I not only played and sang blues, but I also had to toss the piano around a bit to amuse the patrons.

-2 in. She never married or had children. 88m) Emerson's most memorable roles were as a circus strongwoman in the film Adam's Rib (1949) lifting actor Spencer Tracy up in the air; a larcenous conspirator in the noirish Cry of the City (1948); and a mail-order bride in Westward the Women (1952).

Hope Emerson (October 29 1897 – April 24 or 25 1960) was an American actress.