Coleen Gray
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting81
movieCry from the Mountain
1985
Marian Rissman
tvTales from the Darkside
1984
Cecilia Matthews
movieThe Best Place to Be
1979
Dottie Parker
tvEmergency!
1972
Clair Brightweiser
movieEllery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971
Mrs. Cazalis
movieThe Late Liz
1971
Sue Webb
tvAdam-12
1968
Mrs. O'Neill
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Sylvia Trager
movieP.J.
1968
Betty Orbison
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Mrs. Barth
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Sally Holt
movieTown Tamer
1965
Carol Rosser
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Dorothy Nehf
tvThe Virginian
1962
Pearl / Mrs. Marsh
tvCoronado 9
1960
Ruth Evans
movieThe Leech Woman
1960
June Talbot
tvBonanza
1959
Marcy
tvRawhide
1959
Helen Wade
movieJohnny Rocco
1958
Lois Mayfield, Teacher
movieHell's Five Hours
1958
Nancy Brand
tvPerry Mason
1957
Lorraine McClaine Kendall / Olga Corbin / Linda Sutton / Martha Erskine
movieCopper Sky
1957
Nora Hayes
movieThe Vampire
1957
Carol Butler
movieThe Black Whip
1956
Jeannie
movieDeath of a Scoundrel
1956
Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
movieFrontier Gambler
1956
Sylvia Melbourne
movieStar in the Dust
1956
Nellie Mason
movieThe Wild Dakotas
1956
Sue 'Lucky' Duneen
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mrs. Lois Callen
movieTennessee's Partner
1955
Goldie Slater
movieLas Vegas Shakedown
1955
Julie Rae
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Jean Smith Fortune
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Peggy Minters
tvClimax!
1954
Amanda Shepard
movieArrow In The Dust
1954
Christella Burke
movieThe Fake
1953
Mary Mason
movieSabre Jet
1953
Mrs. Gil Manton nee Jane Carter
movieThe Vanquished
1953
Jane Colfax
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Jo Parkes
movieKansas City Confidential
1952
Helen Foster
movieModels Inc.
1952
Rusty Faraday
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Maria Tasnady / Isabel Ford
movieI'll Get You for This
1951
Kay Wonderly
movieThe Sleeping City
1950
Ann Sebastian
movieRiding High
1950
Alice 'Princess' Higgins
movieFather Is a Bachelor
1950
Prudence Millett
movieSand
1949
Joan Hartley
movieFury at Furnace Creek
1948
Molly Baxter
movieNightmare Alley
1947
Molly Carlisle
movieKiss of Death
1947
Nettie Cavallo