The Resume

(March 25, 1919-December 7, 1984)
Born in New York City, New York
Middle name is Carolyn
Sister to James Cagney
Portrayed Josie Cohan in 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (1942)
Acted in 'The Time of Your Life (1948),' 'A Lion Is in the Streets (1953),' and 'Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)'

Why she might be annoying:

She had the all the matronly good looks of Martha Scott.
Her movie career was inextricably linked to that of her more successful brother’s (she appeared in four of his films).
She filmed a television pilot, Satan's Waiting, in 1954, but it went unsold.

Why she might not be annoying:

She studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse.
She performed on Broadway in the original production of ‘The Iceman Cometh.’
In ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy,’ she played George Cohan’s sister opposite her real life brother (he won his first and only Oscar for the film).
She spent several years as a fashion commentator on the reality show forerunner Queen for a Day.
Her best film performance is considered to be in as the femme fatale opposite Mickey Rooney in ‘Quicksand.’

Credit: BoyWithTheGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 25]
• Film Noir Femme Fatales
• I Died in 1984 (Ranked: 65)
• I Died on Pearl Harbor Day [December 7] (Ranked: 1984)
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I Live in My Sibling's Shadow
• I Portrayed a Hooker
• I'm Buried at Pacific View Memorial Park [Corona del Mar, CA]
• Look at Me, I'm with James Cagney
• Profiles 57251-57500 (Ranked: 57414)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying