Kinda weird...
When I rooted around YouTube for a Judy Holliday video, another fantastic comedic actress came to mind; Rosalind Russell.
Often overlooked in favor of tragic blondes who died way too young, Rosalind Russell is a jewel waiting for rediscovery and reverence. Sometimes paired against Jean Harlow's working class girl, Russell's upper class maven was sharp enough to not envy or denigrate Harlow's station and possessed an inner recognition that their existence, no matter how different, wasn't destructive to either, a concept that hasn't occurred, despite so-called inroads within the feminist movement. Kitson's Team Whatzit, anyone?
Sadly, like Holliday, Russell fell to breast cancer, although she lived to age 69. And she was born on June 4th, the same day as another force of nature, Angelina Jolie.
Here are some clips from one of the first roles when her whirlwind energy knocked it out of the park. Russell's Sylvia Fowler from The Women, was one of the most despicable females to grace the stage and film, and yet, you would still want to hang around with her. Now that's charisma:
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