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 - Page 6
as Actor (145)
Celeste Holm'S roles
Karen Richards
Aunt Polly
