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Marie Windsor
Born: 11th Dec 1919 Marysvale, Utah, USA - Died 10th Dec 2000
Dept: Acting
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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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 124
Film: 80 (65%)
Television: 44 (35%)
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Filmography
2001
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. ... view
Character:
Self
Mar 1988 (first aired)
Supercarrier is a 1988 ABC television series aired during the Top Gun trend of the late 1980s. It features US Navy Pilots aboard the fictional aircraf ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (3 ep.)
1987
An American narcotics agent takes her squad to Mexico, where she must break up a drug-smuggling gang that has also kidnapped her boyfriend. ... view
Character:
Casey
1985
Scientists create "the perfect soldier" in a lab experiment by recombining his molecules. He is then sent out on dangerous but vital missions. ... view
Character:
Mom Roth
Sep 1984 (first aired)
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plo ... view
Character:
Madame Angler (1 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Kate Gunnerson (1 ep.)
Caroline (1 ep.)
Oct 1983 (first aired)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruc ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Nov 1981 (first aired)
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother wh ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (3 ep.)
1981
A cheerleader goes undercover to fight drug dealers because her brother OD'd and her fellow cheerleaders are hooked. ... view
Character:
Aunt May
1981
An alien king sends two of his most loyal--and, as it turns out, stupidest--subjects to Earth to find him a queen to help rule his planet. ... view
Character:
Zelda
Nov 1979 (first aired)
Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying my ... view
Character:
Eva Miller (2 ep.)
Nov 1977 (first aired)
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transforma ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1977 (first aired)
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1976
School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. ... view
Character:
Mrs Murphy
Sep 1976 (first aired)
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Rec ... view
Character:
Eve Le Deux (1 ep.)
Gloria Kellerman (1 ep.)
1975
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession ... view
Character:
Woman in Nevada
1973
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsucc ... view
Character:
Madge Coyle
1973
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want ... view
Character:
Mrs. Hetty Green
Mar 1973 (first aired)
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1971
A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to driv ... view
Character:
Goldie
1971
Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in money and jewelry from a California train in the g ... view
Character:
Slim
Jan 1971 (first aired)
Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murph ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1970
Five female convicts are recruited to secretly transport arms into Mexican-held Texas in 1840 ... view
Character:
Lottie Clampett
1969
An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a yo ... view
Character:
Polly
Sep 1969 (first aired)
Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken. ... view
Character:
Sally (26 ep.)
Sep 1968 (first aired)
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patroll ... view
Character:
Jenny (1 ep.)
Eunice Claridge (1 ep.)
Carolyn Halsman (1 ep.)
Sep 1968 (first aired)
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired ... view
Character:
Gloria Marshall (1 ep.)
Sep 1968 (first aired)
The Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where the action is. Darren McGavin played Ross, a man livin ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1967 (first aired)
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed b ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
1966
A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes ... view
Character:
Madame Corona
Jan 1966 (first aired)
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole ... view
Character:
Nellie Majors (2 ep.)
Sep 1965 (first aired)
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the character ... view
Character:
Grace (1 ep.)
Sep 1965 (first aired)
The Legend of Jesse James is an American western series starring Christopher Jones in the tile role of notorious outlaw Jesse James. The series aired ... view
Character:
Queenie (1 ep.)
Jan 1965 (first aired)
Branded is an American Western series which aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in its Sunday night 8:30 p.m. Eastern T ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1964
Benson is a Casanova who tricks women into having sex with him before leaving them. He is content with this game until he meets Jamison, a real operat ... view
Character:
Mrs. Sutton
1964
Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him. ... view
Character:
Hannah
1963
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewin ... view
Character:
Sally Orr
1963
Martians replace scientist & his family to pave way for invasion. ... view
Character:
Claire Fielding
1962
An elderly motion picture artist drifts through a tenement block, devising a plan to change the lives of its dissatisfied residents with a dusting of ... view
Character:
Linda Belita
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Shotgun Slade is an American western television series starring Scott Brady that aired seventy-eight episodes in syndication from October 24, 1959, un ... view
Character:
Alice Batson (1 ep.)
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Oct 1959 (first aired)
"Bourbon Street Beat" is a private detective series produced by Warner Brothers Television which aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to Jul ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Oct 1959 (first aired)
The Alaskans is a 1959-1960 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series set during the late 1890s in the port of Skagway, Alaska. The show features ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1959 (first aired)
After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various s ... view
Character:
Emma Longdon (1 ep.)
Sep 1959 (first aired)
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community. ... view
Character:
Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter (1 ep.)
Elizabeth Lassiter (1 ep.)
Jan 1959 (first aired)
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventu ... view
Character:
Narcie Adams (1 ep.)
Miss Katie (1 ep.)
Amie Claybank (1 ep.)
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office locate ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masters ... view
Character:
Polly Landers (1 ep.)
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Yancy Derringer is an American Western series ... view
Character:
Billie Jo James (1 ep.)
Sep 1958 (first aired)
Bronco is a Western series on ABC from 1958 through 1962. It was shown by the BBC in the United Kingdom. The program starred Ty Hardin as Bronco Layne ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1958
Mike is an American charter boat captain involved in a romance with tourist Jan but Jan's aunt, Elizabeth also has the hots for Mike and tries to brea ... view
Character:
Elizabeth
1958
Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee. ... view
Character:
Cora Johnson
1957
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil. ... view
Character:
Josephine Bonaparte
1957
Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the invest ... view
Character:
Julia Parry
1957
Billy the Kid fakes his own death at the hands of Pat Garrett, but is forced to come out of hiding to stop a ruthless cattle baron from destroying a s ... view
Character:
Tonya
Sep 1957 (first aired)
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than me ... view
Character:
Cora (2 ep.)
Sep 1957 (first aired)
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent. ... view
Character:
Linda Griffith (1 ep.)
Flavia Pierce (1 ep.)
Edith 'Edie' Morrow (1 ep.)
Mrs. Helen Reed (1 ep.)
1957
A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accident ... view
Character:
Gwen
1956
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one la ... view
Character:
Sherry Peatty
1956
An undercover policewoman helps three female convicts escape from prison so that they can lead her to a stash of stolen diamonds hidden in a swamp. ... view
Character:
Josie Nardo
Oct 1955 (first aired)
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1955
A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see her dead--among ... view
Character:
Carolyn Ellenson Grant
1955
A young woman teaches herself to become a sharpshooter so she can hunt down the three men who murdered her parents. She finds a sheriff who is willing ... view
Character:
Bess
Sep 1955 (first aired)
Cheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawma ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Sep 1955 (first aired)
The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explan ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Sep 1955 (first aired)
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place ... view
Character:
Mary K. (1 ep.)
Sep 1955 (first aired)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-whi ... view
Character:
Lily Henry (1 ep.)
1955
Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy. ... view
Character:
Madame Rontru
1955
A third generation deputy sheriff doubts whether or not he has the guts for the job that killed both his father and grandfather. His doubts are re-enf ... view
Character:
Karen Childress
Oct 1954 (first aired)
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Cos ... view
Character:
Vivian Cummings (1 ep.)
1954
A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find the three remaining killers. He tracks them to Twin ... view
Character:
Alice Williams
1954
A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband. ... view
Character:
Rose
Jan 1954 (first aired)
Stories of the Century is a 39-episode Western television series starring Jim Davis that ran in syndication through Republic Pictures between January ... view
Character:
Belle Starr (1 ep.)
1953
Film biography of entertainer Eddie Cantor, with Keefe Brasselle starring as the popular stage, radio and movie comic. ... view
Character:
Cleo Abbott
Sep 1953 (first aired)
Crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1953
Astronauts travel to the moon where they discover it is inhabited by attractive young women in black tights. ... view
Character:
Helen Salinger
1953
Film biography of opera star Grace Moore, released in 1953. ... view
Character:
Marilyn Montgomery
1953
Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting co ... view
Character:
Lydia Biddel
1953
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at t ... view
Character:
Anne Williams McCormick
1953
Groups of desperate travelers journey together throughout the Southwest and soon find trouble when they all get gold fever. The action and drama are h ... view
Character:
Laura Tompson
1952
An Indian princess (Marie Windsor), her adviser (Cesar Romero) and a white hunter (Rod Cameron) fight woolly mammoths. Filmed in sepia. ... view
Character:
Princess Mari
1952
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by ... view
Character:
Jean Darr
1952
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles. ... view
Character:
Mrs. Frankie Neall
1952
A old west town run by women. All the town's business is controlled by a woman gambler who tries not to succumb to the allure of a handsome and persi ... view
Character:
Iron Mae McLeod
1952
A Korean war vet and his bride face subtle and sometimes extreme racism when they return to his home in rural California. ... view
Character:
Fran Sterling
Oct 1951 (first aired)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was spon ... view
Character:
Alice Batson (1 ep.)
1951
An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld. ... view
Character:
Mary Slate
1951
Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it's not an easy quest, thanks to bad weather, a treacherous lady pirate, warring Florida tribes ... view
Character:
Jane Bolton
1951
Two cavalry officers (Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland) lead a patrol to warn Gen. Custer about an ambush. ... view
Character:
Celie Donlin
1950
Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she onl ... view
Character:
Diane Gorman
1950
An oil engineer surrounded by foul play helps an heiress bring in a well. ... view
Character:
Terry Miller
Oct 1950 (first aired)
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original telep ... view
Character:
Phyllis (1 ep.)
1950
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of ... view
Character:
Edna Tucker
1950
Shadrach Jones, ex-Texas State Policeman, has the ruthless determination to find and kill the man who shot his brother in the back and stole the money ... view
Character:
Adelaide
Character:
Dakota Lil
1949
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the ... view
Character:
Ann Logan
1949
Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant for him, Zeb vows to fulfill the preacher's missio ... view
Character:
Mary Carson / Doll Brown
1949
Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She always packs a six-shooter, so this is bad news f ... view
Character:
LaBelle Bergere (uncredited)
1949
Captain Gerard, greatest lover in the Foreign Legion, is assigned to escort an emir's daughter to her father's mountain citadel and find out what he c ... view
Character:
Cara
1948
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and A ... view
Character:
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
1948
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and ... view
Character:
Madame Lucia (uncredited)
1948
A young navy lieutenant is brought in as technical adviser on a song-dance-and-swim film being made by screen star Rosalind Reynolds. Having once done ... view
Character:
1947
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club. ... view
Character:
Helen Amboy
1947
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest. ... view
Character:
Baggett Daughter (uncredited)
1947
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity. ... view
Character:
Girl on Train (uncredited)
1947
A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce. ... view
Character:
Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)
1947
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a husband endures the trials of being married to a wife with irritating traits. ... view
Character:
Saleswoman (uncredited)
1946
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy. ... view
Character:
Bridge Player (uncredited)
1944
Muggs and Glimpy, two East Side Kids in the army, return to their neighborhood, supposedly on furlough; actually, Muggs has been honorably discharged ... view
Character:
1943
A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancé, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. Three cust ... view
Character:
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1943
A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancé, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. Three cust ... view
Character:
Chorus Girl
1943
A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five p ... view
Character:
Mrs. Claven
1943
Scattergood Baines, Coldriver's most popular citizen, neighborly counselor and sly old fox, entices a Broadway producer to Coldriver to see the gay mu ... view
Character:
Girl (uncredited)
1942
New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsy ... view
Character:
(uncredited)
1942
Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter. ... view
Character:
Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited)
1942
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him. ... view
Character:
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1942
The "Flyer" in question is William Marshall, a young man falsely accused of a crime. Escaping the clutches of the law, he becomes involved with severa ... view
Character:
Native Girl
1942
Author Frank R. Stockton, often asked the question, finally decides to divulge the untold ending of his story, The Lady or the Tiger? ... view
Character:
The Princess
1942
Karanina "Nina" Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in return, secures an engagement for them at the Little Arega ... view
Character:
Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited)
1942
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hid ... view
Character:
1941
Jim is hardly thrilled when his new bride, Ellen, invites an old friend, Randy, over for dinner. Yet Jim turns genuinely dismayed once Randy arrives a ... view
Character:
Old Field Inn Patron
1941
Fraternity brothers enter one of their own into a scholarship lottery after a women's college insults them. Though the Zeta boys are celebrated for th ... view
Character:
Carrot Queen (uncredited)