Ruth Roman

 Ruth Roman, born Norma Roman, December 22nd, 1922 - September 9th, 1999 was an American actress. Her career began in the east coast of America as a stage actor before moving to Hollywood to make a name for herself in films. Before she was cast in western Harmony Trail (1944), Roman was also featured as the title character in Jungle Queen (1945), the first time she was credited with a role. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year and as an Actress for her role in Champion (1949). The actress was contracted to Warner Bros. in the 1950s. There she starred in a number of films, including the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train (1951). Roman also began to appear in guest roles on TV series in the mid-1950s. Roman also worked abroad and made films in England, Italy, and Spain. In 1956, she was also an occupant of the SS Andrea Doria that collided with another vessel and was sunk. In 1959, she was awarded the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in the play Two for the Seesaw. The numerous appearances on television earned her a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameNorma Roman was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Lithuanian Jewish parents, Mary Pauline (nee Gold) and Abraham "Anthony" Roman. Her name was changed to "Ruth" after an omen-teller informed her mother that "Norma" was an unlucky name. Her mother was a dancer and her father a barker in a sideshow at a carnival which they ran in Revere Beach, Massachusetts. Ann and Eve were her sisters older than her.