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Helene Whitney (born Kenyon Fortescue, July 4, 1914 – March 28, 1990) was an American actress who appeared in films in the late 1930s and 1940s. She was known as Helene Reynolds after her marriage.
Helene Whitney | |
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![]() Whitney (as Fortescue Reynolds) in Los Angeles, 1930s | |
Born | Kenyon Fortescue July 4, 1914 |
Died | March 28, 1990 75) Atlantis, Florida, U.S. | (aged
Other names | Helen Fortescue Joyce Gardner Helene Reynolds |
Years active | 1939–1948 |
Spouse | J. Louis Reynolds (1936–1939; divorced) |
Parent(s) | Granville Roland Fortescue Grace Fortescue |
Whitney was born Kenyon Fortescue in 1914, but was known as Helene.[1][2] Through her mother, Grace Fortescue, she was a grandniece (and cousin twice removed) of Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone. Through her father Granville Roland Fortescue, she was a first cousin once removed of US President Theodore Roosevelt.
She grew up in Washington D.C. where she attended the National Cathedral School for Girls.[3] She married Julian Louis Reynolds,[2] son of Richard S. Reynolds, Sr.[4] and heir to the Reynolds aluminum and tobacco fortunes, on July 15, 1936, in Washington, becoming Helene Fortescue Reynolds.[5] After three years of marriage, they divorced in May 1939.[5][6][7]
She became an actress, using the stage names of Joyce Gardner, Helene Whitney and Helene Reynolds, appeared in films in the late 1930s and 1940s and later in stage productions.[3] After her acting career ended, she became a Manhattan art gallery proprietor and artist in the 1960s.[1] She died of pneumonia at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Atlantis, Florida aged 75 on March 28, 1990.[3]
As Helene Whitney/Helen Whitney
Year | Title | Role | |
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1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Fleur de Lys | NYT |
1940 | The Saint's Double Trouble | Anne Bitts | IMDb |
1940 | Millionaire Playboy aka Glamour Boy (UK) | uncredited | IMDb |
1940 | The Philadelphia Story | Main Line Society Woman | IMDb |
1941 | City of Missing Girls | Katherine Crawford | IMDb |
As Helene Reynolds
Year | Title | Role | |
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1941 | Confirm or Deny | Dorothy | IMDb |
1941 | Blue, White and Perfect | Helen Shaw | NYT |
1942 | Girl Trouble | Helen Martin | IMDb |
1942 | Roxie Hart | Velma Wall | IMDb |
1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Actress | IMDb |
1942 | Moontide | Woman in boat | IMDb |
1942 | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Anna Wolff | NYT |
1943 | Dixie Dugan | Jean Patterson | IMDb |
1943 | Heaven Can Wait | Peggy Nash | IMdb |
1943 | Wintertime | Marian Daly (uncredited) | NYT |
1943 | The Meanest Man in the World | Wife (Park Ave. Neighbor) | IMDb |
1944 | Bermuda Mystery | Angela | IMDb |
As Helene Reynolds
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