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My Take
Margaret Lindsay is exactly the kind of performer I champion. A Warner Bros. contract player through the prolific 1930s, she logged memorable supporting turns in pictures like Baby Face, Jezebel, and Scarlet Street, then carried lower-budget B films like the Ellery Queen series as a lead. That range fascinates me, because holding the screen in a programmer is harder than coasting through a prestige picture. The classical studio system ran on dependable professionals like her, the players who made the stars look good and kept the machine humming. Her Hollywood Walk of Fame star feels less like a trophy than a fair receipt for a career of solid, generous work.
Overview
Margaret Lindsay (born Margaret Kies; September 19, 1910 – May 9, 1981) was an American film actress. Her time as a Warner Bros. contract player during the 1930s was particularly productive. She was noted for her supporting work in successful films of the 1930s and 1940s such as Baby Face, Jezebel (1938) and Scarlet Street (1945) and her leading roles in lower-budgeted B movie films such as the Ellery Queen series at…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Margaret Lindsay
- Name (Japanese)
- マーガレット・リンゼイ
- Reading
- まーがれっと・りんぜい
- Born
- September 19, 1910 – May 9, 1981
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Dubuque, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.