From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaInez Courtney (March 12, 1908 – April 5, 1975) was an American actress on the Broadway stage and in films.Born in New York City, New York, she came from a large Irish-American family. Her father died when she was fifteen so she decided to go onto the stage. A year later she was doing a specialty dance which earned her the nicknames of St Vitis, Mosquito and Lightning.Courtneys first role as a singer and dancer came in the musical The Wild Rose in 1926. She became well-known among New York theatrical audiences for her work in Good News (1927), a musical comedy about college life. Her other credits include Spring Is Here in 1929 and Americas Sweetheart in 1931. In the early 1930s, Miss Courtney left Broadway and went to Hollywood.Courtney acted in 58 films between 1930 and 1940. She secured her first movie work by asking Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures for his assistance. The red-headed comedian made her screen debut as Cousin Betty in Loose Ankles (1930). The film co-starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Loretta Young. Her many movie credits include The Raven (1935), Suzy (1936), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), and Turnabout (1940), her last film.Courtney was married to an Italian nobleman, whereby she acquired the title Marchesa, but did not use it. She died at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey in 1975 of undisclosed causes at the age of 67.
Betty Lou Wood
Film 1939
Film 1930
Ilona
Film 1940
Emma
Film 1938
Mary Burns
Film 1935
Nurse Mae (uncredited)
Film 1934
Gwen Morrison
Film 1939
Miss Edwards
Film 1940
Miss Wilson
Film 1935
Kitty
Film 1938
Faun
Film 1932
'Weenie'
Film 1930
Marge Moore
Film 1935
Hilda
Film 1935
Margie
Film 1931
Linda Sands
Film 1936
Laura Jones
Film 1936
Libby Long
Film 1938
Mary Jane Braley
Film 1930
Tillie
Film 1937
Julie Walters
Film 1937
Lillian Tate
Film 1937
Grusha
Film 1930
Maisie
Film 1936
Mary Lawson
Film 1936
Blind Date
Film 1937
Betty
Film 1930
Flo
Film 1934
Maizie
Film 1933
Mrs. Barnes
Film 1935
Sally Patrick
Film 1936
Girl on Ship (uncredited)
Film 1937
Peggy North
Film 1930
Polly
Film 1933
Mabel
Film 1937
Della
Film 1937
Mrs. Flynn (uncredited)
Film 1936
Second Nurse (uncredited)
Film 1935
Girl
Film 1935
Penny
Film 1934
Public Stenographer (scenes deleted)
Film 1933
Film 1934
Molly
Film 1935
Mamie (uncredited)
Film 1935
Arlette
Film 1935