Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawkss war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scotts former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.In 1949, Emerson began hosting The Faye Emerson Show, a late-night talk show series. She went on to become a prolific television interviewer, which earned her the nickname The First Lady of Television. Throughout the 1950s, she also appeared in numerous Broadway stage productions. Emerson formally retired from show business in 1963, and retired to Europe. She resided there until 1983, when she died of stomach cancer in Deià, Spain, aged 65. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Emerson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 6529 Hollywood Blvd.

All movies available from Faye Emerson

Poster movie Destination Tokyo

Destination Tokyo

Movie
Poster movie Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

Movie
Poster movie Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

Movie
Poster movie Air Force

Air Force

Movie
Poster movie Studio One

Studio One

Tv series

Movies unavailable from Faye Emerson

Manpower

Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)

Movie 1941

Lady Gangster

Dorothy Burton

Movie 1942

The Mask of Dimitrios

Irana Preveza

Movie 1944

The Hard Way

Ice Cream Parlor Waitress

Movie 1943

Danger Signal

Hilda Fenchurch

Movie 1945

Guilty Bystander

Georgia

Movie 1950

Hollywood Canteen

Self

Movie 1944

Her Kind of Man

Ruby Marino

Movie 1946

Uncertain Glory

Louise

Movie 1944

Find the Blackmailer

Mona Vance

Movie 1943

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Rose Chadwick

Movie 1941

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Peg

Movie 1942

Women at War

Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart

Movie 1943

Juke Girl

Violet 'Murph' Murphy

Movie 1942

Crime by Night

Ann Marlow

Movie 1944

Murder in the Big House

Gladys Wayne

Movie 1942

Secret Enemies

Paula Fengler

Movie 1942

Hotel Berlin

Tillie Weiler

Movie 1945

The Desert Song

Hajy

Movie 1943

The Very Thought of You

Cora 'Cuddles' Colton

Movie 1944

Main Street to Broadway

Self

Movie 1953

The Nurse's Secret

Miss Hill

Movie 1941

At the Stroke of Twelve

Miss LaMond

Movie 1941

Bad Men of Missouri

Martha Adams

Movie 1941

Blues in the Night

Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)

Movie 1941

Food and Magic

Movie 1943

In Our Time

Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)

Movie 1944

Tv series unavailable from Faye Emerson

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

Tv 1950

The David Susskind Show

Self

Tv 1959

The Match Game

Self - Team Captain

Tv 1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Tv 1948

I've Got a Secret

Self - Panelist

Tv 1952

Your Show of Shows

Tv 1950

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Glamour Girl

Tv 1948

The Jack Benny Program

Faye Emerson

Tv 1950

The George Gobel Show

Self

Tv 1954

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

Tv 1957

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

Tv 1950

What's My Line?

Self

Tv 1950