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Known credits:
79
Birthday:
1919-12-11
Place of birth:
Marysvale, Utah, USA
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Marie Windsor

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Actor Self 62
Fair
1987 Commando Squad Actor Casey 58
Average
1985 J.O.E. and the Colonel Actor Mom Roth 58
Average
1981 Lovely But Deadly Actor Aunt May 58
Average
1981 The Perfect Woman Actor Zelda 58
Average
1979 Salem's Lot Actor Eva Miller 68
Fair
1976 Freaky Friday Actor Mrs Murphy 59
Average
1975 Hearts of the West Actor Woman in Nevada 58
Average
1973 The Outfit Actor Madge Coyle 59
Average
1973 Cahill: United States Marshal Actor Mrs. Hetty Green 59
Average
1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter Actor Goldie 59
Average
1971 One More Train to Rob Actor Slim 58
Average
1970 Wild Women Actor Lottie Clampett 59
Average
1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Actor Polly 58
Average
1966 Chamber of Horrors Actor Madame Corona 58
Average
1964 Bedtime Story Actor Mrs. Sutton 58
Average
1964 Mail Order Bride Actor Hannah 59
Average
1963 Critic's Choice Actor Sally Orr 58
Average
1963 The Day Mars Invaded Earth Actor Claire Fielding 58
Average
1962 Paradise Alley Actor Linda Belita 58
Average
1958 Island Women Actor Elizabeth 58
Average
1958 Day of the Badman Actor Cora Johnson 58
Average
1957 The Story of Mankind Actor Josephine Bonaparte 58
Average
1957 The Girl in Black Stockings Actor Julia Parry 58
Average
1957 The Parson and the Outlaw Actor Tonya 58
Average
1957 The Unholy Wife Actor Gwen 58
Average
1956 The Killing Actor Sherry Peatty 72
Good
1956 Swamp Women Actor Josie Nardo 57
Average
1955 Tom and Jerry Actor Lola 60
Fair
1955 No Man's Woman Actor Carolyn Ellenson Grant 58
Average
1955 Two-Gun Lady Actor Bess 58
Average
1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Actor Madame Rontru 58
Average
1955 The Silver Star Actor Karen Childress 58
Average
1954 The Bounty Hunter Actor Alice Williams 58
Average
1954 Hell's Half Acre Actor Rose 58
Average
1953 The Eddie Cantor Story Actor Cleo Abbott 59
Average
1953 Cat-Women of the Moon Actor Helen Salinger 57
Average
1953 So This Is Love Actor Marilyn Montgomery 58
Average
1953 City That Never Sleeps Actor Lydia Biddel 58
Average
1953 Trouble Along the Way Actor Anne Williams McCormick 58
Average
1953 The Tall Texan Actor Laura Tompson 58
Average
1952 The Jungle Actor Princess Mari 59
Average
1952 The Sniper Actor Jean Darr 59
Average
1952 The Narrow Margin Actor Mrs. Frankie Neall 62
Fair
1952 Outlaw Women Actor Iron Mae McLeod 58
Average
1952 Japanese War Bride Actor Fran Sterling 58
Average
1951 Two Dollar Bettor Actor Mary Slate 58
Average
1951 Hurricane Island Actor Jane Bolton 59
Average
1951 Little Big Horn Actor Celie Donlin 58
Average
1950 Frenchie Actor Diane Gorman 59
Average
1950 Double Deal Actor Terry Miller 59
Average
1950 Force of Evil Actor Edna Tucker 60
Fair
1950 The Showdown Actor Adelaide 58
Average
1950 Dakota Lil Actor Dakota Lil 58
Average
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian Actor Ann Logan 58
Average
1949 Hellfire Actor Mary Carson / Doll Brown 58
Average
1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Actor LaBelle Bergere (uncredited) 58
Average
1949 Outpost in Morocco Actor Cara 58
Average
1948 The Three Musketeers Actor Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited) 60
Fair
1948 The Pirate Actor Madame Lucia (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Song of the Thin Man Actor Helen Amboy 60
Fair
1947 The Hucksters Actor Girl on Train (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Living in a Big Way Actor Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited) 58
Average
1947 I Love My Wife BUT! Actor Saleswoman (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 I Love My Husband, But! Actor Bridge Player (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1944 Follow the Leader Actor 59
Average
1943 Let's Face It Actor Chorus Girl (uncredited) 58
Average
1943 Let's Face It Actor Chorus Girl 58
Average
1943 Pilot #5 Actor Mrs. Claven 59
Average
1943 Cinderella Swings It Actor Girl (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1942 George Washington Slept Here Actor (uncredited) 58
Average
1942 Eyes in the Night Actor Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited) 58
Average
1942 The Big Street Actor Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) 58
Average
1942 Parachute Nurse Actor Company 'C' Girl 58
Average
1942 Flying with Music Actor Native Girl 58
Average
1942 The Lady or the Tiger? Actor The Princess N/A
N/A
1942 Four Jacks and a Jill Actor Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Weekend for Three Actor Old Field Inn Patron 59
Average
1941 All-American Co-Ed Actor Carrot Queen (uncredited) 58
Average