Ona Munson
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Ona Munson (June 16, 1903 – February 11, 1955) was an American actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of prostitute Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind (1939). She first came to fame on Broadway as the singing and dancing ingenue in the original production of No, No, Nanette. From this, Munson had a very successful stage and radio career in 1930s in New York. She introduced the song "You're the Cream in My Coffee" in the 1927 Broadway musical Hold Everything. Her first starring role was...
Known For
Filmography
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
The Red House
1947
as Mrs. Storm
Dakota
1945
as Jersey Thomas
The Cheaters
1945
as Florie Watson
Idaho
1943
as Belle Bonner
Drums of the Congo
1942
as Dr. Ann Montgomery
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
The Shanghai Gesture
1941
as 'Mother' Gin Sling
Lady from Louisiana
1941
as Julie Mirbeau
Wild Geese Calling
1941
as Clarabella
Wagons Westward
1940
as Julie O'Conover
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Belle Watling
Scandal Sheet
1939
as Kitty Mulhane
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939
as Martha Wilson
The Big Guy
1939
as Mary Whitlock
His Exciting Night
1938
as Anne Baker
Five Star Final
1931
as Kitty Carmody
Broadminded
1931
as Constance Palmer
The Hot Heiress
1931
as Juliette
Going Wild
1930
as Ruth Howard
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
The Head of the Family
1928
as (uncredited)