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person_profile-Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor Died at age: 80

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Marie Windsor

Date of Birth:

Dec 11, 1919

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Dec 10, 2000

Biography of

Marie Windsor

    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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Marie Windsor

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Filmography of

Marie Windsor

Found 76 Movies in total

... 2001

Commando Squad

Casey ( Actor )

... 1987

Horrible Horror

Helen Salinger in 'Cat-Women of the Moon' ( Actor )

... 1986

J.O.E. and the Colonel

Mom Roth ( Actor )

... 1985

Lovely But Deadly

Aunt May ( Actor )

... 1981

The Perfect Woman

Zelda ( Actor )

... 1981

Salem's Lot

Eva Miller ( Actor )

... 1979

Salem's Lot

Eva Miller ( Actor )

... 1979

Freaky Friday

Mrs Murphy ( Actor )

... 1976

Hearts of the West

Woman in Nevada ( Actor )

... 1975

The Outfit

Madge Coyle ( Actor )

... 1973

Cahill: United States Marshal

Mrs. Hetty Green ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1971

... 1971

Wild Women

Lottie Clampett ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1969

Chamber of Horrors

Madame Corona ( Actor )

... 1966

Bedtime Story

Mrs. Sutton ( Actor )

... 1964

Mail Order Bride

Hannah ( Actor )

... 1964

Critic's Choice

Sally Orr ( Actor )

... 1963

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

Claire Fielding ( Actor )

... 1963

Paradise Alley

Linda Belita ( Actor )

... 1962

Island Women

Elizabeth ( Actor )

... 1958

Day of the Badman

Cora Johnson ( Actor )

... 1958

The Story of Mankind

Josephine Bonaparte ( Actor )

... 1957

The Girl in Black Stockings

Julia Parry ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1957

The Unholy Wife

Gwen ( Actor )

... 1957

The Killing

Sherry Peatty ( Actor )

... 1956

Swamp Women

Josie Nardo ( Actor )

... 1956

No Man's Woman

Carolyn Ellenson Grant ( Actor )

... 1955

Two-Gun Lady

Bess ( Actor )

... 1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Madame Rontru ( Actor )

... 1955

The Silver Star

Karen Childress ( Actor )

... 1955

The Bounty Hunter

Alice Williams ( Actor )

... 1954

Hell's Half Acre

Rose ( Actor )

... 1954

The Eddie Cantor Story

Cleo Abbott ( Actor )

... 1953

Cat-Women of the Moon

Helen Salinger ( Actor )

... 1953

So This Is Love

Marilyn Montgomery ( Actor )

... 1953

City That Never Sleeps

Lydia Biddel ( Actor )

... 1953

Trouble Along the Way

Anne Williams McCormick ( Actor )

... 1953

The Tall Texan

Laura Tompson ( Actor )

... 1953

The Jungle

Princess Mari ( Actor )

... 1952

The Sniper

Jean Darr ( Actor )

... 1952

The Narrow Margin

Mrs. Frankie Neall ( Actor )

... 1952

Outlaw Women

Iron Mae McLeod ( Actor )

... 1952

Japanese War Bride

Fran Sterling ( Actor )

... 1952

Two Dollar Bettor

Mary Slate ( Actor )

... 1951

Hurricane Island

Jane Bolton ( Actor )

... 1951

Little Big Horn

Celie Donlin ( Actor )

... 1951

Frenchie

Diane Gorman ( Actor )

... 1950

Double Deal

Terry Miller ( Actor )

... 1950

Force of Evil

Edna Tucker ( Actor )

... 1950

The Showdown

Adelaide ( Actor )

... 1950

Dakota Lil

Dakota Lil ( Actor )

... 1950

The Fighting Kentuckian

Ann Logan ( Actor )

... 1949

Hellfire

Mary Carson / Doll Brown ( Actor )

... 1949

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

LaBelle Bergere (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

Outpost in Morocco

Cara ( Actor )

... 1949

The Three Musketeers

Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

The Pirate

Madame Lucia ( Actor )

... 1948

Song of the Thin Man

Helen Amboy ( Actor )

... 1947

The Hucksters

Girl on Train (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Living in a Big Way

Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

... 1944

Let's Face It

Chorus Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Pilot #5

Mrs. Claven ( Actor )

... 1943

Cinderella Swings It

Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

George Washington Slept Here

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Eyes in the Night

Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

The Big Street

Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Parachute Nurse

Company 'C' Girl ( Actor )

... 1942

Flying with Music

Native Girl ( Actor )

... 1942

Four Jacks and a Jill

Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Weekend for Three

Old Field Inn Patron ( Actor )

... 1941

All-American Co-Ed

Carrot Queen (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941