Veda Ann Borg
Veda Ann Borg was an American film and television actress.
Early years
Borg was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Gottfried Borg, a Swedish immigrant, and Minna Noble. She became a model in 1936 before winning a contract at Paramount Pictures. An item in a 1936 newspaper described her as a "former New York and Boston manakin" when her signing with Paramount was announced.
Film
Soon after Borg signed her contract with Paramount, studio officials decided to change her name to Ann Noble for her work in films. However, a newspaper article reported, "Miss Borg contended that her own name is more descriptive of her personality than Ann Noble." Her argument was successful, and she retained her name.
She appeared in more than 100 films, including Mildred Pierce, Chicken Every Sunday, Love Me or Leave Me, Guys and Dolls, Thunder in the Sun, You're Never Too Young, and The Alamo, in which she portrayed the blind Nell Robertson, who dramatically coaxes her husband, Jocko to remain at the Alamo rather than leaving to care for her, knowing his death was probable.
Television
Borg began accepting parts in television when the new medium opened up. From 1952 through 1961, she appeared on shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, General Electric Theater, The 20th Century-Fox Hour, The Abbott and Costello Show, The Restless Gun, Bonanza, The Red Skelton Show, Adventures of Superman, Wild Bill Hickok, and Mr. & Mrs. North, among many others. In early 1953, she was the first actress cast as "Honeybee Gillis" in The Life of Riley TV series, replaced a short time later by first Marie Brown, then Gloria Blondell.
Personal life
A car crash in 1939 required surgical reconstruction of Borg's face.
Borg was married briefly to Paul Herrick and to film director Andrew McLaglen, with whom she had a son: Andrew Victor McLaglen II. Both marriages ended in divorce.
Borg died of cancer in Hollywood in 1973, aged 58. She was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.
Partial filmography
Three Cheers for Love - Consuelo DormantMen in Exile - Rita CraneSan Quentin - HelenKid Galahad - The RedheadThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop - GladysThe Singing Marine - DianePublic Wedding - BerniceMarry the Girl - Nurse with Cartoon on UniformConfession - XeniaVarsity Show - Passerby It's Love I'm After - ElsieAlcatraz Island - The Red HeadSubmarine D-1 - DollyMissing Witnesses - Miss Friday She Loved a Fireman - Betty WilliamsOver the Wall - MaxineThe Law Comes to Texas - Dora LewisMiracle on Main Street - FloThe Shadow - Margot LaneCafe Hostess - Cafe Hostess I Take This Oath - FloDr. Christian Meets the Women - Carol ComptonLaughing at Danger - CelesteGlamour for Sale - LucilleHit Parade of 1941 - Police Rookie - Flo Bitter Sweet - ManonMelody Ranch - Receptionist Behind the News - BessieArkansas Judge - Hettie HustonThe Penalty - JulieI'll Wait for You - Manicurist The Get-Away - Black's Blonde Dance Hall Pickup The Pittsburgh Kid - Barbara EllisonDown in San Diego - Cashier Honky Tonk - PearlThe Corsican Brothers - MariaDuke of the Navy - MaureenTwo Yanks in Trinidad - BubblesShe's in the Army - Diane JordanI Married an Angel - Ilona Prohaska Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon - Bar Singer Something to Shout About - Flo BentleyMurder in Times Square - Fiona MaclairFalse Faces - Joyce FordIsle of Forgotten Sins - LuanaRevenge of the Zombies - Lila Von AltermannThe Girl from Monterrey - Flossie RankinThe Unknown Guest - Helen WalkerSmart Guy - LeeStanding Room Only - Peggy FullerDetective Kitty O'Day - Mrs. WentworthMarked Trails - Blanche - aka Mary Conway, aka SusannaThe Girl Who Dared - Cynthia Harrison / Sylvia ScottThe Big Noise - Mayme CharltonIrish Eyes Are Smiling - Belle La TourThe Falcon in Hollywood - Billie AtkinsWhat a Blonde - Pat CampbellFog Island - SylviaBring On the Girls - Girl at Bar with Phil Rough, Tough and Ready - Lorine GrayDon Juan Quilligan - Beattle LaRueScared Stiff - Flo RossonDangerous Intruder - JennyJungle Raiders - Cora BellLove, Honor and Goodbye - MargeMildred Pierce - Miriam EllisLife with Blondie - HazelAvalanche - Claire JeremyBig Town - Vivian LeRoyAccomplice - Joyce Kimball BonniwellWife Wanted - Nola ReedThe Fabulous Suzanne - MaryThe Pilgrim Lady - Eve StandishThe Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer - Agnes PrescottMother Wore Tights - Rosemary OlcottBlonde Savage - Connie HarperJulia Misbehaves - LouiseChicken Every Sunday - Rita KirbyMississippi Rhythm - JeanetteOne Last Fling - Gaye Winston LardnerForgotten Women - Clair DunningRider from Tucson - Gypsy AveryThe Kangaroo Kid - Stella GreyHold That Line - Candy CalinAaron Slick from Punkin Crick - Girl in RedBig Jim McLain - MadgeA Perilous Journey - SadieMister Scoutmaster - BlondeHot News - Doris BurtonThree Sailors and a Girl - Faye FossBitter Creek - WhiteyLove Me or Leave Me - Dance Hall Hostess You're Never Too Young - Mrs. NoonanGuys and Dolls - LaverneI'll Cry Tomorrow - Waitress Alfred Hitchcock Presents - LucilleFrontier Gambler - Francie MerrittNaked Gun - Susan StarkThe Wings of Eagles - The Restless Gun - Episode "Mercyday"The Fearmakers - Vivian LoderThunder in the Sun - Marie The Alamo - Blind Nell Robertson