Osa Massen

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Osa Massen (born Aase Madsen on 13 January 1914, in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a movie actress who was often confused with actresses Ilona Massey and Ona Munson.<p>She began her career as a newspaper photographer before becoming an actress. Massen appeared as Ralph Bellamy's unfaithful wife opposite blackmailer Joan Crawford in A Woman's Face (1941), and the two women traded physical blows.<p>She also appeared as a mysterious woman with something to hide in Deadline at Dawn. Later in her career she appeared in guest roles on many television programs. She appeared with Lloyd Bridges in the B-movie Rocketship X-M (1950). Her last role was on television in 1962.<p>She died on 2 January 2006, aged 91 (11 days before her 92nd birthday) following unspecified surgery in Hollywood, California.<p>She had previously been living outside Copenhagen, Denmark, until just before her final relocation (to California).<p>She had been married three times, once to Allan Hersholt (4 December 1914 - 19 February 1990), son...