The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.
Directed by
William Wyler
Omar Sharif
Nick Arnstein
Anne Francis
Georgia James
Barbra Streisand
Fanny Brice
Frank Faylen
Keeney
John Harmon
Company Manager
John Dennis
Newsman (uncredited)
Walter Pidgeon
Florenz Ziegfeld
Gerald Mohr
Branca
Elaine Joyce
Keeney Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sherry Lansing
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Mae Questel
Mrs. Strakosh
Gertrude Flynn
Mrs. O'Malley
Larry Gelman
Newsman (uncredited)
William Benedict
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Kay Medford
Rose Brice
Penny Santon
Mrs. Meeker
Ruth Clifford
Maid (uncredited)
Lloyd Gough
Lawyer Bill Fallon (uncredited)
Paul Keith
Choreographer (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Halvah Peddler (uncredited)
Roy Clark
Dancer (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Audience Member (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Citizen (uncredited)
Phyllis George
Showgirl (uncredited)
Craig Huxley
Hecky (uncredited)
Ingeborg Kjeldsen
Opera Singer (uncredited)
Al Bain
Stagehand (uncredited)
Lillian Adams
Pushcart Woman (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Vendor (uncredited)
Alena Johnston
Ziegfeld Girl
Shelley Morrison
Second Floor Woman (uncredited)
Peter Adams
Card Player (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited)
Robert Christian
Messenger (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Backstage Spectator (uncredited)
Thordis Brandt
Ziegfeld Girl
Viola Harris
First Nighter (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Audience Member (uncredited)
Karen Stride
Ziegfeld Girl
Sherwood Keith
Doorman (uncredited)
Freeman Lusk
Judge (uncredited)
Martin Ashe
First Nighter (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Cound
Waiter (uncredited)
Mittie Lawrence
Emma
Lynn Fields
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Lee Allen
Eddie Ryan
Bettina Brenna
Ziegfeld Girl
Virginia Ann Ford
Ziegfeld Girl
Mary Jane Mangler
Ziegfeld Girl
Inga Neilsen
Ziegfeld Girl
Sharon Vaughn
Ziegfeld Girl
Martin Abrahams
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Charles Akins
Man (uncredited)
Kristin Andersen
Fanny's Cousin (uncredited)
Al Avalon
Card Player (uncredited)
Chela Bacigalupo
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Bobbie Bates
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Rudy Battaglia
Joey (uncredited)
Al Beaudine
Backstage Spectator (uncredited)
Donald Bradburn
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Card Player (uncredited)
Blanche Bronte
Woman in the Window (uncredited)
Barbara Burgess
Mirror Girl (uncredited)
Irving Burns
Dentist (uncredited)
Kyra Carleton
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell
Server (uncredited)
Sterling Clark
Dancer (uncredited)
Jerome Collamore
Milkman (uncredited)
Gene Columbus
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Daniel Cook
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Chris Cranston
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Leon Daniels
Card Player (uncredited)
Tony Dante
Gambler (uncredited)
Diane Davis
Candelabra Girl (uncredited)
Gayle Davis
Chandelier Girl (uncredited)
Marcel De La Brosse
Paul the Waiter (uncredited)
Pepe J. DeChiazza
Skater (uncredited)
Jack Del Rio
Man (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Card Player (uncredited)
Joseph Dolphin
Photographer (uncredited)
Barrie Duffus
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Kevin Edwards
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Edith Emelyne
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Sheila English
Showgirl (uncredited)
John Frayer
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Ralph Gambina
Gambler (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Audience Member (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
Citizen (uncredited)
Janet Hadland
Bride (uncredited)
Dann E. Hadzick
Card Player (uncredited)
Linda Howe
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Rini Jarmon
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Kasabian
Assistant Photographer (uncredited)
Adam Kaufman
Little Boy (uncredited)
Norma Jean Kron
Customer (uncredited)
Avram Lax
Tie Peddler (uncredited)
Frances Weintraub Lax
Pushcart Woman / Woman on Henry Street (uncredited)