ALEXIS SMITH BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY: 

Alexis Smith was born on June 8th, 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia in Canada with the birth name Gladys Smith.  As a young girl she was involved in taking ballet lessons and after completing High School she went to college at Los Angeles City College where she earned a degree in drama.
 
In 1941 a scout from Warner Brothers saw her in a production and signed her to a contract.  She worked with some of the best male talent in Hollywood such as Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Errol Flynn and Bing Crosby.
 
Alexis was not only admired for her beauty but she was one of the few female actresses during this era that was given the opportunity to show she had a talent for acting as well.  She was also well admired for her professional mannerisms on set and was very easy to get along with and liked by all. 

Some of her more well known film work included roles on, "Dive Bomber" (1941), "Gentleman Jim" (1942), "The Constant Nymph" (1943), "Night and Day" (1946), "Conflict" (1944), "The Two Mrs. Carrolls'" (1947) and "Any Number Can Play" (1949). 
 
She also worked on a number of films that did not fare so well with critics such as her role in the films, "The Woman in White" (1948), "Here Comes the Groom" (1951) and "The Turning Point" (1952).    
 
Along with working as a film actress, Smith also worked on stage with her husband actor, Craig Stevens whom she remained with for forty nine years.  They appeared together in, "Critics Choice", "Cactus Flower" and "Mary, Mary".  She also earned a Tony Award for her stage role in, "Follies" (1971) and earned another Tony Award nomination for her leading role as Lila Halliday in, "Platinum" (1979).
 
Smith also made a number of television appearances such as a recurring role on, "Dallas" and received a Emmy nomination for her guest appearance on, "Cheers".  She never had any children and lived with her husband Craig Stevens in West Hollywood.  Alexis Smith passed away on June 9th, 1993 after suffering from brain cancer.   

 
Filmography

1993 The Age of Innocence 
1990 Lola 
1984-1990 Dallas
1990 Cheers 
1988 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1988 Hothouse
1986 Tough Guys 
1986 Dress Gray 
1982-1985 The Love Boat
1985 A Death in California
1982 La Truite (The Trout) 
1978 Casey's Shadow 
1976 The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane 
1975 Once Is Not Enough
1974 Intriga de otros mundos
1973 Nightside 
1971 Marcus Welby, M.D.
1970 The Governor & J.J.
1965 The Defenders
1960 Michael Shayne
1959 Adventures in Paradise
1959 The United States Steel Hour
1959 The Young Philadelphians 
1958 This Happy Feeling 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse
1957 Beau James 
1956-1957 Lux Video Theatre
1956 Robert Montgomery Presents 
1956 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour 
1955 The Eternal Sea 
1955 Stage 7
1955 The Star and the Story 
1954 The Sleeping Tiger 
1953 Split Second 
1952 The Turning Point 
1951 Cave of Outlaws 
1951 Here Comes the Groom 
1950 Undercover Girl 
1950 Wyoming Mail 
1950 Montana 
1949 Any Number Can Play 
1949 One Last Fling 
1949 South of St. Louis 
1948 Whiplash 
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake 
1948 The Woman in White 
1947 Stallion Road 
1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls 
1946 Of Human Bondage
1946 Night and Day 
1946 One More Tomorrow 
1945 San Antonio 
1945 Rhapsody in Blue 
1945 Conflict 
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight 
1944 The Doughgirls 
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain 
1943 The Constant Nymph 
1942 Gentleman Jim 
1941 Steel Against the Sky 
1941 Passage from Hong Kong 
1941 The Smiling Ghost 
1941 Dive Bomber 
1941 Three Sons o' Guns 
1941 Singapore Woman 
1941 Affectionately Yours
1941 Here Comes Happiness
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 Flight from Destiny
1940 She Couldn't Say No 
1940 Lady with Red Hair