Georgia Backus

Born: 1900-10-12

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Biography

Georgia Belden Backus was an American character actress on stage, radio and screen. She was also a writer, director and producer of radio dramas. In 1930 she was named dramatic director of the Columbia Broadcasting System, to guide the development of the new art of the radio play.

Known For

Citizen Kane
The Magnificent Ambersons
I Married a Witch
Copper Canyon
Force of Evil
Too Late for Tears
So Ends Our Night
No Man of Her Own
Cause for Alarm!
The Mark of the Renegade

Top Movie Credits

Citizen Kane Bertha Anderson
The Magnificent Ambersons Matron (uncredited)
I Married a Witch Older Woman (uncredited)
Copper Canyon Martha Bassett
Force of Evil Sylvia Morse (uncredited)
Too Late for Tears Woman (uncredited)
So Ends Our Night Mrs. Kern (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own Nurse (uncredited)
Cause for Alarm! Mrs. Warren
The Mark of the Renegade Duenna Concepcion