Best Supporting Actresses Who Won the Oscar in the '40s
The Top Ten
1 Jane Darwell - The Grapes of Wrath
2 Mercedes McCambridge - All the King's Men
3 Anne Baxter - The Razor's Edge
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress and star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Oscar and a Golden Globe and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress and star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Oscar and a Golden Globe and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.
4 Anne Revere - National Velvet
5 Claire Trevor - Key Largo
Claire Trevor, born Claire Wemlinger (March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in over 60 films, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo, and earning nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty and Dead End . She also received ...read more.
Claire Trevor, born Claire Wemlinger (March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in over 60 films, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo, and earning nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty and Dead End . She also received ...read more.
6 Celeste Holm - Gentleman's Agreement
7 Mary Astor - The Great Lie
Mary Astor, born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke (May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941). She began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s.
Mary Astor, born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke (May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941). She began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s.
8 Ethel Barrymore - None but the Lonely Heart
Ethel Barrymore, born Ethel Mae Blythe (August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. She was a preeminent stage actress regarded as "The First Lady of the American Theatre" whose career spanned six decades.
Ethel Barrymore, born Ethel Mae Blythe (August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. She was a preeminent stage actress regarded as "The First Lady of the American Theatre" whose career spanned six decades.
9 Teresa Wright - Mrs. Miniver
Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. The only performer ever to be nominated for Oscars for her first three films. She earned the acclaim of top film directors, including William Wyler, who called her the most promising actress he had directed, and Alfred ...read more.
Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. The only performer ever to be nominated for Oscars for her first three films. She earned the acclaim of top film directors, including William Wyler, who called her the most promising actress he had directed, and Alfred ...read more.
10 Katina Paxinou - For Whom the Bell Tolls
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