Italian actress Sophia Loren (Sofia Villani Scicolone) was the first
actress of the talkie era to win an Academy Award for a non-English-
speaking performance, for her portrayal of Cesira in the 1960 film
Two Women.

1957

            Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996)

The French-born actress began her career in Broadway productions during the 
1920s, progressing to film and talking pictures. She had a successful film career 
with Paramount Pictures, and is recognized as one of the leading ladies of comedy 
movies. Colbert was the highest paid actress in American cinema during the late 
1930s. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her comedic performance
in It Happened One Night (1934), and also received Academy Award nominations
for her dramatic roles in Private Worlds (1935), and Since You Went Away (1944).  

Colbert retired from film in 1961 and in 1999, the American Film Institute placed her 
at number twelve on their "AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Stars" list of the "50 Greatest
American Screen Legends".

January 1937

English actress Jacqueline Bisset has been nominated for four Golden 
Globe Awards and an Emmy Award. She is known for her roles in such 
films as Casino Royale (1967), Bullitt (1968), Airport (1970), The Deep
(1977), Class (1983), and the FX-TV series Nip/Tuck (2006). Bisset is
Godmother to actress Angelina Jolie.  

Linda Ann Gray is a screen and stage actress, director, producer and
former model.She is best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing on the
long running CBS television series Dallas (1978-1989), for which she
was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

The cast of “Dallas” today are from left: Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman

1958

Emmy award winning comedian Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar is best
known for the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and
Caesar’s Hour,