Personal Info
Birth date
1886-11-18 (138 Years)
Day of death
1977-08-14
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Saint Charles, Missouri, USA
Also known as
-Elizabeth Flournoy
Biography
Elizabeth Flournoy was born on 18 November 1886 in Saint Charles, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Adam's Rib (1949), Grounds for Marriage (1951) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955). She died on 14 August 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Filmography
A Star Is Born
7.121
Overview:
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.Adam's Rib
7.091
Overview:
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.The Opposite Sex
5.2
Overview:
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.Don't Bother to Knock
6.651
Overview:
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.The Blue Gardenia
6.55
Overview:
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.Room for One More
6.3
Overview:
Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.My Man Godfrey
6.3
Overview:
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.Cash McCall
6
Overview:
Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. When Cash comes across Austen Plastics, a small manufacturing corporation on its last legs, he realizes it might be a gamble to buy the company. But when Cash finds out that the company's owner is the father of his old flame, Lory, he buys the business just to get a second chance at romance.Serenade
5.5
Overview:
A wealthy woman discovers a vineyard worker with a beautiful operatic singing voice. She helps make him a star but then breaks his heart. He flees in misery to Mexico where he meets a sweet farm girl.Tea for Two
6
Overview:
In this reworking of "No, No, Nanette," wealthy heiress Nanette Carter bets her uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for 48 hours. If she wins, she can invest the money in a Broadway show featuring songs written by her beau, and of course, in which she will star. Trouble is, she doesn't realize her uncle's been wiped out by the Stock Market crash.The Mating Season
6.5
Overview:
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.Too Young to Kiss
5.222
Overview:
Eric Wainwright, a busy impresario, is besieged by hordes of wannabe concert stars, eager for their big break. One of them is Cynthia Potter, a talented pianist... but she can't get in to see him. When she learns that Wainwright is auditioning young musicians for a children's concert tour, Cynthia dons braces and bobby sox and passes herself off as a child prodigy.The Unknown Man
4.8
Overview:
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.Bedtime for Bonzo
6
Overview:
College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.The Family Secret
5.7
Overview:
When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.Dear Brat
4
Overview:
Mirian Wilkins, the teenage daughter of Senator Wilkins, starts a Society for the Rehabilitation of Criminals and, without the approval or knowledge of her father, elects him to the position of honorary president. When the family's new gardener, Baxter, turns out to be a notorious ex-convict who was sentenced to prison by Senator Wilkins when he was a judge, Wilkins considers firing him until his daughter points out that would be an unwise decision considering the position her father held on society.The Whip Hand
5.6
Overview:
A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.Grounds for Marriage
4.3
Overview:
Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett.Bunco Squad
5.9
Overview:
Police sergeants Johnson and McManus take on Los Angeles confidence tricksters. Con man Tony Wells, lining up rich widow Jessica Royce as his latest mark, sets up a false paranormal society with other charlatans to convince the credulous Jessica that her late son is speaking to her through their sham seances. When the plan leads to murder, Johnson and McManus must bring the group down before they kill again.Acting
1960Cash McCall as Secretary (uncredited)
1957My Man Godfrey as Party Guest (uncredited)
1956The Opposite Sex as Departing Woman (uncredited)
1956Serenade as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1954A Star Is Born as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
1953The Blue Gardenia as Assistant Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)
1952Don't Bother to Knock as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1952Room for One More as Unknown
1952Finders Keepers as Bit Role
1951Too Young to Kiss as Woman Attending Audition (uncredited)
1951The Unknown Man as Unknown
1951The Family Secret as Unknown
1951The Whip Hand as Secretary (uncredited)
1951Dear Brat as Miss Pratt (uncredited)
1951Bedtime for Bonzo as Miss Swithen (as Elizabeth Flourney)
1951The Mating Season as Miss Penfield (School Bus Driver) (uncredited)
1951Grounds for Marriage as Brevarde
1950Tea for Two as Unknown
1950Bunco Squad as Beautician (uncredited)
1949Adam's Rib as Dr. Margaret Brodeigh