The Resume

(April 5, 1922-June 27, 2009)
Birth name is Josephine Owaissa Cottle
Starred in the TV series 'My Little Margie' (1952-55) and 'The Gale Storm Show' (1956-60)
Acted in 'Tom Brown's School Days (1940),' 'Revenge Of The Zombies (1943),' 'Sunbonnet Sue (1945),' and 'The Underworld Story (1950)'
Recorded 'I Hear You Knocking,' 'Memories Are Made of This,' 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love,' and 'Now Is the Hour'
Published the autobiography 'I Ain't Down Yet: The Autobiography of My Little Margie' (1981)

Why she might be annoying:

She was an alcoholic.
She named her daughter Susannah after her character on 'The Gale Storm Show.'
All four of her children appeared in one or both of her TV series (nepotism).
She took up tap dancing in her fifties to 'keep myself physically and mentally young.'

Why she might not be annoying:

Her father died when she was just 13 months old.
She realized she had become alcoholic, quit drinking and became an advocate for alcoholism treatment for women.
She was widowed twice - her first marriage lasted 45 years.
She has three stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame for TV, movies and music.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4051922)
• Cowboys and Gals
• Crooners
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Golden Boot Award Recipients (Ranked: 2004)
• I am a Texan
• I Attended the Opening Day of Disneyland [July 17, 1955]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [R-Z]
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 87)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I Portrayed Myself
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm Smooching
• Meaningful Names
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• Person to Person - Guests [L-Z]
• Poodle Owners
• Profiles 17751-18000 (Ranked: 17818)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 04]
• Stars of Universal Monster Movies
• Tap Dancers
• This is Your Life Honorees [L-Z]
• Weather Names

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 95.83% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 122 Votes: 47.54% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 177 Votes: 35.59% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 49 Votes: 32.65% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 170 Votes: 44.12% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 206 Votes: 42.23% Annoying