Acting · Marysvale, Utah, USA · Born December 11, 1919
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.
MovieStanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self
TVSupercarrier
1988
MovieCommando Squad
1987
as Casey
MovieJ.O.E. and the Colonel
1985
as Mom Roth
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Kate Gunnerson
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Madame Angler
TVScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
TVSimon & Simon
1981
MovieLovely But Deadly
1981
as Aunt May
MovieThe Perfect Woman
1981
as Zelda
TVSalem's Lot
1979
as Eva Miller
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
TVLou Grant
1977
MovieFreaky Friday
1976
as Mrs Murphy
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Eve Le Deux
MovieHearts of the West
1975
as Woman in Nevada
MovieThe Outfit
1973
as Madge Coyle
MovieCahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Mrs. Hetty Green
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieSupport Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Goldie
MovieOne More Train to Rob
1971
as Slim
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
MovieWild Women
1970
as Lottie Clampett
MovieThe Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Polly
TVBracken's World
1969
as Sally
TVAdam-12
1968
as Jenny
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Gloria Marshall
TVThe Outsider
1968
TVMannix
1967
MovieChamber of Horrors
1966
as Madame Corona
TVBatman
1966
as Nellie Majors
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Grace
TVThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Queenie
TVBranded
1965
MovieBedtime Story
1964
as Mrs. Sutton
MovieMail Order Bride
1964
as Hannah
MovieCritic's Choice
1963
as Sally Orr
MovieThe Day Mars Invaded Earth
1963
as Claire Fielding
MovieParadise Alley
1962
as Linda Belita
TVShotgun Slade
1959
as Alice Batson
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
TVBourbon Street Beat
1959
TVThe Alaskans
1959
TVThe Rebel
1959
as Emma Longdon
TVBonanza
1959
as Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter
TVRawhide
1959
as Narcie Adams
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Polly Landers
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Billie Jo James
TVBronco
1958
MovieIsland Women
1958
as Elizabeth
MovieDay of the Badman
1958
as Cora Johnson
MovieThe Story of Mankind
1957
as Josephine Bonaparte
MovieThe Girl in Black Stockings
1957
as Julia Parry
MovieThe Parson and the Outlaw
1957
as Tonya
TVMaverick
1957
as Cora
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Linda Griffith
MovieThe Unholy Wife
1957
as Gwen
MovieThe Killing
1956
as Sherry Peatty
MovieSwamp Women
1956
as Josie Nardo
TVMatinee Theater
1955
MovieNo Man's Woman
1955
as Carolyn Ellenson Grant
MovieTwo-Gun Lady
1955
as Bess
TVCheyenne
1955
TVMGM Parade
1955
as Self
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Mary K.
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Lily Henry
MovieAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Madame Rontru
MovieThe Silver Star
1955
as Karen Childress
TVClimax!
1954
as Vivian Cummings
MovieThe Bounty Hunter
1954
as Alice Williams
TVThe Whistler
1954
MovieHell's Half Acre
1954
as Rose
TVStories of the Century
1954
as Belle Starr
MovieThe Eddie Cantor Story
1953
as Cleo Abbott
TVCity Detective
1953
MovieCat-Women of the Moon
1953
as Helen Salinger
MovieSo This Is Love
1953
as Marilyn Montgomery
MovieCity That Never Sleeps
1953
as Lydia Biddel
MovieTrouble Along the Way
1953
as Anne Williams McCormick
MovieThe Tall Texan
1953
as Laura Tompson
MovieThe Jungle
1952
as Princess Mari
MovieThe Sniper
1952
as Jean Darr
MovieThe Narrow Margin
1952
as Mrs. Frankie Neall
MovieOutlaw Women
1952
as Iron Mae McLeod
MovieJapanese War Bride
1952
as Fran Sterling
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Alice Batson
MovieTwo Dollar Bettor
1951
as Mary Slate
MovieHurricane Island
1951
as Jane Bolton
MovieLittle Big Horn
1951
as Celie Donlin
MovieFrenchie
1950
as Diane Gorman
MovieDouble Deal
1950
as Terry Miller
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Phyllis
MovieForce of Evil
1950
as Edna Tucker
MovieThe Showdown
1950
as Adelaide
MovieDakota Lil
1950
as Dakota Lil
MovieThe Fighting Kentuckian
1949
as Ann Logan
MovieHellfire
1949
as Mary Carson / Doll Brown
MovieThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as LaBelle Bergere (uncredited)
MovieOutpost in Morocco
1949
as Cara
MovieThe Three Musketeers
1948
as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
MovieThe Pirate
1948
as Madame Lucia (uncredited)
MovieOn an Island with You
1948
as (uncredited)
MovieSong of the Thin Man
1947
as Helen Amboy
MovieThe Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Baggett Daughter (uncredited)
MovieThe Hucksters
1947
as Girl on Train (uncredited)
MovieLiving in a Big Way
1947
as Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
I Love My Husband, But!
1946
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
MovieFollow the Leader
1944
MovieLet's Face It
1943
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
MoviePilot #5
1943
as Mrs. Claven
MovieCinderella Swings It
1943
as Girl (uncredited)
MovieGeorge Washington Slept Here
1942
as (uncredited)
MovieEyes in the Night
1942
as Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited)
MovieThe Big Street
1942
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
MovieParachute Nurse
1942
as Company 'C' Girl
MovieFlying with Music
1942
as Native Girl
MovieThe Lady or the Tiger?
1942
as The Princess
MovieFour Jacks and a Jill
1942
as Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited)
MovieJoan of Paris
1942
MovieWeekend for Three
1941
as Old Field Inn Patron
MovieAll-American Co-Ed
1941
as Carrot Queen (uncredited)
