Actor
Paulette Goddard
Born 3 June 1910 · Whitestone Landing, Long Island, New York, USA — died 23 April 1990
Paulette Goddard (1910–1990) was an American actress who began as a Ziegfeld Girl and became a leading Paramount star of the 1940s. She is best remembered for her roles opposite Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times and The Great Dictator, and for comedies and adventure films of the era.
Key films
Modern Times (1936)
Her breakthrough, playing the Gamin opposite Charlie Chaplin's Tramp in his last major silent-style film.
The Great Dictator (1940)
Chaplin's first full sound film, with Goddard as the ghetto laundress Hannah, a landmark anti-fascist satire.
The Women (1939)
Played Miriam Aarons in the celebrated all-female MGM ensemble comedy.
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Paired with Bob Hope in a hit comedy-thriller that established her as a Paramount star.
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
World War II nurse drama that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Key awards
- 1944 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actress, for So Proudly We Hail!
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 73
- 1929Berth Marks · as Train Passenger (uncredited)Actor
- 1929The Locked Door · as Girl on Rum Boat (uncredited)Actor
- 1930Whoopee! · as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Actor
- 1931City Streets · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)Actor
- 1931Palmy Days · as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Actor
- 1931Ladies of the Big House · as Inmate in Midst of Crowd (uncredited)Actor
- 1931The Girl Habit · as Lingerie salesgirlActor
- 1932Pack Up Your Troubles · as Bridesmaid (uncredited)Actor
- 1932The Mouthpiece · as Platinum Blonde at Party (Uncredited)Actor
- 1932The Kid from Spain · as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Actor
- 1932Show Business · as Blonde Train Passenger (uncredited)Actor
- 1932Girl Grief · as StudentActor
- 1932Broadway Gossip No.2Actor
- 1933Roman Scandals · as Shantytown Resident /Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Actor
- 1933The Bowery · as Blonde (uncredited)Actor
- 1933All at Sea · as SelfActor
- 1933Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1934Kid Millions · as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Modern Times · as A GaminActor
- 1936The Bohemian Girl · as Gypsy VagabondActor
- 1938The Young in Heart · as Leslie SaundersActor
- 1938Dramatic School · as NanaActor
- 1939The Women · as Miriam AaronsActor
- 1939The Cat and the Canary · as Joyce NormanActor
- 1940The Great Dictator · as HannahActor
- 1940The Ghost Breakers · as Mary CarterActor
- 1940North West Mounted Police · as Louvette CorbeauActor
- 1941Hold Back the Dawn · as Anita ShaughnessyActor
- 1941Second Chorus · as Ellen MillerActor
- 1941Pot o' Gold · as Molly McCorkleActor
- 1941Nothing but the Truth · as Gwen SaundersActor
- 1942Reap the Wild Wind · as Loxi ClaiborneActor
- 1942Star Spangled Rhythm · as Paulette GoddardActor
- 1942The Lady Has Plans · as Sidney RoyceActor
- 1942The Forest Rangers · as Celia Huston StuartActor
- 1943So Proudly We Hail · as Lt. Joan O'DoulActor
- 1943The Crystal Ball · as Toni GerardActor
- 1944I Love a Soldier · as Evelyn ConnorsActor
- 1944Standing Room Only · as Jane RogersActor
- 1945Kitty · as KittyActor
- 1945Duffy's Tavern · as Paulette GoddardActor
- 1946The Diary of a Chambermaid · as CélestineActor
- 1947Unconquered · as AbbyActor
- 1947An Ideal Husband · as Laura CheveleyActor
- 1947Variety Girl · as Paulette GoddardActor
- 1947Suddenly It's Spring · as Mary MorelyActor
- 1948On Our Merry Way · as Martha PeaseActor
- 1948Hazard · as Ellen CraneActor
- 1948A Yank Comes Back · as SelfActor
- 1949Bride of Vengeance · as Lucretia BorgiaActor
- 1949Anna Lucasta · as Anna LucastaActor
- 1950The Torch · as Mariá Dolores PeñafielActor
- 1952Babes in Bagdad · as KyraActor
- 1953Vice Squad · as Mona RossActor
- 1953Paris Model · as Betty BarnesActor
- 1953Sins of Jezebel · as JezebelActor
- 1954The Unholy Four · as AngieActor
- 1954Charge of the Lancers · as TanyaActor
- 1961Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1961The Phantom · as Mrs. HarrisActor
- 1964Time of Indifference · as MariagraziaActor
- 1972The Female Instinct · as Norma TreatActor
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1988South of RenoActor
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1994That's Entertainment! III · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1995The Casting CouchActor
- 1998Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2000Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2011The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017This Is Bob Hope... · as actress in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021The Real Charlie Chaplin · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.