Quick Facts
Intro | American actor | ||
Was | Actor Film actor | ||
From | United States of America | ||
Field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
Gender | female | ||
Birth | 10 September 1924, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA | ||
Death | 13 November 2007, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (aged 83 years) | ||
Star sign | Virgo | ||
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Biography
Georgiana Paula Young (née Belzer; September 10, 1924 – November 13, 2007) was an American actress and the maternal younger half-sister of actresses Loretta Young, Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane. She had a brief career in film, appearing alongside her sisters in the biographical drama The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), followed by bit parts in two other films.
Biography
Georgiana Young was born Georgiana Paula Belzer in Los Angeles on September 10, 1924, the daughter of George Uncus Belzer and Gladys Royal. Along with her half-sisters, she was raised Roman Catholic.
Young's acting career was short-lived, though she appeared in three films. Her debut role was as Berta Hubbard, sister of Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, in Irving Cummings's 1939 biographical film The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, opposite her half-sisters Loretta (as Mabel), Sally and Polly Ann. She would later have bit parts in two other films: No, No, Nanette (1940) and Border Incident (1949), the latter of which starred her husband, actor Ricardo Montalbán, whom she married in 1944.
Personal life
After seeing her performance in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), actor Ricardo Montalbán became enamored with Young. The two subsequently met at a party in 1944, and married only days later.
They were married until her death in 2007 at age 83 from undisclosed causes. The couple had four children.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Berta Hubbard | |
1940 | No, No, Nanette | Show Girl | Uncredited |
1949 | Border Incident | Woman | Uncredited |
1972 | This Is Your Life | Herself | Episode "Don Rickles" |
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