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.
Known For
Credits
- 2001 · Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures as Self
- 1988 · Supercarrier as
- 1987 · Commando Squad as Casey
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Helen Salinger in 'Cat-Women of the Moon'
- 1985 · J.O.E. and the Colonel as Mom Roth
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Kate Gunnerson
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Caroline
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Madame Angler
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Lovely But Deadly as Aunt May
- 1981 · The Perfect Woman as Zelda
- 1979 · Salem's Lot as Eva Miller
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as
- 1977 · Lou Grant as
- 1976 · Freaky Friday as Mrs Murphy
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Eve Le Deux
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Gloria Kellerman
- 1975 · Hearts of the West as Woman in Nevada
- 1973 · The Outfit as Madge Coyle
- 1973 · Cahill: United States Marshal as Mrs. Hetty Green
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1971 · Support Your Local Gunfighter as Goldie
- 1971 · One More Train to Rob as Slim
- 1971 · Alias Smith and Jones as
- 1970 · Wild Women as Lottie Clampett
- 1969 · The Good Guys and the Bad Guys as Polly
- 1969 · Bracken's World as Sally
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Jenny
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Eunice Claridge
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Carolyn Halsman
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Gloria Marshall
- 1968 · The Outsider as
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1966 · Chamber of Horrors as Madame Corona
- 1966 · Batman as Nellie Majors
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Grace
- 1965 · The Legend of Jesse James as Queenie
- 1965 · Branded as
- 1964 · Bedtime Story as Mrs. Sutton
- 1964 · Mail Order Bride as Hannah
- 1963 · Critic's Choice as Sally Orr
- 1963 · The Day Mars Invaded Earth as Claire Fielding
- 1962 · Paradise Alley as Linda Belita
- 1959 · Shotgun Slade as Alice Batson
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as
- 1959 · Bourbon Street Beat as
- 1959 · The Rebel as Emma Longdon
- 1959 · The Alaskans as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter
- 1959 · Bonanza as Elizabeth Lassiter
- 1959 · Rawhide as Narcie Adams
- 1959 · Rawhide as Miss Katie
- 1959 · Rawhide as Amie Claybank
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Polly Landers
- 1958 · Yancy Derringer as Billie Jo James
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · Island Women as Elizabeth
- 1958 · Day of the Badman as Cora Johnson
- 1957 · The Story of Mankind as Josephine Bonaparte
- 1957 · The Girl in Black Stockings as Julia Parry
- 1957 · The Parson and the Outlaw as Tonya
- 1957 · Maverick as Cora
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Linda Griffith
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Flavia Pierce
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Edith 'Edie' Morrow
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Mrs. Helen Reed
- 1957 · The Unholy Wife as Gwen
- 1956 · The Killing as Sherry Peatty
- 1956 · Swamp Women as Josie Nardo
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · No Man's Woman as Carolyn Ellenson Grant
- 1955 · Two-Gun Lady as Bess
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Mary K.
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as
- 1955 · Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy as Madame Rontru
- 1955 · The Silver Star as Karen Childress
- 1954 · Climax! as Vivian Cummings
- 1954 · The Bounty Hunter as Alice Williams
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 1954 · Hell's Half Acre as Rose
- 1954 · Stories of the Century as Belle Starr
- 1953 · The Eddie Cantor Story as Cleo Abbott
- 1953 · City Detective as
- 1953 · Cat-Women of the Moon as Helen Salinger
- 1953 · So This Is Love as Marilyn Montgomery
- 1953 · City That Never Sleeps as Lydia Biddel
- 1953 · Trouble Along the Way as Anne Williams McCormick
- 1953 · The Tall Texan as Laura Tompson
- 1952 · The Jungle as Princess Mari
- 1952 · The Sniper as Jean Darr
- 1952 · The Narrow Margin as Mrs. Frankie Neall
- 1952 · Outlaw Women as Iron Mae McLeod
- 1952 · Japanese War Bride as Fran Sterling
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Alice Batson
- 1951 · Two Dollar Bettor as Mary Slate
- 1951 · Hurricane Island as Jane Bolton
- 1951 · Little Big Horn as Celie Donlin
- 1950 · Frenchie as Diane Gorman
- 1950 · Double Deal as Terry Miller
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Phyllis
- 1950 · Force of Evil as Edna Tucker
- 1950 · The Showdown as Adelaide
- 1950 · Dakota Lil as Dakota Lil
- 1949 · The Fighting Kentuckian as Ann Logan
- 1949 · Hellfire as Mary Carson / Doll Brown
- 1949 · The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as LaBelle Bergere (uncredited)
- 1949 · Outpost in Morocco as Cara
- 1948 · The Three Musketeers as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Pirate as Madame Lucia (uncredited)
- 1947 · Song of the Thin Man as Helen Amboy
- 1947 · The Hucksters as Girl on Train (uncredited)
- 1947 · Living in a Big Way as Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)
- 1947 · I Love My Wife BUT! as Saleswoman (uncredited)
- 1946 · I Love My Husband, But! as Bridge Player (uncredited)
- 1944 · Follow the Leader as
- 1943 · Let's Face It as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- 1943 · Pilot #5 as Mrs. Claven
- 1943 · Cinderella Swings It as Girl (uncredited)
- 1942 · George Washington Slept Here as (uncredited)
- 1942 · Eyes in the Night as Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited)
- 1942 · The Big Street as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
- 1942 · Parachute Nurse as Company 'C' Girl
- 1942 · The Lady or the Tiger? as The Princess
- 1942 · Four Jacks and a Jill as Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited)
- 1941 · Weekend for Three as Old Field Inn Patron
- 1941 · All-American Co-Ed as Carrot Queen (uncredited)