---
name: "Alexis Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alexis-smith"
fi1m_id: "alexis-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0807252"
tmdb_id: 65284
wikidata_id: "Q242482"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 June 1921"
died: "9 June 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 87
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:56:38.070874+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alexis Smith

## Identity

Alexis Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alexis-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alexis-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0807252
- **TMDB ID:** 65284
- **Wikidata ID:** Q242482
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242482, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807252/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65284

Actor. Born 8 June 1921 in Penticton,  Canada. Died 9 June 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 June 1921, Penticton,  Canada
- **Died:** 9 June 1993
- **Active:** 1982–1993
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 87, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 86 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242482, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807252/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65284

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Age of Innocence*](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alexis Smith (1921–1993) was a Canadian-born American actress and singer. She appeared in numerous Hollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s, including *Gentleman Jim* (1942), *Conflict* (1945), *The Two Mrs. Carrolls* (1947) and *The Young Philadelphians* (1959).

She later returned to prominence on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for her performance in the musical *Follies* (1971–72). Smith also worked in television, with roles in series such as *Dallas* (1978) and *Cheers* (1982). Her final film appearance was as Louisa van der Luyden in *The Age of Innocence* (1993).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Age of Innocence* (1993), Fi1m 86, as Louisa van der Luyden — [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md)
- *Cheers* (1982), Fi1m 88, as Alice Anne Volkman — [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Age of Innocence* (1993), as Louisa van der Luyden — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md)
- *Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair* (1988), as Tessa Menard
- *Hothouse* (1988), series, as Lily Garrison Shannon
- *Tough Guys* (1986), as Belle
- *Dress Gray* (1986), series, as Mrs. Iris Rylander
- *A Death in California* (1985), series, as Honey Niven
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Alice Anne Volkman — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)
- *The Trout* (1982), as Gloria, a rich American
- *Dallas* (1978), series, as Lady Jessica Montford
- *Casey's Shadow* (1978), as Sarah Blue
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Justina Downey, Amanda Drake
- *The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane* (1976), as Mrs. Cora Hallet
- *Once Is Not Enough* (1975), as Deidre Milford Granger
- *Nightside* (1973), as Smitty
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Loraine Lucas
- *The Young Philadelphians* (1959), as Carol Wharton
- *This Happy Feeling* (1958), as Nita Hollaway
- *Beau James* (1957), as Allie Walker
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, as Emily Hefferan
- *The Eternal Sea* (1955), as Sue Hoskins
- *The Sleeping Tiger* (1954), as Glenda Esmond
- *Split Second* (1953), as Kay Garven
- *The Turning Point* (1952), as Amanda Waycross
- *Cave of Outlaws* (1951), as Elizabeth Trent
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Vivian Braxton
- *Here Comes the Groom* (1951), as Winifred Stanley
- *Undercover Girl* (1950), as Christine Miller
- *Wyoming Mail* (1950), as Mary Williams
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Fiona, Liliy
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor
- *Montana* (1950), as Maria Singleton
- *Any Number Can Play* (1949), as Lon Kyng
- *One Last Fling* (1949), as Olivia Pearce
- *South of St. Louis* (1949), as Rouge de Lisle
- *Whiplash* (1948), as Laurie Durant
- *The Decision of Christopher Blake* (1948), as Evelyn Blake
- *The Woman in White* (1948), as Marian Halcombe
- *Always Together* (1947), as The Bride (uncredited)
- *Stallion Road* (1947), as Rory Teller
- *The Two Mrs. Carrolls* (1947), as Cecily Latham
- *Okay for Sound* (1946), Actor
- *Of Human Bondage* (1946), as Nora Nesbitt
- *Night and Day* (1946), as Linda Lee Porter
- *One More Tomorrow* (1946), as Cecelia Henry
- *San Antonio* (1945), as Jeanne Star
- *Rhapsody in Blue* (1945), as Christine Gilbert
- *Conflict* (1945), as Evelyn Turner
- *The Horn Blows at Midnight* (1945), as Elizabeth
- *The Doughgirls* (1944), as Nan Curtiss Dillon
- *The Adventures of Mark Twain* (1944), as Olivia Langdon Clemens
- *The Constant Nymph* (1943), as Florence Creighton
- *Gentleman Jim* (1942), as Victoria Ware
- *Steel Against the Sky* (1941), as Helen Powers
- *The Smiling Ghost* (1941), as Elinor Bentley
- *Dive Bomber* (1941), as Linda Fisher
- *Singapore Woman* (1941), as Miss Oswald, North's Secretary (uncredited)
- *Here Comes Happiness* (1941), as Blonde (uncredited)
- *The Great Mr. Nobody* (1941), as Woman in Office (uncredited)
- *Flight from Destiny* (1941), as Young Woman Saying 'I Wish She Was Dead'
- *Lady with Red Hair* (1940), as Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
- *Alice in Movieland* (1940), as Carlo's Guest (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Alexis Smith 1943](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-b094a320837c.jpg) Alexis Smith 1943 — Cine Mundial / Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Alexis_Smith_1943.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Alexis Smith](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-bc91fc18f822.jpg) Alexis Smith — Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Alexis_Smith_Photograph_of_Hollywood_celebrities_and_dignitaries_at_Roosevelt_Birthday_Ball_activities_in_Washington_-_NARA_-_199317.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Canadian-born American actress Alexis Smith (1942)](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-1e82d9624093.jpg) Canadian-born American actress Alexis Smith (1942) — Elmer Fryer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Alexis_Smith_by_Elmer_Fryer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Canadian-born American actress Alexis Smith in "Here Comes the Groom" (1951)](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-d88191ea8ab4.jpg) Canadian-born American actress Alexis Smith in "Here Comes the Groom" (1951) — Whitey Schafer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Alexis_Smith_by_Whitey_Schafer.jpg/1280px-Alexis_Smith_by_Whitey_Schafer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alexis Smith](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-df19cc1167b9.jpg) Alexis Smith — Image via TMDB
- ![Alexis Smith](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-f9061f1c7288.jpg) Alexis Smith — Image via TMDB
- ![Alexis Smith](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-4cb86c685704.jpg) Alexis Smith — Image via TMDB
- ![Alexis Smith](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-6f76dada1070.jpg) Alexis Smith — Whitey Schafer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alexis_Smith_by_Whitey_Schafer_2.jpg/1280px-Alexis_Smith_by_Whitey_Schafer_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alexis Smith](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-29ed1da66431.jpg) Alexis Smith — Image via TMDB
- ![Alexis Smith](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-181356bd72f8.jpg) Alexis Smith — Image via TMDB
- ![Alexis Smith](https://film.one/media/person/82782/gallery-571c6ee14f16.jpg) Alexis Smith — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1990: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Cheers*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1979: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1972: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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