Marie Windsor
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Linda Griffith
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Flavia Pierce
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Edith 'Edie' Morrow
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Mrs. Helen Reed
1957
Series
Bonanza
Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter
1959
Series
Bonanza
Elizabeth Lassiter
1959
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Kate Gunnerson
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Caroline
1984
Series
Batman
Nellie Majors
1966
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Gloria Marshall
1968
Series
Charlie's Angels
Eve Le Deux
1976
Series
Charlie's Angels
Gloria Kellerman
1976
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
Maverick
Cora
1957
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
Adam-12
Jenny
1968
Series
Adam-12
Eunice Claridge
1968
Series
Adam-12
Carolyn Halsman
1968
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
Cheyenne
1955
Series
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Series
Rawhide
Narcie Adams
1959
Series
Rawhide
Miss Katie
1959
Series
Rawhide
Amie Claybank
1959
Series
Climax!
Vivian Cummings
1954
Series
Gunsmoke
Mary K.
1955
Series
The F.B.I.
Grace
1965
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Madame Angler
1984
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Lily Henry
1955
Series
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Series
Bat Masterson
Polly Landers
1958
Series
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Series
Police Story
1973
Series
The Rebel
Emma Longdon
1959
Series
Bronco
1958
Series
Branded
1965
Series
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Series
City Detective
1953
Series
Salem's Lot
Eva Miller
1979
Series
Yancy Derringer
Billie Jo James
1958
Lux Video Theatre
Phyllis
1950
Series
The Alaskans
1959
Series
The Legend of Jesse James
Queenie
1965
Series
The Whistler
1954
Series
The Outsider
1968
Series
Bracken's World
Sally
1969
Film
The Killing
Sherry Peatty
1956
Film
Freaky Friday
Mrs Murphy
1976
Film
Mail Order Bride
Hannah
1964
Series
Stories of the Century
Belle Starr
1954
Film
The Outfit
Madge Coyle
1973
Film
The Three Musketeers
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
1948
Film
Force of Evil
Edna Tucker
1950
Film
The Pirate
Madame Lucia (uncredited)
1948
Film
Cahill: United States Marshal
Mrs. Hetty Green
1973
Series
Supercarrier
1988
Film
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Madame Rontru
1955
Film
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Polly
1969
Film
The Sniper
Jean Darr
1952
Film
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Goldie
1971
Film
The Fighting Kentuckian
Ann Logan
1949
Film
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
2001
Film
The Bounty Hunter
Alice Williams
1954
Film
One More Train to Rob
Slim
1971
Film
Bedtime Story
Mrs. Sutton
1964
Film
The Unholy Wife
Gwen
1957
Series
Shotgun Slade
Alice Batson
1959
Film
The Narrow Margin
Mrs. Frankie Neall
1952
Film
Trouble Along the Way
Anne Williams McCormick
1953
Film
Eyes in the Night
Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited)
1942
Film
The Story of Mankind
Josephine Bonaparte
1957
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Alice Batson
1951
Film
Chamber of Horrors
Madame Corona
1966
Film
On an Island with You
(uncredited)
1948
Film
The Girl in Black Stockings
Julia Parry
1957
Film
Day of the Badman
Cora Johnson
1958
Film
Song of the Thin Man
Helen Amboy
1947
Film
The Big Street
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1942
Film
Critic's Choice
Sally Orr
1963
Film
Frenchie
Diane Gorman
1950
Film
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
LaBelle Bergere (uncredited)
1949
Film
Joan of Paris
1942
Film
Two-Gun Lady
Bess
1955
I Love My Wife BUT!
Saleswoman (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Tall Texan
Laura Tompson
1953
Film
Hearts of the West
Woman in Nevada
1975
Film
George Washington Slept Here
(uncredited)
1942
Film
Commando Squad
Casey
1987
Film
The Hucksters
Girl on Train (uncredited)
1947
Film
Four Jacks and a Jill
Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited)
1942
Film
Hurricane Island
Jane Bolton
1951
Film
Cat-Women of the Moon
Helen Salinger
1953
Film
Hellfire
Mary Carson / Doll Brown
1949
Film
No Man's Woman
Carolyn Ellenson Grant
1955
Film
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Baggett Daughter (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Parson and the Outlaw
Tonya
1957
Film
All-American Co-Ed
Carrot Queen (uncredited)
1941
Film
Little Big Horn
Celie Donlin
1951
Film
City That Never Sleeps
Lydia Biddel
1953
Film
The Showdown
Adelaide
1950
Film
The Silver Star
Karen Childress
1955
Film
Outlaw Women
Iron Mae McLeod
1952
Film
Wild Women
Lottie Clampett
1970
Film
Pilot #5
Mrs. Claven
1943
Film
So This Is Love
Marilyn Montgomery
1953
Film
Japanese War Bride
Fran Sterling
1952
Film
The Perfect Woman
Zelda
1981
Film
J.O.E. and the Colonel
Mom Roth
1985
Film
Dakota Lil
Dakota Lil
1950
Film
Flying with Music
Native Girl
1942
Film
Parachute Nurse
Company 'C' Girl
1942
Film
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
Claire Fielding
1963
Film
Swamp Women
Josie Nardo
1956
Film
Let's Face It
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1943
Film
Let's Face It
Chorus Girl
1943
Film
Living in a Big Way
Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)
1947
Film
Hell's Half Acre
Rose
1954
Film
The Eddie Cantor Story
Cleo Abbott
1953
Film
Lovely But Deadly
Aunt May
1981
Film
Outpost in Morocco
Cara
1949
Film
The Jungle
Princess Mari
1952
Film
Double Deal
Terry Miller
1950
Film
Two Dollar Bettor
Mary Slate
1951
Film
Cinderella Swings It
Girl (uncredited)
1943
Film
Follow the Leader
1944
Film
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Princess
1942
Film
Paradise Alley
Linda Belita
1962
Film
Weekend for Three
Old Field Inn Patron
1941
Film
Island Women
Elizabeth
1958
I Love My Husband, But!
Bridge Player (uncredited)
1946