Helen Wood

Helen Wood (June 4, 1917 – February 8, 1988) was an American actress active in film and radio primarily during the 1930s. She is not to be confused with the actress and performer Helen [Ann] Wood (1935–1998), who later appeared in Deep Throat.

Biography Wood was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, to Edwin Wood (who worked in real estate and insurance) and Hazel Case.

She reportedly spent $4,000 on a vocal coach who helped her drop her Southern accent. the marriage ended in divorce. In October 1942, she married Dr. Erle Henriksen. She died in Los Angeles on February 8, 1988.

Selected filmography Roman Scandals (1933) Moulin Rouge (1934) Kid Millions (1934) Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) Mary Jane's Pa (1935) In Caliente (1935) Anna Karenina (1935) She Married Her Boss (1935) The Goose and the Gander (1935) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) My Marriage (1936) Champagne Charlie (1936) High Tension (1936) Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) Can This Be Dixie? (1936) Crack-Up (1936) Almost a Gentleman (1939) Sorority House (1939) The Pilgrimage Play (1949)