Ethel Barrymore - United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Mae Blythe
Birthday
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died
Occupation
Actress
Barrymore, Ethel
(1879–1959) stage and film actress; born in Philadelphia. Daughter of Maurice Barrymore and a member of the famous family of actors, she had her first success in Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1901), and made some early silent films. In 1944 she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in None But the Lonely Heart. She was admired for her portrayal of lovable eccentrics.