Actor
Ona Munson
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
Acting
1988 -- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage)
1947 -- The Red House | Mrs. Storm
1945 -- Dakota | 'Jersey' Thomas
1945 -- The Cheaters | Florie Watson
1943 -- Idaho | Belle Bonner
1942 -- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 |
1942 -- Drums of the Congo | Dr. Ann Montgomery
1941 -- The Shanghai Gesture | 'Mother' Gin Sling
1941 -- Wild Geese Calling | Clarabella
1941 -- Lady from Louisiana | Julie Mirbeau
1940 -- Wagons Westward | Julie O'Conover
1939 -- The Big Guy | Mary Whitlock
1939 -- Gone with the Wind | Belle Watling
1939 -- Legion of Lost Flyers | Martha Wilson
1939 -- Scandal Sheet | Kitty Mulhane
1938 -- His Exciting Night | Anne Baker
1931 -- Five Star Final | Kitty Carmody
1931 -- Broadminded | Constance Palmer
1931 -- The Hot Heiress | Juliette
1930 -- Going Wild | Ruth Howard
1930 -- An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee | Self
1928 -- The Head of the Family | (uncredited)
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