Marie Windsor
Acting
Born: December 11, 1919 · Marysvale, Utah, USA
Died: December 10, 2000 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known for
The Killing
1956
Batman
1966
Salem's Lot
1979
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Bonanza
1959
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Freaky Friday
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
The Narrow Margin
1952
The Three Musketeers
1948
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Photos (7)
Movies (77)
The Killing
Sherry Peatty
The Three Musketeers
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Madame Rontru
Freaky Friday
Mrs Murphy
The Pirate
Madame Lucia (uncredited)
Day of the Badman
Cora Johnson
Cahill: United States Marshal
Mrs. Hetty Green
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Goldie
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Polly
The Outfit
Madge Coyle
Hearts of the West
Woman in Nevada
Song of the Thin Man
Helen Amboy
The Narrow Margin
Mrs. Frankie Neall
One More Train to Rob
Slim
Outpost in Morocco
Cara
Eyes in the Night
Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited)
The Sniper
Jean Darr
The Story of Mankind
Josephine Bonaparte
On an Island with You
(uncredited)
Bedtime Story
Mrs. Sutton
Force of Evil
Edna Tucker
J.O.E. and the Colonel
Mom Roth
The Fighting Kentuckian
Ann Logan
Trouble Along the Way
Anne Williams McCormick
City That Never Sleeps
Lydia Biddel
The Girl in Black Stockings
Julia Parry
So This Is Love
Marilyn Montgomery
The Bounty Hunter
Alice Williams
George Washington Slept Here
(uncredited)
Mail Order Bride
Hannah
The Big Street
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Baggett Daughter (uncredited)
Let's Face It
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Let's Face It
Chorus Girl
Chamber of Horrors
Madame Corona
Japanese War Bride
Fran Sterling
Four Jacks and a Jill
Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way
Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
Sally Orr
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
Claire Fielding
Frenchie
Diane Gorman
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
LaBelle Bergere (uncredited)
The Hucksters
Girl on Train (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
Gwen
No Man's Woman
Carolyn Ellenson Grant
Cat-Women of the Moon
Helen Salinger
Hell's Half Acre
Rose
Commando Squad
Casey
The Eddie Cantor Story
Cleo Abbott
The Tall Texan
Laura Tompson
The Silver Star
Karen Childress
Joan of Paris
1942
Wild Women
Lottie Clampett
All-American Co-Ed
Carrot Queen (uncredited)
The Parson and the Outlaw
Tonya
Outlaw Women
Iron Mae McLeod
Pilot #5
Mrs. Claven
Little Big Horn
Celie Donlin
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Princess
Hurricane Island
Jane Bolton
The Showdown
Adelaide
Two-Gun Lady
Bess
Hellfire
Mary Carson / Doll Brown
Lovely But Deadly
Aunt May
Swamp Women
Josie Nardo
Weekend for Three
Old Field Inn Patron
Two Dollar Bettor
Mary Slate
The Perfect Woman
Zelda
Dakota Lil
Dakota Lil
Flying with Music
Native Girl
Parachute Nurse
Company 'C' Girl
Double Deal
Terry Miller
Paradise Alley
Linda Belita
Cinderella Swings It
Girl (uncredited)
Follow the Leader
1944
The Jungle
Princess Mari
Island Women
Elizabeth
TV Shows (52)
Perry Mason
Linda Griffith · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Flavia Pierce · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Edith 'Edie' Morrow · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Mrs. Helen Reed · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Kate Gunnerson · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Caroline · 1 eps
Adam-12
Jenny · 1 eps
Adam-12
Eunice Claridge · 1 eps
Adam-12
Carolyn Halsman · 1 eps
Mannix
2 eps
Bonanza
Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter · 1 eps
Bonanza
Elizabeth Lassiter · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Gloria Marshall · 1 eps
Maverick
Cora · 2 eps
Batman
Nellie Majors · 2 eps
Climax!
Vivian Cummings · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Grace · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Lily Henry · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Eve Le Deux · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Gloria Kellerman · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Madame Angler · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
3 eps
Cheyenne
2 eps
The Incredible Hulk
1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
Lou Grant
1 eps
Rawhide
Narcie Adams · 1 eps
Rawhide
Miss Katie · 1 eps
Rawhide
Amie Claybank · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Mary K. · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
Bat Masterson
Polly Landers · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
2 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
Yancy Derringer
Billie Jo James · 1 eps
The Rebel
Emma Longdon · 1 eps
Bronco
1 eps
Branded
1 eps
City Detective
1 eps
The Outsider
1 eps
The Alaskans
1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
2 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Queenie · 1 eps
Salem's Lot
Eva Miller · 2 eps
The Whistler
1 eps
Stories of the Century
Belle Starr · 1 eps
Bracken's World
Sally · 26 eps
Supercarrier
3 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Alice Batson · 1 eps
Shotgun Slade
Alice Batson · 1 eps
