Isabel Withers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1896
- Died
- September 3, 1968
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Monkey Business 1952
as Laundress (uncredited)
The Sniper 1952
as Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy 1951
as Typist (Uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl 1950
as Mrs. Finley (uncredited)
- A Wonderful Life
A Wonderful Life 1950
as Jennie Wood
Beware of Blondie 1950
as Harriet Woodley
Undertow 1949
Actor
Abandoned 1949
as Mrs. Humes (uncredited)
Air Hostess 1949
as Miss Fish
The Fountainhead 1949
as Secretary (uncredited)
Shockproof 1949
as Switchboard Operator (Uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy 1948
as Maid (Uncredited)
Possessed 1947
as Nurse Rosen
A Likely Story 1947
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames 1947
as (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl 1946
as Miss Pendergast (uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder 1946
as Miss Gordon (Uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Undercover Woman 1946
as Penny Davis
The Lost Weekend 1945
as Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House 1945
as Alma's Cell Warden
The Gay Senorita 1945
as Kitty
A Sporting Chance 1945
as Susan Bailey
The Missing Corpse 1945
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery 1945
as Miss Osgood, Ellen's Nurse (Uncredited)
Tahiti Nights 1944
as She Wolf
Ever Since Venus 1944
as Miss Murray (uncredited)
Stars on Parade 1944
as Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Law Men 1944
as Auntie Mack
Beautiful But Broke 1944
as Mrs. Grayson
Six Gun Gospel 1943
as Miss Elvira
Mr. Lucky 1943
as Blood Bank Nurse (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Well-Wisher at Train (uncredited)
Sweater Girl 1942
as Mrs. McGill
Henry and Dizzy 1942
as Laura Stevens
Blondie Goes to College 1942
as Mrs. Stringer
Our Wife 1941
as Middle-Aged Woman in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
Manpower 1941
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy 1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay 1940
as Woman in Club
Four Wives 1939
as Nurse Telling Jenkins It's a Boy (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny 1939
as Jail Matron (uncredited)
Off the Record 1939
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Brother Rat 1938
as Nurse
Crash Donovan 1936
as Mrs. Horner (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About 1933
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Women Won't Tell 1932
as Wanda Wolf
Easy to Get 1931
as The Wife
- The Big Scoop
The Big Scoop 1931
as Mother
The Hot Spot 1931
as Mrs. Burke
Credits from TMDB.