Toni Mannix

Toni Lanier Mannix (born Camille Bernice Froomess; February 19, 1906 – September 2, 1983) was an American actress and dancer in early motion pictures filmed with soundtracks, known as "talkies". Going by the name Toni Lanier, she became known in Hollywood circles for her extramarital relationship with future husband MGM studio head Eddie Mannix, who was married at the time to Bernice Fitzmaurice. Following Fitzmaurice's death in 1937, Lanier moved in with Mannix. The couple married in 1951. It was not long after her marriage to Mannix that she began a notorious affair with actor George Reeves, also in 1951.

Early life Mannix was born Camille Bernice Froomess on February 19, 1906

Career For a time, Mannix was a Ziegfeld Follies showgirl and appeared in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biography of Florenz Ziegfeld's life, The Great Ziegfeld (1936).

Personal life Toni Lanier, the Ziegfeld dancer and actress

Reeves ended the affair in 1958 after meeting and starting a relationship with "B-girl" Leonore Lemmon in New York Mannix was devastated by Reeves' death and remained dedicated to him, reportedly building a shrine to him in her house.

In popular culture In the 2006 Allen Coulter film Hollywoodland, Toni Mannix is portrayed by Diane Lane.