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name: "Kathryn Givney"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 October 1896"
died: "16 March 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T02:40:34.840266+00:00"
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# Kathryn Givney

Actor. Born 25 October 1896 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA. Died 16 March 1978.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 October 1896, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA
- **Died:** 16 March 1978
- **Active:** 1951–1954
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Givney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42529555, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0321469/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/163340

## Biography

Kathryn Givney was an American actress who worked in theatre and film. She made her Broadway debut in the 1920s and appeared in numerous stage productions through the 1940s, including *Ballyhoo* (1927), *Nightstick* (1927) and *This, Too, Shall Pass* (1946).

Her film career began in the early 1930s and continued into the 1960s. She is credited as Louise Eastman in *A Place in the Sun* (1951) and appeared in *Operation Pacific* (1951), *Three Coins in the Fountain* (1954), *Daddy Long Legs* (1955), *Guys and Dolls* (1955), *From the Terrace* (1960) and *That Touch of Mink* (1962). She also had roles in television series such as *Perry Mason* and *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Three Coins in the Fountain* (1954), Fi1m 60, as Mrs. Burgoyne — [page](https://film.one/film/three-coins-in-the-fountain.md)
- *A Place in the Sun* (1951), Fi1m 81, as Louise Eastman — [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Rhoda Dabney
- *Prudence and the Chief* (1970), as Letitia MacKenzie
- *Once You Kiss a Stranger...* (1969), as Margaret Granger, Diana's Aunt
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Evelyn Raymond
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Caroline Prescott
- *That Touch of Mink* (1962), as Mrs. Haskell
- *The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse* (1962), as Elena von Hartrott
- *Hazel* (1961), series, as Mrs. Hampton, Mrs. Fillmore, Mrs. Forbes-Craigie, Miss Warren
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Mrs. Wellman
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, as Grandma Collins
- *From the Terrace* (1960), as Mrs. St. John
- *Hong Kong* (1960), series, as Mrs. Dalman
- *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Diane Calloway
- *The Man in the Net* (1959), as Mrs. Carey
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Lucy Carmichael
- *The Donna Reed Show* (1958), series, as Mrs. Allison
- *A Certain Smile* (1958), as Madame Griot
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Amelia Harkens, Matilda Benson, Wilma Gregson
- *Meet McGraw* (1957), series, as Teacher
- *The Wayward Bus* (1957), as Bernice Pritchard
- *State Trooper* (1956), series, as Melissa Barlow
- *Congo Crossing* (1956), as Amelia Abbott
- *Guys and Dolls* (1955), as General Cartwright
- *Lady Godiva of Coventry* (1955), as Abbess
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Mrs. Princey, Mrs. Colton
- *Count Three and Pray* (1955), Actor
- *Daddy Long Legs* (1955), as Gertrude Pendleton
- *Three Coins in the Fountain* (1954), as Mrs. Burgoyne — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/three-coins-in-the-fountain.md)
- *Let's Do It Again* (1953), as Mrs. Randolph
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Grannie
- *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, as Deborah Ledyard
- *Too Young to Kiss* (1951), as Miss Benson
- *A Place in the Sun* (1951), as Louise Eastman — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md)
- *Double Crossbones* (1951), as Lady Montrose
- *Lightning Strikes Twice* (1951), as Myra Nolan
- *Operation Pacific* (1951), as Steele
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Miss Justin, Mrs. Proctor, Myra, Mrs. Vale
- *Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town* (1950), as Mrs. Victoria Masterson
- *Side Street* (1950), as Nurse Carter
- *My Friend Irma* (1949), as Mrs. Rhinelander
- *Isn't It Romantic?* (1948), as Clarisse Thayer
- *My Wife's an Angel* (1943), as Minerva
- *Lover Come Back* (1931), as Mrs. March
- *Follow Thru* (1930), as Mrs. Bascomb

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