Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska. After graduating from high school she studied dramatics at Hamline University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, she then decided to see America and traveled to California, stopping off at La Jolla where she worked as a waitress. After several weeks there, she moved to L.A. and enrolled in a drama school. Her performances attracted a talent scout from 20th Century-Fox, with whom she signed a contract after a screen test. Although Fox put her in several good pictures (Kiss of Death (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946) in which she acquitted herself well, many of the roles they gave her were not worthy of her talent and she never became as big a star as many thought she should have. Still, she has an extensive list of credits in films, TV, radio and on the stage.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self
- 2009 · Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2004 · Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz as Self
- 1985 · Cry from the Mountain as Marian Rissman
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Cecilia Matthews
- 1979 · The Best Place to Be as Dottie Parker
- 1972 · Emergency! as Clair Brightweiser
- 1972 · The Sixth Sense as
- 1971 · Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You as Mrs. Cazalis
- 1971 · The Late Liz as Sue Webb
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Mrs. O'Neill
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Sylvia Trager
- 1968 · P.J. as Betty Orbison
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1966 · Family Affair as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Mrs. Barth
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Sally Holt
- 1965 · Town Tamer as Carol Rosser
- 1965 · Branded as
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Dorothy Nehf
- 1963 · The Dakotas as
- 1962 · The Virginian as Pearl
- 1962 · The Virginian as Mrs. Marsh
- 1961 · The Phantom Planet as Liara
- 1961 · Window on Main Street as
- 1961 · Bus Stop as
- 1961 · Mister Ed as
- 1960 · My Three Sons as
- 1960 · The Tall Man as
- 1960 · Coronado 9 as
- 1960 · The Leech Woman as June Talbot
- 1959 · Bonanza as Marcy
- 1959 · Rawhide as Helen Wade
- 1958 · Johnny Rocco as Lois Mayfield, Teacher
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Hell's Five Hours as Nancy Brand
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Lorraine McClaine Kendall
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Olga Corbin
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Linda Sutton
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Martha Erskine
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Copper Sky as Nora Hayes
- 1957 · The Vampire as Carol Butler
- 1957 · Destination 60,000 as Mary Ellen
- 1956 · The Black Whip as Jeannie
- 1956 · Death of a Scoundrel as Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
- 1956 · Frontier Gambler as Sylvia Melbourne
- 1956 · Star in the Dust as Nellie Mason
- 1956 · The Killing as Fay
- 1956 · The Wild Dakotas as Sue 'Lucky' Duneen
- 1955 · The Twinkle In God's Eye as Laura
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mrs. Lois Callen
- 1955 · Frontier as
- 1955 · Tennessee's Partner as Goldie Slater
- 1955 · Las Vegas Shakedown as Julie Rae
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Jean Smith Fortune
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Peggy Minters
- 1954 · Climax! as Amanda Shepard
- 1954 · Arrow In The Dust as Christella Burke
- 1953 · The Fake as Mary Mason
- 1953 · Sabre Jet as Mrs. Gil Manton nee Jane Carter
- 1953 · The Vanquished as Jane Colfax
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Jo Parkes
- 1952 · Kansas City Confidential as Helen Foster
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Lisa
- 1952 · Models Inc. as Rusty Faraday
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Maria Tasnady
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Isabel Ford
- 1951 · Apache Drums as Sally
- 1951 · I'll Get You for This as Kay Wonderly
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Blanche
- 1950 · The Sleeping City as Ann Sebastian
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · Riding High as Alice 'Princess' Higgins
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1950 · Father Is a Bachelor as Prudence Millett
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1949 · Sand as Joan Hartley
- 1948 · Red River as Fen
- 1948 · Fury at Furnace Creek as Molly Baxter
- 1947 · Nightmare Alley as Molly Carlisle
- 1947 · Kiss of Death as Nettie Cavallo