1922-10-23 Staplehurst, Nebraska, USA
Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska. After graduating from high school she studied dramatics at Hamline University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, she then decided to see America and traveled to California, stopping off at La Jolla where she worked as a waitress. After several weeks there, she moved to L.A. and enrolled in a drama school. Her performances attracted a talent scout from 20th Century-Fox, with whom she signed a contract after a screen test. Although Fox put her in several good pictures (Kiss of Death (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946) in which she acquitted herself well, many of the roles they gave her were not worthy of her talent and she never became as big a star as many thought she should have. Still, she has an extensive list of credits in films, TV, radio and on the stage.
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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self | 2021-02-13 |
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Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood | Self | 2009-03-21 |
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Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz | Self | 2004-12-19 |
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Cry from the Mountain | Marian Rissman | 1985-11-01 |
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The Best Place to Be | Dottie Parker | 1979-05-27 |
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Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You | Mrs. Cazalis | 1971-11-19 |
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The Late Liz | Sue Webb | 1971-09-01 |
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P.J. | Betty Orbison | 1968-03-27 |
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Town Tamer | Carol Rosser | 1965-07-07 |
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The Phantom Planet | Liara | 1961-12-13 |
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The Leech Woman | June Talbot | 1960-05-01 |
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Hell's Five Hours | Nancy Brand | 1958-04-13 |
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Johnny Rocco | Lois Mayfield, Teacher | 1958-12-21 |
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The Vampire | Carol Butler | 1957-06-14 |
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Copper Sky | Nora Hayes | 1957-09-01 |
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Destination 60,000 | Mary Ellen | 1957-05-12 |
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The Killing | Fay | 1956-06-06 |
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Frontier Gambler | Sylvia Melbourne | 1956-07-01 |
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The Wild Dakotas | Sue 'Lucky' Duneen | 1956-02-28 |
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Star in the Dust | Nellie Mason | 1956-06-13 |
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The Black Whip | Jeannie | 1956-12-01 |
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Death of a Scoundrel | Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear | 1956-10-31 |
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Las Vegas Shakedown | Julie Rae | 1955-05-15 |
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Tennessee's Partner | Goldie Slater | 1955-09-21 |
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The Twinkle In God's Eye | Laura | 1955-10-13 |
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Arrow In The Dust | Christella Burke | 1954-04-25 |
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Sabre Jet | Mrs. Gil Manton nee Jane Carter | 1953-09-04 |
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The Fake | Mary Mason | 1953-09-25 |
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The Vanquished | Jane Colfax | 1953-06-03 |
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Kansas City Confidential | Helen Foster | 1952-11-11 |
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Models Inc. | Rusty Faraday | 1952-05-19 |
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I'll Get You for This | Kay Wonderly | 1951-01-01 |
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Apache Drums | Sally | 1951-04-01 |
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The Sleeping City | Ann Sebastian | 1950-09-20 |
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Father Is a Bachelor | Prudence Millett | 1950-02-22 |
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Riding High | Alice 'Princess' Higgins | 1950-04-12 |
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Sand | Joan Hartley | 1949-08-03 |
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Fury at Furnace Creek | Molly Baxter | 1948-04-30 |
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Red River | Fen | 1948-09-17 |
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Kiss of Death | Nettie Cavallo | 1947-08-27 |
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Nightmare Alley | Molly Carlisle | 1947-10-09 |
