Best '30s Actresses Who Didn't Win the Oscar

1 Marlene Dietrich - Morocco Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German actress and singer who held both German and American citizenship. This internationally famed actress cum singer was a frontline performer with an amazing long career in the show business. One of the highest paid actresses ...read more.

2 Greta Garbo - Ninotchka, Romance, Camille Greta Garbo, born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson (18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990), was a Swedish-born American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. ...read more.

3 Wendy Hiller - Pygmalion

4 Nancy Carroll - The Devil's Holiday

5 Bette Davis - Dark Victory Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances ...read more.

6 Claudette Colbert - Private Worlds Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was an American film actress and a leading lady in Hollywood for over two decades, and has been called "The mixture of inimitable beauty, sophistication, wit, and vivacity". ...read more.

7 Norma Shearer - Romeo and Juliet

8 Gladys George - Valiant Is the Word for Carrie