Rise Stevens

About

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Born

June 11, 1913

Biography

Rise Stevens was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Stevens started off her career in film with roles in "The Chocolate Soldier" (1941), "Going My Way" (1944) and "Carnegie Hall" (1947) with Marsha Hunt. She went on to act in "Hansel and Gretel" (1957-58), "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts" (CBS, 1990-91) and "Richard Tucker All Itali...

Filmography

Journey Back to Oz (1974)

Voice

The Art of Singing: Golden Voices, Silver Screen (1998)

Opera Stamps -- Dedications at the Met (1998)

Presenter

Richard Tucker All Italian Opera Gala (1994)

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1990)

Hansel and Gretel (1958)

Photos & Videos

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Chocolate Soldier, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Song Of The Flea

Chocolate Soldier, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) My Hero

Family & Companions

Walter Surovy

Husband

Actor. Died on November 4, 2001 at age 91.

Biography

Rise Stevens was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Stevens started off her career in film with roles in "The Chocolate Soldier" (1941), "Going My Way" (1944) and "Carnegie Hall" (1947) with Marsha Hunt. She went on to act in "Hansel and Gretel" (1957-58), "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts" (CBS, 1990-91) and "Richard Tucker All Italian Opera Gala" (PBS, 1994-95). She also appeared in "Opera Stamps -- Dedications at the Met" (PBS, 1997-98). Later in her career, Stevens appeared on "The Art of Singing: Golden Voices, Silver Screen" (PBS, 1997-98). Stevens was married to Walter Surovy and had one child. Stevens passed away in March 2013 at the age of 100.

Filmography

Life Events

Photo Collections

Going My Way - Movie Posters

Here are a few original-release movie posters for Paramount's Going My Way (1944), starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.

The Chocolate Soldier - Kapralik Trade Ad

Here is a trade ad for MGM's The Chocolate Soldier (1941), starring Nelson Eddy and Rise Stevens. The art is by mixed-media caricaturist Jaques Kapralik. Trade Ads were placed by studios in industry magazines like Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.