Celeste Holm
Birthday: 29 April 1917, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 167 cm
Celeste Holm was an only child, born into a home where her mother was a painter and her father worked in insurance. She would study acting at the University of Chicago and make her stage debut in 1936 ...Show More
[on her wisecracking smart girl image] I hated that. It's stereotyped. I only played that kind of ro Show more
[on her wisecracking smart girl image] I hated that. It's stereotyped. I only played that kind of role in two pictures and that was enough, thank you. It's not me. Hide
I believe that if a man does a job as well as a woman, he should be paid as much.
I believe that if a man does a job as well as a woman, he should be paid as much.
[on Bette Davis] I walked onto the set [All About Eve (1950)] and there's Bette and I say, "Good mor Show more
[on Bette Davis] I walked onto the set [All About Eve (1950)] and there's Bette and I say, "Good morning", and she said, "Oh, shit, good manners". and I felt as if I'd been hit in the face with a wet flounder and I never spoke to her again. She called me a "bitch", okay. Hide
We live by encouragement and die without it - slowly, sadly and angrily.
We live by encouragement and die without it - slowly, sadly and angrily.
My Norwegian family says, "You're the most grounded American we've ever met".
My Norwegian family says, "You're the most grounded American we've ever met".
Celeste Holm's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (145)
Celeste Holm'S roles
Karen Richards
Aunt Polly
