Roberta Jonay

{{Short description|American actress (1921–1976)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Roberta Jonay

| image = Roberta Jonay.jpg

| caption = Jonay in 1948

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|10|15|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|04|19|1921|10|15|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| resting_place = Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1943–1957

| spouse = {{marriage|Judson Pratt|1950}}

| children = 3

}}

Roberta Jonay (October 15, 1921 – April 19, 1976) was an American film actress, best known for her roles in Suddenly, It's Spring (1947) and The Emperor Waltz (1948). She created the role of 'Jennie' in Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Allegro' on Broadway in 1947.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/133468-Roberta-Jonay|publisher=American Film Institute|title=ROBERTA JONAY|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}

Personal life and death

Jonay married actor Judson Pratt in 1950, they had three children together.{{Cite news |date=1951-02-15 |title=Roberta Jonay, Hollywood Star, Returns Home |url=https://newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-roberta-jonay-hollywood/138186931/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}} She died in 1976 at the age of 54 from cancer in Tarzana, California, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Selected filmography

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