Jo Ann Sayers (born Miriam Lucille Lilygren, October , â€" November ,
) was an American actress who was active in Broadway and in Hollywood
films. Her film career spanned the s through the s.Sayers was born in
Seattle, Washington. She was a budding actress as a child,
participating in dances, taking piano and violin lessons, and acting
in school plays. She enrolled in Pre-law at the University of
Washington, also taking drama classes. A talent scout noted her in a
student production and invited her to Hollywood for a screen test. She
was offered a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Her first credited
film role was in .In , she was selected for the titular role in the
Broadway production of My Sister Eileen, opposite Shirley Booth, who
was two decades Sayers' senior, which opened on December , .She
remained in the Broadway cast until June , when she left to marry
Anthony A. Bliss (-), a New York lawyer and patron of the performing
arts.
) was an American actress who was active in Broadway and in Hollywood
films. Her film career spanned the s through the s.Sayers was born in
Seattle, Washington. She was a budding actress as a child,
participating in dances, taking piano and violin lessons, and acting
in school plays. She enrolled in Pre-law at the University of
Washington, also taking drama classes. A talent scout noted her in a
student production and invited her to Hollywood for a screen test. She
was offered a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Her first credited
film role was in .In , she was selected for the titular role in the
Broadway production of My Sister Eileen, opposite Shirley Booth, who
was two decades Sayers' senior, which opened on December , .She
remained in the Broadway cast until June , when she left to marry
Anthony A. Bliss (-), a New York lawyer and patron of the performing
arts.
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