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