Ruth Roman

 Ruth Roman, born Norma Roman, December 22, 1922 - September 9 1999 was an American actress. Her career began in the east coast of America as a stage actor and then moved to Hollywood to make a name for herself in films. She was featured in numerous part parts that were not acknowledged until she was chosen as the lead actress in the western Harmony Trail (1944) and in the title role of the serial film Jungle Queen (1945), her first credited film performances.Roman was first seen in the title role of Belle Starr's Daughter (1948).She made her debut recognition with her role in The Window (1949) and a year later was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - actress for her performance in Champion (1949). She was under contract to Warner Bros. in the 1950s. There she starred in several films including the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train (1951). Roman began to appear in guest roles on television shows in the mid-1950s. Roman also made films in Spain, Italy, and England. Also, she was a passenger on the SS Andrea Doria when it struck another vessel and then sank in the year 1956. In 1959, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in the play Two for the Seesaw. She was a TV star who earned a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame for her numerous TV appearances.Norma Roman was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents Mary Pauline (nee Gold), and Abraham "Anthony” Roman in Lynn, Massachusetts. The fortune-teller who advised her mother that "Norma was unlucky," she was changed to Ruth. Her mother was a professional dancer and her father worked as a barker for the carnival sideshow they ran in Revere Beach. She had two older sisters: Ann and Eve.