Helen Beverley

Beverley was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Anna and Louis Smuckler, both of whom acted in stock theater in Boston. She supplemented the normal education for children by taking classes in drama and by studying dancing with Ruth St. Denis and the Denishawn dancers. She gained early acting experience with the semi-professional Ibsen Players in New York. ==Career==

Beverley began her career in Yiddish theater and the Yiddish-language films, including a starring role in Peretz Hirshbein's Green Fields in 1937. Her sole Broadway role was in Clean Beds in 1939. Beverley began appearing in mainstream English-language Hollywood films during the 1940s. her credits from this period included Black Magic in 1944; The Master Race, a 1944 film about the dangers of Nazi Germany; and Stairway for a Star, a 1947 musical. She continued to appear in smaller film roles during the 1950s, including The Robe as Rebecca and The Shrike in 1955. She appeared in an episode of the television series, The Rifleman, in 1960. Her last film appearance was in the 1961 film Ada. ==Family==

Beverley married actor Lee J. Cobb in 1940. They had two children, son Vincent and daughter, actress Julie Cobb, before their 1952 divorce. ==Death==

Beverley died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on July 15, 2011, aged 94. Her interment was at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery. ==Filmography==