Anita Page
Actor
Biography
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Anita Page (August 4, 1910 – September 6, 2008), born Anita Evelyn Pomares, was an American film actress who reached stardom in the last years of the silent film era. She became a highly popular young star, reportedly receiving the most fan mail of anyone on the MGM lot. Page was referred to as "a blond, blue-eyed Latin" and "the girl with the most beautiful face in Hollywood" in the 1920s. She retired from acting in 1936 at the age of 23.
In a 2004 interview with author Scott Feinberg, Page claimed that her refusal to meet demands for sexual favors by MGM head of production Irving Thalberg, supported by studio chief Louis B. Mayer, is what truly ended her career. She said that Mayer colluded with the other studio bosses to ban her and other uncooperative actresses from finding work.
Page returned to acting sixty years later in 1996, and appeared in four films in the 2000s. She died in September 2008 at the age of 98.
Filmography
Our Dancing Daughters
as Ann 'Annikins' 1928
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self 1929
Our Blushing Brides
as Connie Blair 1930
Our Modern Maidens
as Kentucky 1929
Under Eighteen
as Sophie 1932
The Easiest Way
as Peg Murdock 1931
Free and Easy
as Elvira 1930
Skyscraper Souls
as Jenny LeGrande 1932
Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood
as Sister Seraphina 2000
Jungle Bride
as Doris Evans 1933
Sidewalks of New York
as Margie 1931
While the City Sleeps
as Myrtle Sullivan 1928
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star 2002
Night Court
as Mary Thomas 1932
War Nurse
as Joy Meadows 1930
The Christmas Party
as Herself 1931