Born in Waterbury, CT. Stylish, versatile Hollywood star with a penchant for sophisticated comedy. The daughter of a lawyer and a fashion editor, she went on stage in the late 1920s and made her film debut in 1934. At first she played many dramatic parts but in the early 1940s found her niche in bright comedies, in which she was often typecast as a well-tailored, efficient career girl trading sarcastic witticisms with her men. Later in the decade she returned to dramas and her career went on a decline. At the Awards ceremonies in 1948, she was the odd-on favorite to win the Best Actress Oscar® for her performance in MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA, which had been predicted by a Daily Variety poll. An early issue of the Los Angeles Times had printed a headline: "ROZ RUSSELL WINS OSCAR." However, Loretta Young was the surprise winner for THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER. In 1956, she refused to be placed in the "best supporting" category when Columbia Pictures wanted to promote her for an Academy Award nomination for her role as Rosemary in PICNIC (1955). Many felt she would have won had she cooperated. Roz bounced back in the late 1950s with AUNTIE MAME (1958), repeating her earlier triumph on the stage, for which she received her fourth Oscar nomination. In 1972 she received a special Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, for her charity work. From the 1960s she was seen mostly in character parts. She was married to producer Frederick Brisson from 1941 until her death in 1976. Premiere Magazine ranked her performance as Hildy Johnson in 1940's HIS GIRL FRIDAY at #28 on its 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). Visit the Internet Movie Database to view a listing of Russell's film and television credits.  Nominated for Actress 1942: MY SISTER EILEEN  Nominated for Actress 1946: SISTER KENNY  Nominated for Actress 1947: MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA  Nominated for Actress 1958: AUNTIE MAME  Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1972. 4 nominations, 1 Honorary Award