Looking Ahead: Monty's March Madness Favorite Actress Tournament #4

A look ahead at the Monty's March Madness Favorite Actress Tournament, part of which we'll be hosting here at the Monkey.

Voting begins March 5.

Marlene Dietrich
Birth Name: Marie Magdalene Dietrich
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Tough Broads and Pre-Code Babes" #2
Birth Date: December 27, 1901
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Height: 5' 6"
Film Debut: So sind die Männer (The Little Napoleon) (1923)
Academy Awards: 1 nomination, 0 wins
Katie Awards: Best Actress (Drama) (1930-31) (Morocco) and Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) (1948) (A Foreign Affair)
Three More To See: Shanghai Express, Destry Rides Again, Witness for the Prosecution

versus

Elsa Lanchester
Birth Name: Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Tough Broads and Pre-Code Babes" #7
Birth Date: October 28, 1902
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5' 4½"
Film Debut: The Scarlet Woman (1925)
Academy Awards: 2 nominations, 0 wins
Katie Awards: Best Supporting Actress (1935) (Bride of Frankenstein)
Three More To See: The Private Life of Henry VIII, Witness for the Prosecution, Bell Book and Candle

The winner of this match-up will face the winner of:

Joan Crawford
Birth Name: Lucille Fay LeSueur
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Tough Broads and Pre-Code Babes" #3
Birth Date: March 23, 1905
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
Height: 5' 5"
Film Debut: Pretty Ladies (1925)
Academy Awards: 3 nominations, 1 win (Best Actress, 1945) (Mildred Pierce)
Katie Awards: Best Actress (Drama) (1945) (Mildred Pierce)
Three More To See: Grand Hotel, The Women, Humoresque

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Norma Shearer
Birth Name: Edith Norma Shearer
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Tough Broads and Pre-Code Babes" #6
Birth Date: August 10, 1902
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec
Height: 5' 1"
Film Debut: The Star Boarder (1919)
Academy Awards: 5 nominations, 1 win (Best Actress, 1929-30) (The Divorcee)
Katie Awards: Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) (1931-32) (Private Lives)
Three More To See: The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, A Free Soul, The Women