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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. 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 (Movies)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2001
Commando Squad
Character:Casey
Release Date:01/06/1987
J.O.E. and the Colonel
Character:Mom Roth
Release Date:11/09/1985
Lovely But Deadly
Character:Aunt May
Release Date:19/06/1981
The Perfect Woman
Character:Zelda
Release Date:01/01/1981
Freaky Friday
Character:Mrs Murphy
Release Date:17/12/1976
Hearts of the West
Character:Woman in Nevada
Release Date:08/10/1975
The Outfit
Character:Madge Coyle
Release Date:19/10/1973
Cahill: United States Marshal
Character:Mrs. Hetty Green
Release Date:11/07/1973
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Character:Goldie
Release Date:26/05/1971
One More Train to Rob
Character:Slim
Release Date:19/02/1971
Wild Women
Character:Lottie Clampett
Release Date:20/10/1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Character:Polly
Release Date:10/10/1969
Chamber of Horrors
Character:Madame Corona
Release Date:19/10/1966
Bedtime Story
Character:Mrs. Sutton
Release Date:10/06/1964
Mail Order Bride
Character:Hannah
Release Date:10/03/1964
Critic's Choice
Character:Sally Orr
Release Date:24/02/1963
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
Character:Claire Fielding
Release Date:14/02/1963
Paradise Alley
Character:Linda Belita
Release Date:02/01/1962
Island Women
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:01/05/1958
Day of the Badman
Character:Cora Johnson
Release Date:29/01/1958
The Story of Mankind
Character:Josephine Bonaparte
Release Date:08/11/1957
The Girl in Black Stockings
Character:Julia Parry
Release Date:24/09/1957
The Parson and the Outlaw
Character:Tonya
Release Date:23/09/1957
The Unholy Wife
Character:Gwen
Release Date:24/06/1957
The Killing
Character:Sherry Peatty
Release Date:06/06/1956
Swamp Women
Character:Josie Nardo
Release Date:01/04/1956
No Man's Woman
Character:Carolyn Ellenson Grant
Release Date:27/10/1955
Two-Gun Lady
Character:Bess
Release Date:15/10/1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Character:Madame Rontru
Release Date:16/04/1955
The Silver Star
Character:Karen Childress
Release Date:07/04/1955
The Bounty Hunter
Character:Alice Williams
Release Date:25/09/1954
Hell's Half Acre
Character:Rose
Release Date:01/06/1954
The Eddie Cantor Story
Character:Cleo Abbott
Release Date:25/12/1953
Cat-Women of the Moon
Character:Helen Salinger
Release Date:03/09/1953
So This Is Love
Character:Marilyn Montgomery
Release Date:15/07/1953
City That Never Sleeps
Character:Lydia Biddel
Release Date:12/06/1953
Trouble Along the Way
Character:Anne Williams McCormick
Release Date:04/04/1953
The Tall Texan
Character:Laura Tompson
Release Date:13/02/1953
The Jungle
Character:Princess Mari
Release Date:01/08/1952
The Sniper
Character:Jean Darr
Release Date:09/05/1952
The Narrow Margin
Character:Mrs. Frankie Neall
Release Date:03/05/1952
Outlaw Women
Character:Iron Mae McLeod
Release Date:28/04/1952
Japanese War Bride
Character:Fran Sterling
Release Date:29/01/1952
Two Dollar Bettor
Character:Mary Slate
Release Date:09/09/1951
Hurricane Island
Character:Jane Bolton
Release Date:16/07/1951
Little Big Horn
Character:Celie Donlin
Release Date:15/06/1951
Frenchie
Character:Diane Gorman
Release Date:25/12/1950
Double Deal
Character:Terry Miller
Release Date:01/12/1950
Force of Evil
Character:Edna Tucker
Release Date:24/08/1950
The Showdown
Character:Adelaide
Release Date:15/08/1950
Dakota Lil
Character:Dakota Lil
Release Date:17/02/1950
The Fighting Kentuckian
Character:Ann Logan
Release Date:15/09/1949
Hellfire
Character:Mary Carson / Doll Brown
Release Date:29/05/1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Character:LaBelle Bergere (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1949
Outpost in Morocco
Character:Cara
Release Date:02/05/1949
The Three Musketeers
Character:Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1948
The Pirate
Character:Madame Lucia (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1948
Song of the Thin Man
Character:Helen Amboy
Release Date:28/08/1947
The Hucksters
Character:Girl on Train (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1947
Living in a Big Way
Character:Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:10/06/1947
I Love My Wife BUT!
Character:Saleswoman (uncredited)
Release Date:05/04/1947
I Love My Husband, But!
Character:Bridge Player (uncredited)
Release Date:07/12/1946
Follow the Leader
Character:
Release Date:03/06/1944
Let's Face It
Character:Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:04/08/1943
Let's Face It
Character:Chorus Girl
Release Date:04/08/1943
Pilot #5
Character:Mrs. Claven
Release Date:24/06/1943
Cinderella Swings It
Character:Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:22/01/1943
George Washington Slept Here
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1942
Eyes in the Night
Character:Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1942
The Big Street
Character:Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Release Date:13/08/1942
Parachute Nurse
Character:Company 'C' Girl
Release Date:06/08/1942
Flying with Music
Character:Native Girl
Release Date:22/05/1942
The Lady or the Tiger?
Character:The Princess
Release Date:28/03/1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
Character:Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1942
Weekend for Three
Character:Old Field Inn Patron
Release Date:12/12/1941
All-American Co-Ed
Character:Carrot Queen (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1941
Television Appearances
Supercarrier
Character:
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Kate Gunnerson
Tales from the Darkside
Character:Madame Angler
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Caroline
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Character:
Simon & Simon
Character:
Salem's Lot
Character:Eva Miller
The Incredible Hulk
Character:
Lou Grant
Character:
Charlie's Angels
Character:Eve Le Deux
Charlie's Angels
Character:Gloria Kellerman
Police Story
Character:
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Bracken's World
Character:Sally
Adam-12
Character:Jenny
Adam-12
Character:Eunice Claridge
Adam-12
Character:Carolyn Halsman
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Gloria Marshall
The Outsider
Character:
Mannix
Character:
Batman
Character:Nellie Majors
The F.B.I.
Character:Grace
The Legend of Jesse James
Character:Queenie
Branded
Character:
Shotgun Slade
Character:Alice Batson
Hawaiian Eye
Character:
Bourbon Street Beat
Character:
The Alaskans
Character:
The Rebel
Character:Emma Longdon
Bonanza
Character:Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter
Bonanza
Character:Elizabeth Lassiter
Rawhide
Character:Narcie Adams
Rawhide
Character:Miss Katie
Rawhide
Character:Amie Claybank
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
Bat Masterson
Character:Polly Landers
Yancy Derringer
Character:Billie Jo James
Bronco
Character:
Maverick
Character:Cora
Perry Mason
Character:Linda Griffith
Perry Mason
Character:Flavia Pierce
Perry Mason
Character:Edith 'Edie' Morrow
Perry Mason
Character:Mrs. Helen Reed
Matinee Theater
Character:
Cheyenne
Character:
MGM Parade
Character:Self
Gunsmoke
Character:Mary K.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:
Climax!
Character:Vivian Cummings
The Whistler
Character:
Stories of the Century
Character:Belle Starr
City Detective
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Alice Batson
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Phyllis
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