Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
August 6, 1881
Died
December 9, 1972
Age
91
Place of Birth
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Popularity
0.4
Louella Parsons
Acting
Biography
Date of Birth 6 August1881, Freeport, Illinois, USA Date of Death 9 December 1972, Santa Monica, California, USA (arteriosclerosis) Smarmy-tongued Hollywood gossip columnist of the 40s and 50s who was often in imbroglios with not only her subjects but her professional rivals as well.
Also known as
Louella Rose Oettinger
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Known For
7.0
What's My Line?
1950 · TV
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV
6.5
This Is Your Life
1952 · TV
7.1
Show People
1928 · Movie
6.3
Without Reservations
1946 · Movie
6.1
Susan Slept Here
1954 · Movie
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
8.3
The Casting Couch
1995 · Movie
0.0
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Movie
6.3
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Movie
Filmography
2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2000
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Movie · Self (archive sound)
9.0
1995
The Casting Couch
Movie
8.3
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.0
1956
The Steve Allen Show
TV · Self
6.2
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Movie · Self
8.0
1954
Susan Slept Here
Movie · Telephone Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
6.1
1952
This Is Your Life
TV · Self
6.5
1951
Starlift
Movie · Louella Parsons
6.6
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · Self
6.9
1950
What's My Line?
TV · Self
7.0
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · Self
6.8
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Movie · Herself
6.5
1946
Without Reservations
Movie · Louella Parsons
6.3
1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Movie · Self
10.0
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Movie · Self
0.0
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie · Self
6.3
1938
Hollywood Hotel
Movie · Louella Parsons
5.8
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Movie
7.3
1928
Show People
Movie · Self (uncredited)
7.1