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Paula Raymond
Actor

Paula Raymond

23 Nov 1924Born
31 Dec 2003Died
79Age at death
58Credits

Biography

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Paula Raymond (November 23, 1924 – December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress.

In 1950, she was put under contract by MGM, where she played opposite such leading men as Cary Grant and Dick Powell. Earlier in her career, Raymond acted in film noir thrillers such as City That Never Sleeps (with Gig Young and Marie Windsor), but later in her career she developed a horror film reputation.

In 1952, she played the heroine in The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms.

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In the late 1950s and 1960 Raymond appeared in many television shows and low-budget horror movies including Perry Mason, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, and Blood of Dracula's Castle with Alexander D'Arcy and John Carradine. She turned down the role of saloon keeper Kitty in the long-running western classic series Gunsmoke (the role went to Amanda Blake).

In 1962, Raymond was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree on Sunset Boulevard. Her nose was severed by the rear view mirror. After only a little more than a year of extensive plastic surgery and recovery she returned to acting. In 1977, while working on the soap opera Days of our Lives, after only 3 appearances, she accidentally tripped on a telephone cord and broke her ankle. She was written out of the show. In 1984 she broke both hips, and in 1994 she broke her shoulder.

Raymond was previously married. In 1944, Raymond married Floyd Leroy Patterson. In 1946, they divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter, Raeme Dorene Patterson. In 1993, Raymond's daughter died. In 2003, Raymond died at the age of 79 from a series of respiratory ailments.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 1994Mind TwisterFilm: Agnes
  2. 1969Five Bloody GravesFilm: Kansas Kelly
  3. 1969Blood of Dracula's CastleFilm: Countess Townsend
  4. 1965The Spy with My FaceFilm: Director
  5. 1963Temple HoustonSeries: Miss Katherine (1 episode)
  6. 1962Hand of DeathFilm: Carol Wilson
  7. 1962The BeachcomberSeries (1 episode)
  8. 1961The New BreedSeries: Andrea Beauvoir (1 episode)
  9. 1961The Flight That DisappearedFilm: Marcia Paxton
  10. 1960The Roaring 20'sSeries (1 episode)
  11. 1960Surfside 6Series (1 episode)
  12. 1960The AquanautsSeries: Judy O'Brien (1 episode)
  13. 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries: Lady Blanche Carleton, Anne Hunter, Miriam Harrison (2 episodes)
  14. 1959Philip MarloweSeries (1 episode)
  15. 1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries (1 episode)
  16. 1959Lock-UpSeries (1 episode)
  17. 1959TightropeSeries (1 episode)
  18. 1959One Step BeyondSeries: Passenger (1 episode)
  19. 1959RawhideSeries: Franny Wells (1 episode)
  20. 195877 Sunset StripSeries (4 episodes)
  21. 1958Bat MastersonSeries: Millie Wilkins, Linda Wills, Angie Pierce (1 episode)
  22. 1958Yancy DerringerSeries: Lucy Maridale (1 episode)
  23. 1958Peter GunnSeries (1 episode)
  24. 1957MaverickSeries (1 episode)
  25. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Helen Reynolds, Doris Shackley, Brenda Larkin, Terry Faye, Katherine Ames (1 episode)
  26. 1957M SquadSeries: Simone Brayden (1 episode)
  27. 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries (1 episode)
  28. 1956State TrooperSeries (1 episode)
  29. 1955CheyenneSeries (1 episode)
  30. 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries (1 episode)
  31. 1955The Gun That Won the WestFilm: Mrs. Max Gaines
  32. 1954The Human JungleFilm: Pat Danforth
  33. 1954King Richard and the CrusadersFilm: Queen Berengaria
  34. 1954The ShadowFilm: Margot Lane
  35. 1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsFilm: Lee Hunter
  36. 1953City That Never SleepsFilm: Kathy Kelly
  37. 1953The Story of Three LovesFilm: Mrs. Campbell
  38. 1953The Bandits of CorsicaFilm: Christina
  39. 1953General Electric TheaterSeries: Netta Jarvais (1 episode)
  40. 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeries: Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, Polly Key (1 episode)
  41. 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeries: Countess (1 episode)
  42. 1952Pat and MikeFilm: Photographer at Tennis Tournament (uncredited)
  43. 1952The SelloutFilm: Peggy Stauton
  44. 1951Texas CarnivalFilm: Marilla Sabinas
  45. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Martina, Kathleen (1 episode)
  46. 1951The Tall TargetFilm: Ginny Beaufort
  47. 1951Inside StraightFilm: Zoe Carnot
  48. 1951Grounds for MarriageFilm: Agnes Oglethorpe Young
  49. 1950Devil's DoorwayFilm: Orrie Masters
  50. 1950Duchess of IdahoFilm: Ellen Hallet
  51. 1950CrisisFilm: Helen Ferguson
  52. 1949Holiday AffairFilm: Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)
  53. 1949Adam's RibFilm: Emerald - Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited)
  54. 1949Challenge of the RangeFilm: Judy Barton
  55. 1948Racing LuckFilm: Natalie Gunther
  56. 1948Sealed VerdictFilm: Guard
  57. 1948Rusty Leads the WayFilm: Louise Adams
  58. 1938Keep SmilingFilm: Bettina Bowman

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