Occupation Actress Name Florence Wix | Years active 1924–1953 Role Character actress | |
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Born May 16, 1883 ( 1883-05-16 ) Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Died November 23, 1956, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies A Notorious Affair, The Return of Boston Blackie, The Female, Dressed to Kill Similar People Harry O Hoyt, Bert Kalmar, Irving Cummings, William Wyler, Lloyd Bacon | ||
Florence Wix, also known as Flo Wix, was an English-born American character actress who worked from the 1920s in silent films through sound films of the 1950s. Born on May 16, 1883 in Hertfordshire in England, she would make her screen debut in the 1924 film Secrets, starring Betty Compson and Noah Beery. While some sources indicate that she appeared in over 100 films, the American Film Institute Database only has her listed in 48. Some of the more notable films she appeared in include: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, and Claude Rains; William Wyler's 1942 classic drama, Mrs. Miniver, starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon; and 1947's comedy, The Farmer's Daughter, starring Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, and Ethel Barrymore. Her final screen appearance would be in The Story of Three Loves (1953). Wix died on November 23, 1956 in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California, and was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Filmography
(Per AFI database)