Fitzgerald 's success led her to New York and the Broadway stage in 1938 . She made her American debut opposite Orson Welles in the Mercury Theatre production of '' Heartbreak House '' . Hollywood producer Hal B. Wallis saw her in this production and subsequently signed her to a contract with Warner Bros . She had two significant successes in 1939 : a role in the Bette Davis film '' Dark Victory '' , and an Academy Award nomination for her supporting performance as Isabella Linton in William Wyler 's '' Wuthering Heights ''
Academy Award
12th Academy Awards
Geraldine Fitzgerald