Marie Windsor
Born
December 11, 1919
Died
December 10, 2000 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Marysvale, Utah, USA
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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.
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
2001
Supercarrier
(3 episodes)
1988
Commando Squad
Casey
1987
J.O.E. and the Colonel
Mom Roth
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Kate Gunnerson · (1 episode)
1984
Tales from the Darkside
Madame Angler · (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Caroline · (1 episode)
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(1 episode)
1983
Simon & Simon
(3 episodes)
1981
Lovely But Deadly
Aunt May
1981
The Perfect Woman
Zelda
1981
Salem's Lot
Eva Miller · (2 episodes)
1979
The Incredible Hulk
(1 episode)
1977
Lou Grant
(1 episode)
1977
Freaky Friday
Mrs Murphy
1976
Charlie's Angels
Eve Le Deux · (1 episode)
1976
Charlie's Angels
Gloria Kellerman · (1 episode)
1976
Hearts of the West
Woman in Nevada
1975
The Outfit
Madge Coyle
1973
Cahill: United States Marshal
Mrs. Hetty Green
1973
Police Story
(1 episode)
1973
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Goldie
1971
One More Train to Rob
Slim
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
1971
Wild Women
Lottie Clampett
1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Polly
1969
Bracken's World
Sally · (26 episodes)
1969
Adam-12
Jenny · (1 episode)
1968
Adam-12
Eunice Claridge · (1 episode)
1968
Adam-12
Carolyn Halsman · (1 episode)
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Gloria Marshall · (1 episode)
1968
The Outsider
(1 episode)
1968
Mannix
(2 episodes)
1967
Chamber of Horrors
Madame Corona
1966
Batman
Nellie Majors · (2 episodes)
1966
The F.B.I.
Grace · (1 episode)
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Queenie · (1 episode)
1965
Branded
(1 episode)
1965
Bedtime Story
Mrs. Sutton
1964
Mail Order Bride
Hannah
1964
Critic's Choice
Sally Orr
1963
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
Claire Fielding
1963
Paradise Alley
Linda Belita
1962
Shotgun Slade
Alice Batson · (1 episode)
1959
Hawaiian Eye
(2 episodes)
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
(2 episodes)
1959
The Alaskans
(1 episode)
1959
The Rebel
Emma Longdon · (1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter · (1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
Elizabeth Lassiter · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Narcie Adams · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Miss Katie · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Amie Claybank · (1 episode)
1959
77 Sunset Strip
(1 episode)
1958
Bat Masterson
Polly Landers · (1 episode)
1958
Yancy Derringer
Billie Jo James · (1 episode)
1958
Bronco
(1 episode)
1958
Island Women
Elizabeth
1958
Day of the Badman
Cora Johnson
1958
The Story of Mankind
Josephine Bonaparte
1957
The Girl in Black Stockings
Julia Parry
1957
The Parson and the Outlaw
Tonya
1957
Maverick
Cora · (2 episodes)
1957
Perry Mason
Linda Griffith · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Flavia Pierce · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Edith 'Edie' Morrow · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Mrs. Helen Reed · (1 episode)
1957
The Unholy Wife
Gwen
1957
The Killing
Sherry Peatty
1956
Swamp Women
Josie Nardo
1956
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955
No Man's Woman
Carolyn Ellenson Grant
1955
Two-Gun Lady
Bess
1955
Cheyenne
(2 episodes)
1955
Gunsmoke
Mary K. · (1 episode)
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Madame Rontru
1955
The Silver Star
Karen Childress
1955
Climax!
Vivian Cummings · (1 episode)
1954
The Bounty Hunter
Alice Williams
1954
The Whistler
(1 episode)
1954
Hell's Half Acre
Rose
1954
Stories of the Century
Belle Starr · (1 episode)
1954
The Eddie Cantor Story
Cleo Abbott
1953
City Detective
(1 episode)
1953
Cat-Women of the Moon
Helen Salinger
1953
So This Is Love
Marilyn Montgomery
1953
City That Never Sleeps
Lydia Biddel
1953
Trouble Along the Way
Anne Williams McCormick
1953
The Tall Texan
Laura Tompson
1953
The Jungle
Princess Mari
1952
The Sniper
Jean Darr
1952
The Narrow Margin
Mrs. Frankie Neall
1952
Outlaw Women
Iron Mae McLeod
1952
Japanese War Bride
Fran Sterling
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Alice Batson · (1 episode)
1951
Two Dollar Bettor
Mary Slate
1951
Hurricane Island
Jane Bolton
1951
Little Big Horn
Celie Donlin
1951
Frenchie
Diane Gorman
1950
Double Deal
Terry Miller
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Phyllis · (1 episode)
1950
Force of Evil
Edna Tucker
1950
The Showdown
Adelaide
1950
Dakota Lil
Dakota Lil
1950
The Fighting Kentuckian
Ann Logan
1949
Hellfire
Mary Carson / Doll Brown
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
LaBelle Bergere (uncredited)
1949
Outpost in Morocco
Cara
1949
The Three Musketeers
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
1948
The Pirate
Madame Lucia (uncredited)
1948
Song of the Thin Man
Helen Amboy
1947
The Hucksters
Girl on Train (uncredited)
1947
Living in a Big Way
Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)
1947
I Love My Wife BUT!
Saleswoman (uncredited)
1947
I Love My Husband, But!
Bridge Player (uncredited)
1946
Follow the Leader
1944
Let's Face It
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1943
Let's Face It
Chorus Girl
1943
Pilot #5
Mrs. Claven
1943
Cinderella Swings It
Girl (uncredited)
1943
George Washington Slept Here
(uncredited)
1942
Eyes in the Night
Actress at Rehearsal (Uncredited)
1942
The Big Street
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1942
Parachute Nurse
Company 'C' Girl
1942
Flying with Music
Native Girl
1942
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Princess
1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited)
1942
Weekend for Three
Old Field Inn Patron
1941
All-American Co-Ed
Carrot Queen (uncredited)
1941