Bankhead, Tallulah, << tuh LOO luh >> (1902-1968), was an American stage and motion-picture actress. She was noted for her husky voice and colorful, sophisticated personality. She received praise for her performances in the plays The Little Foxes (1939) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942). Her best-known film performance came in Lifeboat (1944).
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was born on Jan. 31, 1902, in Huntsville, Alabama. She made both her motion-picture debut and her Broadway stage debut in 1918. From 1923 to 1931, Bankhead lived in London, where she became a popular stage actress. She died on Dec. 12, 1968.
