Norma Terris

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Norma Terris (November 13, 1904, Columbus, Kansas - November

15, 1989, Lyme, Connecticut) was an American musical theatre star. Her mother,

a singer, named her after the heroine of Bellini's opera, Norma.

Born Norma Allison, she was acclaimed for her adroit

impersonations of popular public figures, which she had performed in Florenz

Ziegfeld's Follies, but may be best known for having originated the roles of

Magnolia Hawks and her daughter Kim (as an adult) in the original Broadway

production of Show Boat in 1927. Terris was originally chosen to play the dual roles of

Moonyean Clare and her niece Kathleen in Through the Years, Vincent Youmans's

1932 musical version of Jane Cowl's once-popular play, Smilin' Through, but she

was replaced at the last minute. The mus...show more

Date of Birth

Nov 13, 1904

Date of Death

Nov 15, 1989

Age

Known For

Acting

Movie Credits

1930

Adele Randall

1929

Mary Lou Hopkins / Mitzi Hofman