Photo: Photographer:Talbot (presumably in New York)-rest of stamp is smudged. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What fascinates me about Tallulah Bankhead is that she was fundamentally a creature of the stage, yet her single most-remembered screen turn, Hitchcock's Lifeboat, is enough to keep her name alive a century after her birth. That tells you everything about presence over output. She came out of small-town Alabama and conquered New York society on sheer voice, wit, and nerve. Her induction into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame feels right: she's claimed as a hometown legend. I admire performers who can't be reduced to a filmography. Bankhead was the performance, on or off the boards.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tallulah Bankhead
- Name (Japanese)
- タルラー・バンクヘッド
- Reading
- たるらー・ばんくへっど
- Born
- January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / autobiographer / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Mary Baldwin University
Awards & achievements
- 1981 Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tallulah Bankhead born?
January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968.
Where is Tallulah Bankhead from?
Tallulah Bankhead is from Huntsville, Alabama, United States.
What does Tallulah Bankhead do?
Tallulah Bankhead works as television actor, film actor, autobiographer, stage actor, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
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.