Famous People with Name Thelma

Thelma Fardin            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Thelma Fardin: an Argentinian actress.Fardin was born in Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina. Her first film appearance was in the movie La Sole and her first television appearance was in the soap opera Cabecita, starring Agustina Cherri. She then appeared in Los Simuladores, Tiempo Final and La Niñera.

Thelma Paddock Hope            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thelma Paddock Hope: was an American portrait and landscape artist and poet who lived most of her productive life in Corona del Mar, California. She was an early member of Zonta International.Thelma Hope became known primarily for her portraits and scenes from her world travels, as well as California and Hawaiian landscapes. She had two paintings displayed in the California Art Club Annual Exhibition in December 1933.[2] From 1940 to 1947, she was a studio painter of background canvases for MGM Studios and lived in Beverly Hills. She moved to Corona del Mar and later settled in Newport Beach.

Thelma Kalama            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thelma Kalama: is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she received a gold medal in 4x100 m freestyle relay, together with Marie Corridon, Brenda Helser and Ann Curtis.

Thelma R. Payne            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thelma R. Payne: was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Thelma Bessie Forbes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thelma Bessie Forbes: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir. Forbes was the third woman ever elected to serve in the Manitoba legislature, and the first to serve in cabinet.She was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election held on November 26, 1959, defeating Liberal-Progressive candidate John Sundell by 724 votes in the riding of Cypress. She was re-elected by roughly the same majority in the 1962 provincial election, and by a slightly reduced figure in the 1966. She did not seek re-election in 1969, following the abolition of her riding.