About Sondra Rodgers
Lived 1903 – 1997 (aged 94). Sondra Rodgers was an American actor, television actor and film actor.
Sondra Rodgers (born Fenella Jewell Rodgers; 1903–1997) was an American film and television actress.
Early years Born Fenella Jewell Rodgers, she grew up on the family farm in Trimble County, Kentucky.
Radio Rodgers left the stage to work in radio in 1934. in stock theater with Jessie Bonstelle. She appeared on Broadway in Riddle Me This (1933).
Rodgers spent time in Europe studying with playwrights, then returned to the United States, where she directed plays at the Pasadena Playhouse with Gilmour Brown as her supervisor. Her film debut came in Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944).
Television Rodgers portrayed Mrs. Appleby in the 1961 episode "A Doctor Comes to Town" of the television series Window on Main Street.. She played the prudish (unnamed) mother of daughters Elmira and Dodie on "Wagon Train" in S1 E18 "The Gabe Carswell Story" which aired 1/14/1958.
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Who was Sondra Rodgers?
actor (1903-1997)
When was Sondra Rodgers born?
Sondra Rodgers was born on 3 February 1903 in Trimble County.
When did Sondra Rodgers die?
Sondra Rodgers died on 22 July 1997 in Los Angeles.
What was Sondra Rodgers's occupation?
Sondra Rodgers was an actor, television actor and film actor.
What nationality was Sondra Rodgers?
Sondra Rodgers was American.
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