About
Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war.
Known for
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948
Your Show of ShowsSeries • 1950
The 39 StepsMovie • 1935
North West Mounted PoliceMovie • 1940
Secret AgentMovie • 1936
The Prisoner of ZendaMovie • 1937
The General Died at DawnMovie • 1936
The FanMovie • 1949
Lloyd's of LondonMovie • 1936
My Favorite BlondeMovie • 1942