The Resume

(September 17, 1903-March 1, 1979)
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Appeared in the films 'Lawful Larceny' (1923), 'The Sea Beast' (1926), 'Old San Francisco' (1927), 'Glorious Betsy' (1928), 'Noah's Ark' (1928), 'The Madonna of Avenue A' (1929), 'Expensive Women' (1931), 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' (1936), 'The Magnificent Ambersons' (1942) and 'This Is the Army' (1943)
Married John Barrymore (1928-35)
Grandmother of Drew Barrymore

Why she might be annoying:

She made her film debut as a fairy at age six.
She had a difficult transition to talking films due to a pronounced lisp.
She retired to raise a family, but returned to the movies after divorcing Barrymore.
She retired from films a second time because of damage to her sensitive skin from heavy cinema makeup.
She became a reclusive avocado farmer.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was nicknamed 'The Goddess of the Silver Screen' (1926).
During a long kissing scene with John Barrymore in 'The Sea Beast,' she fainted into his arms.
She caught pneumonia during the filming of the flood scene in 'Noah's Ark.'
She worked with a speech coach for two years to rid herself of her lisp.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AC/DC
• Barrymore Family
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 11]
• Child Stars [1900s and 1910s]
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Died in 1979 (Ranked: 75)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Have Emphysema
• I Lisp
• I Married My Co-Star
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• I Was a Child Star
• I'm Buried at Calvary Cemetery [2004]
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• Norman Rockwell Portraits
• Profiles 23001-23250 (Ranked: 23027)
• Ravaged Faces
• Recluses
• WAMPAS Baby Stars (Ranked: 1926)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying