Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell was born on May 28, 1892 in USA. Minna Gombell's big-screen debut came with Doctors' Wives directed by Frank Borzage in 1931. Minna Gombell is known for The Snake Pit directed by Anatole Litvak, Olivia de Havilland stars as Virginia Stuart Cunningham and Mark Stevens as Robert Cunningham. The upcoming new movie Minna Gombell plays is I'll See You in My Dreams which will be released on Jul 25, 1952.

A doctor's daughter, the versatile actress Minna Gombell had a successful career on the stage from 1912 to the end of the 1920's, appearing often in comedic roles, almost always in leads. She had a reputation as a fast learner, capable of reading and comprehending a script in a matter of hours. This ability served her well as an understudy early in her career. She made her Broadway debut in 1913 in 'Madam President' and later appeared in several productions of her stage director husband Myron C. Fagan (for instance,'Nancy's Private Affair',1930).Minna began her film career in 1929. Although her specialty was street-wise, tough-talking blondes, she displayed quite a repertoire of varied characters during her movie career. She was best friend and steadying influence on Sally Eilers in Bad Girl (1931), a conflicted and unhappy mother in After Tomorrow (1932), the cold wife of L'introuvable (1934), a waspish wife in Babbitt (1934), brassy burlesque performers in Stepping Sisters (1932), a spunky wagon-line owner in L'aventure en Eldorado (1941), and a tough nurse presiding over La fosse aux serpents (1948). She also had occasional leads, for instance as the gold-digger Stella in Bachelor's Affairs (1932), a comedy with Adolphe Menjou. An underrated actress, she enlivened many a film with her presence.