Madeleine Carroll

Acting26th February 1906(died at 81)West Bromwich, England, UK49 titles

Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war.

Born

26th February 1906 · West Bromwich, England, UK

Died

2nd October 1987

Known for

Acting

Also known as

Edith Madeleine Carroll, The Queen of British Cinema

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