Olympe Bradna

Olympe Bradna

Born: August 12, 1920
Died: November 5, 2012
in Paris - France
From Wikipedia

Olympe Bradna (12 August 1920 – 5 November 2012) was a

French dancer and actress, later based in the United States for many years

until her death.

Branda appeared at 18 months of age with her parents, who

were world-famous bare back riders. At the age of eight (8) she was a successful

acrobatic dancer in a French version of Hit the Deck. Later she joined the

Folies Bergère. She danced in Stockholm, New York City and other world

capitals. She started her film career in France, then later moved to Hollywood,

California where she saw her greatest success. During her career she appeared

opposite such notables as Ronald Reagan, George Raft and Gary Cooper.

In May, 1941 Olympe married Douglas Woods Wilhoit, at which

point she retired from acting. For many years she and her family lived in

Stockton, California, before ultimately settling in Lodi, California. Together,

she and Douglas would have four children, five grandchildren and eight

great-grandchildren. They were married for over seventy years, with Douglas

passing away in February, 2012, just nine months prior to Olympe's death.

Movies for Olympe Bradna...

International Squadron
Title: International Squadron
Character: Jeanette
Released: August 13, 1941
Type: Movie
The true story of the exploits of the RAF's (Royal Air Force) foreign legion battling the German Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany's Air Force) during the early months of 1941 during WWII before America officially entered the war at the end of the year when Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan and Hitler declared war on the United States. The United States then drafted all of their airmen and fighter pilot aces into the United States Air Force for their own combat missions against the Luftwaffe
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Highway West
Title: Highway West
Character: Myra Abbott
Released: August 7, 1941
Type: Movie
A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.
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Knockout
Title: Knockout
Character: Angela Grinnelli
Released: March 29, 1941
Type: Movie
Johnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) needs to fight one more match to have enough money to get married to Angela (Olympe Bradna) and start on his dream to run and then own a gym. However, his manager makes sure that this does not happen and eventually Johnny embraces being a fighter, but Angela becomes increasingly unhappy.
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South of Pago Pago
Title: South of Pago Pago
Character: Malia
Released: July 19, 1940
Type: Movie
Sent by cutthroat pirates to turn Kehane’s head while they loot his island paradise of a fortune in pearls, Ruby instead falls for the young chief. Together, the two save Kehane’s people and their island home from the rapacious picaroons but at the tragic cost of their own future together.
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The Night of Nights
Title: The Night of Nights
Character: Marie Alyce O'Farrell
Released: December 1, 1939
Type: Movie
A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left him, and when his daughter triumphs in the revival of the play he dies contented.
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We're in the Movies, Now!
Title: We're in the Movies, Now!
Character: Herself
Released: March 18, 1939
Type: Movie
Promotion reel/souvenir of a 1939-40 meeting of the Paramount Studios sales people.
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Say It in French
Title: Say It in French
Character: Julie Lestrange Carrington
Released: November 25, 1938
Type: Movie
An American golf pro falls in love with a woman while visiting France; before long they are married and in the US. Upon their arrival, they are dismayed to discover that the golfer's parents have arranged for him to marry a wealthy socialite so they can use her money to support their business....
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Stolen Heaven
Title: Stolen Heaven
Character: Steffi
Released: May 11, 1938
Type: Movie
Two attractive jewel thieves, one female (Olympe Bradna), one male (Gene Raymond) escape together after their latest escapade and hide out in the home of an aged concert pianist (Lewis Stone). To cover their tracks and keep the old man from turning them in, the thieves pretend to arrange his comeback concert. The artifice becomes reality, the pianist makes a triumphant return, and the thieves reform. This 1938 film is not a remake of 1932's Stolen Heaven, which wove an entirely different story about a suicide pact.
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Souls at Sea
Title: Souls at Sea
Character: Babsie
Released: September 3, 1937
Type: Movie
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.
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The Last Train from Madrid
Title: The Last Train from Madrid
Character: Maria Bonda
Released: June 11, 1937
Type: Movie
The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.
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College Holiday
Title: College Holiday
Character: Felice L'Hommedieu
Released: December 19, 1936
Type: Movie
College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.
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Flofloche
Title: Flofloche
Character: Reine
Released: July 27, 1934
Type: Movie
The pharmacist Floche who was once the merry Flofloche, had a daughter by a dancer. He wants his daughter to become a pharmacist, but of course all she thinks about is dancing. And she dances while Mr. Floche finds happiness with a musichall star.
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Roger la Honte
Title: Roger la Honte
Character: Suzanne Laroque
Released: March 10, 1933
Type: Movie
1871. Roger Laroque accuses himself of a crime he did not commit to save his mistress, Julia de Noirville, from dishonor. He escapes from prison and is considered dead for fourteen years. Then he returns in the guise of a rich American in order to unmask the real murderer.