Ruth Roman

 Ruth Roman, born Norma Roman, December 22nd, 1922 - September 9 1999, was an American actress. Her professional career began in the east coast of America as a stage actor before moving to Hollywood to pursue a career with films. She was in a variety of uncredited bit parts before she was chosen as the lead actress in the western Harmony Trail (1944) and in the title role in the serial film Jungle Queen (1945), her first film credit performances.Roman was first seen in the role of Belle Starr's Daughter as the title character in Belle Starr's Daughter (1948).She made her debut success in the role of The Window (1949) and the following year was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - actress for her performance in Champion (1949). The actress was under contract with Warner Bros. in the 1950s. After leaving Warner Bros. in the mid-1950s she continued to star in films as well as guest roles on television series. Roman also created films in Spain, Italy, and England. She was also a passenger aboard the SS Andrea Doria when it collided with another ship and sank in 1956. She was given the Sarah Siddons Award in 1959 for her role in the play Two for the Seesaw. The numerous appearances on television have earned her a place on the Hollywood Walk of FameNorma Roman was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Lithuanian Jewish parents, Mary Pauline (nee Gold) and Abraham "Anthony" Roman. A fortune teller told her mother that "Norma was unlucky," she was changed to Ruth. Her mother was a dancer and her father was a barker for an entertainment at the carnival in Revere Beach. She had two older sisters, Ann and Eve.