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Regina Wallace
Wallace in 1900
Born(1886-09-01)September 1, 1886
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1978(1978-02-13) (aged 91)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1913–1963

Regina Wallace (September 1, 1886[1] – February 13, 1978) was an American film and theatre actress.

Born in Trenton, New Jersey,[1] Wallace began her career in 1913, performing in New York, where she appeared in the Broadway play A Good Little Devil,[2] under the name Reggie Wallace.[3] She also appeared in Broadway productions of Friendly Enemies, The Male Animal,[4] The Breaking Point, The Show-Off and First Lady, among others.[5] From 1956 to 1962 Wallace appeared in the Broadway production of My Fair Lady.[2]

Wallace's film credits include Scattergood Rides High, Rachel and the Stranger, Mr. Skeffington, Behind Prison Walls, My Foolish Heart, Two Blondes and a Redhead, Avalanche, The Dark Corner, Sherlock Holmes in Washington and The Adventures of Martin Eden.[2]

Wallace died in February 1978 of a stroke at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey.[2][6]

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  1. ^ a b Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 567. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d "Regina Wallace, Actress For Stage, Films and TV". The New York Times. March 9, 1978. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Reggie Wallace". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Beckerman, Bernard; Siegman, Howard (1973). On Stage: Selected Theater Reviews from the New York Times, 1920-1970. Quadrangle. p. 221. ISBN 9780812903638 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Reggina Wallace". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Actress Regina Wallace, 86; veteran of stage and screen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 11, 1978. p. 27. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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