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Marie Windsor
Actor
Died December 10, 2000 (80 years)
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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.
Filmography
| 1987 | Commando Squad · as Casey |
| 1986 | Horrible Horror · as Helen Salinger, In clips from 'Cat-Women of the Moon' |
| 1985 | J.O.E. and the Colonel · as Mom Roth |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Kate Gunnerson |
| 1983 | Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as Madame Angler |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Lovely But Deadly · as Aunt May |
| 1981 | The Perfect Woman · as Zelda |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1979 | Salem's Lot (TV Series) · as Eva Miller |
| 1979 | Salem's Lot · as Eva Miller |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Madame Estelle Vorick |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1976 | Freaky Friday · as Mrs Murphy |
| 1975 | Hearts of the West · as Woman in Nevada |
| 1974 | Manhunter · as May |
| 1973 | The Outfit · as Madge Coyle |
| 1973 | Cahill U.S. Marshal · as Mrs. Hetty Green |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Carole Morrison |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter · as Goldie |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob · as Slim |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys · as Polly |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Amanda Degan |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Gloria Marshall |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Chamber of Horrors · as Madame Corona |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Grace |
| 1964 | Mail Order Bride · as Hannah |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as Gloria Treat |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice · as Sally Orr |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Dr. Vivian Collins |
| 1962 | The Day Mars Invaded Earth · as Claire Fielding |
| 1961 | Whispering Smith (TV Series) · as Maple Gray |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Narcie Adams |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Angela |
| 1959 | The Rebel (TV Series) · as Emma Longdon |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Alice S. Batson |
| 1958 | Day of the Badman · as Cora Johnson |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Billie Jo James |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Ann Jesse |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Polly Landers |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind · as Josephine Bonaparte |
| 1957 | The Girl in Black Stockings · as Julia Parry |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Linda Griffith |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Dolly Stapes |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Dolly Dawson |
| 1956 | The Killing · as Sherry Peatty |
| 1956 | Swamp Women · as Josie Nardo |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy · as Madame Rontru |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Mary K. |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | Hell's Half Acre · as Rose |
| 1954 | The Bounty Hunter · as Alice Williams |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Vivian Cummings |
| 1954 | Stories of the Century (TV Series) · as Belle Starr |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Melody Scanlon |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Mimi Marlowe |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as Katherine |
| 1953 | City That Never Sleeps · as Lydia Biddel |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way · as Anne Williams McCormick |
| 1953 | Cat-Women of the Moon · as Helen Salinger |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Marilyn Montgomery |
| 1953 | The Tall Texan · as Laura Tompson |
| 1952 | The Sniper · as Jean Darr |
| 1952 | The Narrow Margin · as Mrs. Frankie Neall |
| 1952 | Outlaw Women · as Iron Mae McLeod |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1951 | Two Dollar Bettor · as Mary Slate |
| 1951 | Little Big Horn · as Celie Donlin |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Clara Appleby |
| 1950 | The Showdown · as Adelaide |
| 1950 | Frenchie · as Diane Gorman |
| 1950 | Dakota Lil · as Dakota Lil |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Phyllis |
| 1949 | The Fighting Kentuckian · as Ann Logan |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend · as LaBelle Bergere (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Hellfire · as Mary Carson / Doll Brown |
| 1949 | Outpost in Morocco · as Cara |
| 1948 | Force of Evil · as Edna Tucker |
| 1948 | The Pirate · as Madame Lucia |
| 1948 | On an Island with You · as Jane |
| 1948 | The Three Musketeers · as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man · as Helen Amboy |
| 1947 | The Hucksters · as Girl on Train (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Unfinished Dance · as Saleslady |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way · as Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge · as Baggett Daughter |
| 1946 | I Love My Husband, But! · as Bridge Player (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Follow the Leader · as Unknown |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here · as (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Joan of Paris · as French Girl in Cafe |
| 1942 | Eyes in the Night · as Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Big Street · as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Flying with Music · as Native Girl |
| 1942 | Smart Alecks · as Nurse |
| 1941 | All-American Co-Ed · as Carrot Queen (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Playmates · as Nightclub Patron |