1896-01-20 Frankton, Indiana, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isabel Withers (January 20, 1896 – September 3, 1968) was an American actress, who worked in theatre, film and television. In her youth, Withers lived in Coffeyville, Kansas and Illinois. She attended school in Kansas City, Missouri. She later enrolled in a school of drama in Kansas City and joined a Chautauqua circuit repertoire company. At the time it was playing in Billings, Montana performing The Melting Pot, a play by Israel Zangwill. Following a route of tented colleges, Withers first appeared on the road in Little Women. She played the leading role in The Tailor Made Man after a season in stock theatre in Utica, New York. She performed in Cappy Ricks in Chicago. George M. Cohan selected Withers for the lead feminine role, with Lowell Sherman, in the Chicago company of The Tavern. In New York City she appeared in Kempy at the Belmont Theater. While in New York Withers modeled for an exclusive gown shop during the day. Henry Duffy wired her to come to San Francisco, California to do Kempy just as she was on her way to visit her mother in Los Angeles. She made her way south acting in Love Em and Leave 'Em and Rain. Withers starred in Rain at the old Orpheum Theater, 12th Street, San Francisco, California, in November 1926. Drawing comparisons to actress Jeanne Eagels, she drew praise in the role of Sadie Thompson. Withers accumulated ninety-two screen and television credits, beginning with a role in the movie The Hot Spot (1931). Many of her screen appearances were uncredited parts. She was also in her share of B-movies. Two memorable movies in which she had uncredited parts were The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and Monkey Business (1952). She performed on television during the 1950s in such shows as Four Star Playhouse (1955), Lassie (1956), The Millionaire (1957), and The Bob Cummings Show (1958). Isabel Withers died in 1968 in Hollywood, California, aged 72.
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The Sniper | Desk Nurse (uncredited) | 1952-05-09 |
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Monkey Business | Laundress (uncredited) | 1952-09-03 |
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Goodbye, My Fancy | Typist (Uncredited) | 1951-05-19 |
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A Wonderful Life | Jennie Wood | 1950-08-10 |
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The Fuller Brush Girl | Mrs. Finley (uncredited) | 1950-09-15 |
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Air Hostess | Miss Fish | 1949-08-25 |
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Shockproof | Switchboard Operator (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
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Abandoned | Mrs. Humes (uncredited) | 1949-10-26 |
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The Fountainhead | Secretary (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
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You Gotta Stay Happy | Maid (Uncredited) | 1948-10-28 |
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Possessed | Nurse Rosen | 1947-05-29 |
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The Guilt of Janet Ames | (uncredited) | 1947-03-06 |
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A Likely Story | Nurse (uncredited) | 1947-04-18 |
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That Brennan Girl | Miss Pendergast (uncredited) | 1946-12-23 |
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Deadline at Dawn | Nurse (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
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The Undercover Woman | Penny Davis | 1946-01-01 |
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Mysterious Intruder | Miss Gordon (Uncredited) | 1946-04-11 |
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The Gay Senorita | Kitty | 1945-08-08 |
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The Lost Weekend | Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
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A Sporting Chance | Susan Bailey | 1945-06-02 |
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I Love a Mystery | Miss Osgood, Ellen's Nurse (Uncredited) | 1945-01-25 |
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The Missing Corpse | Miss Patterson (uncredited) | 1945-06-01 |
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Girls of the Big House | Alma's Cell Warden | 1945-11-02 |
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Ever Since Venus | Miss Murray (uncredited) | 1944-09-14 |
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Law Men | Auntie Mack | 1944-04-25 |
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Tahiti Nights | She Wolf | 1944-12-28 |
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Beautiful But Broke | Mrs. Grayson | 1944-01-28 |
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Stars on Parade | Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
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Mission to Moscow | Well-Wisher at Train (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
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Six Gun Gospel | Miss Elvira | 1943-08-03 |
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Mr. Lucky | Blood Bank Nurse (uncredited) | 1943-07-01 |
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Blondie Goes to College | Mrs. Stringer | 1942-01-15 |
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Sweater Girl | Mrs. McGill | 1942-07-13 |
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Henry and Dizzy | Laura Stevens | 1942-06-05 |
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Our Wife | Middle-Aged Woman in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited) | 1941-08-20 |
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Manpower | Head Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-08-09 |
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The House Across the Bay | Woman in Club | 1940-03-01 |
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No Time for Comedy | First-Nighter (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
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Four Wives | Nurse Telling Jenkins It's a Boy (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
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Off the Record | Telephone Operator (uncredited) | 1939-01-21 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Jail Matron (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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Brother Rat | Nurse | 1938-10-29 |
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Crash Donovan | Mrs. Horner (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
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Women Won't Tell | Wanda Wolf | 1932-11-16 |
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The Hot Spot | Mrs. Burke | 1931-09-14 |
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Easy to Get | The Wife | 1931-12-07 |
