Marie Windsor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1919
- Died
- December 10, 2000 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Marysvale, Utah, USA
Biography
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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Filmography
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Movie · as Self
Supercarrier
TV · 3 eps
Commando Squad
Movie · as Casey
J.O.E. and the Colonel
Movie · as Mom Roth
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Kate Gunnerson, Caroline · 1 ep
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Madame Angler · 1 ep
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep
Lovely But Deadly
Movie · as Aunt May
The Perfect Woman
Movie · as Zelda
Simon & Simon
TV · 3 eps
Salem's Lot
TV · as Eva Miller · 2 eps
Lou Grant
TV · 1 ep
The Incredible Hulk
TV · 1 ep
Freaky Friday
Movie · as Mrs Murphy
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Eve Le Deux, Gloria Kellerman · 1 ep
Hearts of the West
Movie · as Woman in Nevada
Cahill: United States Marshal
Movie · as Mrs. Hetty Green
The Outfit
Movie · as Madge Coyle
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Movie · as Goldie
One More Train to Rob
Movie · as Slim
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 1 ep
Wild Women
Movie · as Lottie Clampett
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Movie · as Polly
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Gloria Marshall · 1 ep
Bracken's World
TV · as Sally · 26 eps
Adam-12
TV · as Jenny, Eunice Claridge, Carolyn Halsman · 1 ep
The Outsider
TV · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · 2 eps
Chamber of Horrors
Movie · as Madame Corona
Batman
TV · as Nellie Majors · 2 eps
The F.B.I.
TV · as Grace · 1 ep
Branded
TV · 1 ep
The Legend of Jesse James
TV · as Queenie · 1 ep
Mail Order Bride
Movie · as Hannah
Bedtime Story
Movie · as Mrs. Sutton
Critic's Choice
Movie · as Sally Orr
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
Movie · as Claire Fielding
Paradise Alley
Movie · as Linda Belita
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · 2 eps
Hawaiian Eye
TV · 2 eps
Rawhide
TV · as Narcie Adams, Miss Katie, Amie Claybank · 1 ep
The Alaskans
TV · 1 ep
The Rebel
TV · as Emma Longdon · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter · 1 ep
Shotgun Slade
TV · as Alice Batson · 1 ep
Island Women
Movie · as Elizabeth
Day of the Badman
Movie · as Cora Johnson
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Yancy Derringer
TV · as Billie Jo James · 1 ep
Bronco
TV · 1 ep
Bat Masterson
TV · as Polly Landers · 1 ep
The Unholy Wife
Movie · as Gwen
The Story of Mankind
Movie · as Josephine Bonaparte
The Girl in Black Stockings
Movie · as Julia Parry
The Parson and the Outlaw
Movie · as Tonya
Maverick
TV · as Cora · 2 eps
Perry Mason
TV · as Linda Griffith, Flavia Pierce, Edith 'Edie' Morrow, Mrs. Helen Reed · 1 ep
The Killing
Movie · as Sherry Peatty
Swamp Women
Movie · as Josie Nardo
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Movie · as Madame Rontru
No Man's Woman
Movie · as Carolyn Ellenson Grant
Two-Gun Lady
Movie · as Bess
The Silver Star
Movie · as Karen Childress
Cheyenne
TV · 2 eps
Gunsmoke
TV · as Mary K. · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as Lily Henry · 1 ep
Hell's Half Acre
Movie · as Rose
The Bounty Hunter
Movie · as Alice Williams
Stories of the Century
TV · as Belle Starr · 1 ep
Climax!
TV · as Vivian Cummings · 1 ep
The Whistler
TV · 1 ep
City That Never Sleeps
Movie · as Lydia Biddel
Trouble Along the Way
Movie · as Anne Williams McCormick
Cat-Women of the Moon
Movie · as Helen Salinger
So This Is Love
Movie · as Marilyn Montgomery
The Tall Texan
Movie · as Laura Tompson
The Eddie Cantor Story
Movie · as Cleo Abbott
City Detective
TV · 1 ep
The Narrow Margin
Movie · as Mrs. Frankie Neall
The Sniper
Movie · as Jean Darr
Japanese War Bride
Movie · as Fran Sterling
Outlaw Women
Movie · as Iron Mae McLeod
The Jungle
Movie · as Princess Mari
Two Dollar Bettor
Movie · as Mary Slate
Little Big Horn
Movie · as Celie Donlin
Hurricane Island
Movie · as Jane Bolton
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Alice Batson · 1 ep
Force of Evil
Movie · as Edna Tucker
Double Deal
Movie · as Terry Miller
The Showdown
Movie · as Adelaide
Frenchie
Movie · as Diane Gorman
Dakota Lil
Movie · as Dakota Lil
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Phyllis · 1 ep
The Fighting Kentuckian
Movie · as Ann Logan
Outpost in Morocco
Movie · as Cara
Hellfire
Movie · as Mary Carson / Doll Brown
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Movie · as LaBelle Bergere (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
The Pirate
Movie · as Madame Lucia (uncredited)
On an Island with You
Movie · as (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
Movie · as Helen Amboy
Living in a Big Way
Movie · as Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)
The Hucksters
Movie · as Girl on Train (uncredited)
I Love My Wife BUT!
Movie · as Saleswoman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie · as Baggett Daughter (uncredited)
I Love My Husband, But!
Movie · as Bridge Player (uncredited)
Follow the Leader
Movie
Cinderella Swings It
Movie · as Girl (uncredited)
Pilot #5
Movie · as Mrs. Claven
Let's Face It
Movie · as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Eyes in the Night
Movie · as Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited)
Four Jacks and a Jill
Movie · as Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited)
The Lady or the Tiger?
Movie · as The Princess
George Washington Slept Here
Movie · as (uncredited)
Parachute Nurse
Movie · as Company 'C' Girl
The Big Street
Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Flying with Music
Movie · as Native Girl
Joan of Paris
Movie
All-American Co-Ed
Movie · as Carrot Queen (uncredited)
Weekend for Three
Movie · as Old Field Inn Patron