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Marie Windsor
Actor

Marie Windsor

11 Dec 1919Born
10 Dec 2000Died
80Age at death
121Credits

Biography

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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.

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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

The 80 most recent of 121 credits.

  1. 1988SupercarrierSeries (3 episodes)
  2. 1987Commando SquadFilm: Casey
  3. 1985J.O.E. and the ColonelFilm: Mom Roth
  4. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Kate Gunnerson, Caroline (1 episode)
  5. 1984Tales from the DarksideSeries: Madame Angler (1 episode)
  6. 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries (1 episode)
  7. 1981Simon & SimonSeries (3 episodes)
  8. 1981Lovely But DeadlyFilm: Aunt May
  9. 1981The Perfect WomanFilm: Zelda
  10. 1979Salem's LotSeries: Eva Miller (2 episodes)
  11. 1977The Incredible HulkSeries (1 episode)
  12. 1977Lou GrantSeries (1 episode)
  13. 1976Freaky FridayFilm: Mrs Murphy
  14. 1976Charlie's AngelsSeries: Eve Le Deux, Gloria Kellerman (1 episode)
  15. 1975Hearts of the WestFilm: Woman in Nevada
  16. 1973The OutfitFilm: Madge Coyle
  17. 1973Cahill: United States MarshalFilm: Mrs. Hetty Green
  18. 1973Police StorySeries (1 episode)
  19. 1971Support Your Local GunfighterFilm: Goldie
  20. 1971One More Train to RobFilm: Slim
  21. 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries (1 episode)
  22. 1970Wild WomenFilm: Lottie Clampett
  23. 1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysFilm: Polly
  24. 1969Bracken's WorldSeries: Sally (26 episodes)
  25. 1969Hawaii Five-OSeries: Gloria Marshall (1 episode)
  26. 1968Adam-12Series: Jenny, Eunice Claridge, Carolyn Halsman (1 episode)
  27. 1968The OutsiderSeries (1 episode)
  28. 1967MannixSeries (2 episodes)
  29. 1966Chamber of HorrorsFilm: Madame Corona
  30. 1966BatmanSeries: Nellie Majors (2 episodes)
  31. 1965The F.B.I.Series: Grace (1 episode)
  32. 1965The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries: Queenie (1 episode)
  33. 1965BrandedSeries (1 episode)
  34. 1964Bedtime StoryFilm: Mrs. Sutton
  35. 1964Mail Order BrideFilm: Hannah
  36. 1963Critic's ChoiceFilm: Sally Orr
  37. 1963The Day Mars Invaded EarthFilm: Claire Fielding
  38. 1962Paradise AlleyFilm: Linda Belita
  39. 1959Shotgun SladeSeries: Alice Batson (1 episode)
  40. 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries (2 episodes)
  41. 1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries (2 episodes)
  42. 1959The AlaskansSeries (1 episode)
  43. 1959The RebelSeries: Emma Longdon (1 episode)
  44. 1959BonanzaSeries: Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter (1 episode)
  45. 1959RawhideSeries: Narcie Adams, Miss Katie, Amie Claybank (1 episode)
  46. 195877 Sunset StripSeries (1 episode)
  47. 1958Bat MastersonSeries: Polly Landers (1 episode)
  48. 1958Yancy DerringerSeries: Billie Jo James (1 episode)
  49. 1958BroncoSeries (1 episode)
  50. 1958Island WomenFilm: Elizabeth
  51. 1958Day of the BadmanFilm: Cora Johnson
  52. 1957The Story of MankindFilm: Josephine Bonaparte
  53. 1957The Girl in Black StockingsFilm: Julia Parry
  54. 1957The Parson and the OutlawFilm: Tonya
  55. 1957MaverickSeries: Cora (2 episodes)
  56. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Linda Griffith, Flavia Pierce, Edith 'Edie' Morrow, Mrs. Helen Reed (1 episode)
  57. 1957The Unholy WifeFilm: Gwen
  58. 1956The KillingFilm: Sherry Peatty
  59. 1956Swamp WomenFilm: Josie Nardo
  60. 1955Matinee TheaterSeries (1 episode)
  61. 1955No Man's WomanFilm: Carolyn Ellenson Grant
  62. 1955Two-Gun LadyFilm: Bess
  63. 1955CheyenneSeries (2 episodes)
  64. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Mary K. (1 episode)
  65. 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries: Lily Henry (1 episode)
  66. 1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyFilm: Madame Rontru
  67. 1955The Silver StarFilm: Karen Childress
  68. 1954Climax!Series: Vivian Cummings (1 episode)
  69. 1954The Bounty HunterFilm: Alice Williams
  70. 1954The WhistlerSeries (1 episode)
  71. 1954Hell's Half AcreFilm: Rose
  72. 1954Stories of the CenturySeries: Belle Starr (1 episode)
  73. 1953The Eddie Cantor StoryFilm: Cleo Abbott
  74. 1953City DetectiveSeries (1 episode)
  75. 1953Cat-Women of the MoonFilm: Helen Salinger
  76. 1953So This Is LoveFilm: Marilyn Montgomery
  77. 1953City That Never SleepsFilm: Lydia Biddel
  78. 1953Trouble Along the WayFilm: Anne Williams McCormick
  79. 1953The Tall TexanFilm: Laura Tompson
  80. 1952The JungleFilm: Princess Mari

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