Thelma Alice Todd was an American actress and businesswoman often referred to by the nickname "The Ice Cream Blonde", also "Hot Toddy". Appearing in around 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers and a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in several Wheeler and Woolsey and Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which featured her in a part that was truncated by her suspicious death in 1935 at the age of 29.
Thelma Todd
Active - 1926 - 2014 |
Birth - Jul 29, 1906 |
Death - Dec 16, 1935 |
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music, Silent Film
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Subgenres - Musical, Silent Film, Buddy Film, Romantic Comedy, Silent Feature
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Alison Loyd, Hot Toddy, The Ice Cream Blonde-
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