- Country: USA
- Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1953-09-25
- Director: George Cukor (1899–1983)
- Writers: Ruth Gordon
- Language: English
- Stars: Spencer Tracy , Jean Simmons (I) (1929–2010) , Teresa Wright (I) (1918–2005) , Anthony Perkins , Ian Wolfe , Kay Williams , Mary Wickes , Norma Jean Nilsson , Dawn Bender , Erville Alderson
- Runtime: 90 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 3 nominations total
- AKA: The Actress (France, French Republic) , Teatergalen (Sweden) , Актриса , Papai Não Quer (Brazil) , ジ・アクトレス (Japan) , Aktorka (Poland) , The Actress , A Atriz (Brazil) , Fame and Fortune (United States of America) , Roem en fortuin (Belgium) , The Actress (United Kingdom) , Theaterfieber (Germany) , L'attrice (Italy) , Näyttelijätär (Finland) , A Actriz (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , La actriz (Spain) , Father and the Actress (United States of America) , The Actress (United States of America) , Theaterfieber , Years Ago (United States of America) , La actriz (Venezuela) , Gloire et fortune (Belgium) , La actriz (Argentina)
- Plot: Former seaman Clinton Jones now works at a lowly job. His daughter Ruth wants to become an actress. Clinton gets fired and Ruth rejects the advances of Fred Whitmarsh. Her father gives her his seaman's spyglass to sell as she heads for New York City.
- IMDB:tt0045471
The Actress Cast · · · ALL
George Cukor
(1899–1983)
Director
Spencer Tracy
Clinton Jones
Jean Simmons
(I)
(1929–2010)
Ruth Gordon Jones
Teresa Wright
(I)
(1918–2005)
Annie Jones
Anthony Perkins
Fred Whitmarsh
Ian Wolfe
Mr. Bagley
Kay Williams
Hazel Dawn
Mary Wickes
Emma Glavey
Norma Jean Nilsson
Anna
Dawn Bender
Katherine
Erville Alderson
Mike McGrath (uncredited)
Jackie Coogan
Inopportune (uncredited)