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Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Birthday: 1919-12-11 | Place of Birth: Marysvale, Utah, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Windsor (born Emily Marie Bertelsen; December 11, 1919 – December 10, 2000) was an actress known as "The Queen of the Bs" because she appeared in so many B-movies and film noirs. After working for several years as a telephone operator, a stage and radio actress, and a bit and extra player in films, Windsor began playing feature parts on the big screen in 1947. Her first film contract, with Warner Bros. in 1942, resulted from her writing jokes and submitting them to Jack Benny. Windsor said she submitted the gags under the name M.E. Windsor "because I was afraid he might be prejudiced against a woman gag writer." When Benny finally met Windsor, "he was stunned by her good looks" and had a producer sign her to a contract. After a tenure with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in which the studio "signed her, put her in two small roles and then promptly forgot her", she signed a seven-year contract with The Enterprise Studios in 1948. The actress' first memorable role was in 1948 with John Garfield in Force of Evil playing seductress Edna Tucker. She had roles in numerous 1950s film noirs, notably The Sniper, The Narrow Margin, City That Never Sleeps, and Stanley Kubrick's heist movie, The Killing, in which she played Elisha Cook Jr.'s scheming wife. She also made a foray into science fiction with the 1953 release of Cat-Women of the Moon. Windsor co-starred with Randolph Scott in The Bounty Hunter (1954). Later, Windsor moved to television. She appeared in 1954 as Belle Starr in the premiere episode of Stories of the Century. In 1962, she played Ann Jesse, a woman dying in childbirth, in the episode "The Wanted Man" of Lawman. She appeared on programs such as Maverick, Bat Masterson, Perry Mason, Bourbon Street Beat, The Incredible Hulk, Rawhide, General Hospital, Salem's Lot (TV miniseries), and Murder, She Wrote. Windsor worked consistently through the 1960s and 1970s, and remained on screen once or so annually up to the 1990s, playing her final role at 72 in 1991. Windsor has a star at 1549 N. Vine Street in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated January 19, 1983. She was among the 500 stars nominated for selection as one of the 50 greatest American screen legends, as part of the American Film Institute's 100 years. In 1987, Windsor received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for best actress for her work in The Bar Off Melrose. She also received the Ralph Morgan Award from the Screen Actors Guild for her service on the organization's board of directors.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1987
Commando Squad

as    Casey

1981
Lovely But Deadly

as    Aunt May

1979
Salem's Lot

as    Eva Miller

1973
The Outfit

as    Madge Coyle

1973
Cahill: United States Marshal

as    Mrs. Hetty Green

1971
1970
Wild Women

as    Lottie Clampett

1969
1964
Mail Order Bride

as    Hannah

1964
Bedtime Story

as    Mrs. Sutton

1963
The Day Mars Invaded Earth

as    Claire Fielding

1963
Critic's Choice

as    Sally Orr

1957
The Unholy Wife

as    Gwen

1957
The Girl in Black Stockings

as    Julia Parry

1957
The Parson and the Outlaw

as    Tonya

1956
Swamp Women

as    Josie Nardo

1956
The Killing

as    Sherry Peatty

1955
Two-Gun Lady

as    Bess

1955
No Man's Woman

as    Carolyn Ellenson Grant

1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

as    Madame Rontru

1954
The Bounty Hunter

as    Alice Williams

1954
Hell's Half Acre

as    Rose

1953
Trouble Along the Way

as    Anne Williams McCormick

1953
Cat-Women of the Moon

as    Helen Salinger

1952
Outlaw Women

as    Iron Mae McLeod

1952
The Sniper

as    Jean Darr

1952
The Jungle

as    Princess Mari

1951
Little Big Horn

as    Celie Donlin

1951
Hurricane Island

as    Jane Bolton

1951
Two Dollar Bettor

as    Mary Slate