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Rita Gam was an American film and television actress and documentary filmmaker. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Birth Name
Rita Eleanore MacKay
Born
Saturday, 02 April 1927
Died
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling | Self - Panelist of To Tell the Truth | 2005 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Rowing Through | Iris Biglow | 1996 |
| Midnight | Heidi | 1989 |
| Yad Vashem: Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future | Narrator | 1989 |
| Distortions | Mildred Tyson | 1987 |
| Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self - Roommate | 1987 |
| Tucker's Witch | Beatrice | 1982 |
| Romance Theatre | Mitzi | 1982 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Lisa Brisson | 1979 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling | Self - Panelist of To Tell the Truth | 2005 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Rowing Through | Iris Biglow | 1996 |
| Midnight | Heidi | 1989 |
| Yad Vashem: Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future | Narrator | 1989 |
| Distortions | Mildred Tyson | 1987 |
| Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self - Roommate | 1987 |
| Tucker's Witch | Beatrice | 1982 |
| Romance Theatre | Mitzi | 1982 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Lisa Brisson | 1979 |
| Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Xantha | 1978 |
| Law and Disorder | Woman in Cab | 1974 |
| Garden of Death | Helena Boardman | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Cynthia Zakarian | 1974 |
| Harry O | Naomi Cline | 1973 |
| Such Good Friends | Doria | 1971 |
| McMillan & Wife | Pam Crane | 1971 |
| Shoot Out | Emma | 1971 |
| Klute | Trina / Trina Gruneman | 1971 |
| Hidden Faces | Mimi Jaffe | 1968 |
| Mannix | Dr. Ernestine Waldo | 1967 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Rosita | 1966 |
| Family Affair | Louise Marshall | 1966 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Detta | 1964 |
| Girl Talk | Self | 1963 |
| No Exit | Estelle | 1962 |
| King of Kings | Herodias | 1961 |
| Hannibal | Sylvia | 1959 |
| Costa Azzurra | Rita Eldmont / Rita | 1959 |
| Sierra Baron | Felicia Delmonte | 1958 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Guest Panelist | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Elsie | 1956 |
| Mohawk | Onida | 1956 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Loti | 1955 |
| Magic Fire | Cosima Liszt | 1955 |
| Sign of the Pagan | Kubra | 1954 |
| Night People | Ricky Cates | 1954 |
| Saadia | Saadia | 1953 |
| The Motorola Television Hour | Anna | 1953 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Polly Chalmers | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The Virtuous Island") | 1952 |
| The Thief | The Girl | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Mimi | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self | 1951 |
| Charlie Wild, Private Detective | Lisa | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Self - 1st Lucky Strike Commercial / Woman in Commercial | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Leah | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self / Self - Actress | 1950 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Panelist | 1950 |
| Studio One | Rain | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Lights Out | Girl | 1946 |
| Front Row Center | Anna Deasy | 1945 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |
