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Louella Parsons was the first American movie columnist and a screenwriter. She was retained by William Randolph Hearst because she had championed Hearst's mistress Marion Davies and subsequently became an influential figure in Hollywood. At her peak, her columns were read by 20 million people in 400 newspapers worldwide.
Birth Name
Louella Rose Oettinger
Born
Saturday, 06 August 1881
Died
Saturday, 09 December 1972
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Reagans | Self - Gossip Columnist | 2020 |
| Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger | Self | 2010 |
| Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star | Self | 2002 |
| Junket Whore | Self | 1998 |
| American Experience | Self | 1988 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Herself | 1963 |
| The Right Approach | Newspaper Columnist | 1961 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self | 1956 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Reagans | Self - Gossip Columnist | 2020 |
| Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger | Self | 2010 |
| Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star | Self | 2002 |
| Junket Whore | Self | 1998 |
| American Experience | Self | 1988 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Herself | 1963 |
| The Right Approach | Newspaper Columnist | 1961 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self | 1956 |
| Climax! | Self | 1954 |
| Susan Slept Here | Telephone Interviewer | 1954 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Starlift | Louella Parsons | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Awards Presenter / Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Corpse Came C.O.D. | Herself / Louella Parsons | 1947 |
| Without Reservations | Louella Parsons | 1946 |
| Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary | Self | 1945 |
| Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Herself / Self | 1940 |
| Hollywood Hotel | Louella Parsons | 1937 |
| Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | 1934 | |
| Show People | Louella Parsons | 1928 |
