Jeanne Eagels
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Jeanne Eagels was an American stage and film actress. Eagels appeared in many Broadway productions, and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for
Eagels in 1923
Eagels photographed by Adolph de Meyer in 1921 wearing a dress and cape by Paris couturier Louise Chéruit
Eagels with George Arliss in the Broadway play Hamilton, 1917
Eagels featured in The Bellman, Volume 23, July 7, 1917
The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actress who has delivered a
Jeanne Eagels
…stage and film actress. Eagels appeared in many Broadway productions, and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her 1929 role in The Letter after dying suddenly that year at the age of 39. Eugenia Eagles was the second of six children born to Edward and Julia…
The 2026 recipient: Jessie Buckley
Janet Gaynor was the inaugural winner, for three films: 7th Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927).
Mary Pickford won for Coquette (1929).
Marie Dressler won for Min and Bill (1930).