People named Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith Biography Born June 8, 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Died June 9, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA (brain cancer) Birth Name Margaret Alexis Fitzsimmons-Smit Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) Statuesque, smart Canadian-born Alexis Smith, with her blue/green eyes and a seductively husky voice, lent a touch of class to her leading ladies of the 1940s and 1950s. After her family moved to California, Alexis grew into a precocious talent, performing ballet in public by the age of thirteen, dancing to 'Carmen' at the Hollywood Bowl. She later graduated with a degree in drama from Los Angeles City College, having previously won an acting contest whilst still in high school. During a performance of a play on campus, she was spotted by a Warner Brothers talent scout and signed to a contract in 1941. Until the early 1950s she was paired with the top male stars in Hollywood, including Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Bing Crosby. While often simply decorative (as, for example, in Of Human Bondage (1946) and Stallion Road (1947)), stylishly attired by costume designers like Milo Anderson and Helen Rose in the most glamorous gowns, Alexis also proved to be a capable and spirited actress, in spite of relatively few opportunities to break out of the mold of "the other woman". At the beginning of her career the studio's publicity department touted Alexis, much to her chagrin, as the "Dynamite Girl". While she claimed in later years to have typecast herself, and that few of her assigned roles ever challenged her on any level, Alexis frequently enjoyed good critical reviews for many of her performances (she was also popular with directors and film crews, who appreciated her relaxed, professional manner on the set). To begin with, she was cast in two films with Errol Flynn (she would make a total of four films with him): Dive Bomber (1941) and the boxing drama Gentleman Jim (1942). Though decidedly second fiddle to both the action and the charismatic Flynn, Alexis made a good first impression as the fetching romantic interest. Her next performance, in The Constant Nymph (1943) opposite Charles Boyer, was described by a reviewer as an "intelligent rendition". Her biggest hit of the mid-1940s was as Cole Porter's wife in the inaccurate--but hugely successful--biopic Night and Day (1946). She also appeared in two "noir" films with Humphrey Bogart at his most menacing: the interesting and underrated Conflict (1945) and the excellent The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947). As Clark Gable's wife in the gambling drama Any Number Can Play (1949), she was critically lauded as "genuinely appealing". In between there were also some conspicuous failures, in particular her somewhat stolid performance in the period drama The Woman in White (1948). She had little to do in Here Comes the Groom (1951) and The Turning Point (1952) and her best part in the 1950s, though small, was that of Carol Wharton in The Young Philadelphians (1959). During the 1960s Alexis took a sabbatical from the screen to appear on stage with her husband, actor Craig Stevens (her marriage, a rare Hollywood success, lasted 49 years) in "Critic's Choice", "Cactus Flower" and "Mary, Mary". She reserved her best acting for the stage, becoming the Tony Award-winning star of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies", in which she played Phyllis during the 1971 run on Broadway (which landed her on the cover of the May 3 issue of 'Time' Magazine) and at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles in 1972. In 1973 she played Sylvia Fowler in a revival of Clare Boothe Luce's "The Women" and was nominated for another Tony for her leading role of Lila Halliday in "Platinum" in 1979. On television Alexis was seen infrequently from the mid-'50s, sometimes appearing on the same show opposite her husband. She had a recurring role as the homicidal Lady Jessica Montfort in Dallas (1978) during the 1984 and 1990 seasons, and was nominated for an Emmy for a guest-starring role on Cheers (1982). It was fitting, or perhaps ironic, that her last film role, in The Age of Innocence (1993), was as a New York socialite, a type of character she had portrayed frequently in her heyday at Warner's.

Alexis A Smith of TX was born circa 1953. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis A. (Long) Smith.

Alexis L Smith of TX was born circa 1954. Alexis Smith was married to George L. Smith on December 30, 1982 in Harris County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis L. (Osanik) Smith.

Alexis L Smith of TX was born circa 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis L. (Swinson) Smith.

Alexis C Smith of TX was born circa 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis C. (Crutchfield) Smith.

Alexis L Smith of TX was born circa 1986. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis L. (Reed) Smith.

Alexis D Smith of TX was born circa 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis D. (Richards) Smith.

Alexis R Smith of TX was born circa 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis R. (Myers) Smith.

Alexis M Smith of TX was born circa 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis M. (Freeman) Smith.

Alexis C Smith of TX was born circa 1984. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis C. (Palmer) Smith.

Alexis L Smith of TX was born circa 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis L. (Hearn) Smith.

Alexis S Smith of TX was born circa 1970. Alexis Smith was married to James M. Smith on November 17, 2001 in 101 County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis S. (Simmons) Smith.

Alexis A Smith of TX was born circa 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis A. (Amaral) Smith.

Alexis M Smith of TX was born circa 1974. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis M. (Gradney) Smith.

Alexis E Smith of TX was born circa 1976. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis E. (Anderson) Smith.

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Alexis Mary Smith of Gund Australia was born in 1894, and died at age 78 years old in 1972 in Gund.

Alexis R Smith was born on April 24, 2005, and died on January 3, 2006. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis R Smith.

Alexis Marie Smith of Arizona was born on December 21, 2005, and died at age 3 years old on November 18, 2009.

Alexis Nevaeh Smith Brown of Georgia was born on January 29, 2011, and died on April 6, 2011.

Alexis M Smith was born on November 17, 2001, and died at age 2 years old on May 7, 2004. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis M Smith.

Alexis Smith of Orange, Orange County, CA was born on January 28, 1922, and died at age 84 years old on March 29, 2006.

Alexis J Smith of Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, MO was born on September 18, 2002, and died on October 10, 2002.

Alexis Smith of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on May 7, 1897, and died at age 72 years old in January 1970.

Alexis Xavier Smith of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota was born on January 28, 1948, and died at age 63 years old on May 26, 2011.

Alexis Smith of Vallejo, Solano County, CA was born on November 18, 1948, and died at age 44 years old on October 15, 1993.

Alexis Sharday Smith of Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas was born on March 11, 1986, and died at age 21 years old on July 27, 2007.

Alexis C Smith was born on December 25, 1963, and died at age 41 years old on August 8, 2005. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis C Smith.

Alexis M Smith was born on August 1, 1983, and died at age 27 years old on February 12, 2011. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexis M Smith.