阿斯泰尔合作，先后拍摄了一系列歌舞佳片，1940年因《女人万岁》获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。代表作：《风流舰队》、《锦绣...
American actor and occasional screenwriter. One of the most frequently seen heavies in films and television programs of the 1950s, his name is nevertheless well known only to buffs. Occasionally he played minor leads and sympathetic characters, but his stern good looks and rich deep voice made him a memorable villain, particularly in Westerns.
