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Mary Murphy

Born · January 26, 1931

Died · May 4, 2011 (80 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Bio

Mary Murphy (January 26, 1931 – May 4, 2011) was an American film actress of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She was born in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles. Shortly out of high school she was signed to appear in films for Paramount Pictures in the late 1940s. Murphy first gained attention in 1953, when she played a good-hearted girl who tries to reform Marlon Brando in The Wild One. The following year, she appeared opposite Tony Curtis in Beachhead, and the year after that as Fredric March's daughter in the thriller The Desperate Hours, which also starred Humphrey Bogart. She co-starred with actor-director Ray Milland in his Western A Man Alone, and appeared in dozens of television series including Perry Mason, I Spy and Ironside. She was long absent from the big screen before acting in 1972 with Steve McQueen in the Sam Peckinpah film Junior Bonner. She had retired from acting by the 1980s. Murphy died from heart disease complications on May 4, 2011; she was 80 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Murphy (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Wild One

The Wild One

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

Born Innocent

Miss Murphy

1976

Katherine

Miss Collins

1975

Kodiak

Cathy · (1 episode)

1974

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

Mrs. Quayle

1974

I Love You...Good-bye

Pam Parks

1974

Footsteps

Martha Hagger

1972

The Streets of San Francisco

(1 episode)

1972

Ghost Story

Maggie Mundy · (1 episode)

1972

Junior Bonner

Ruth Bonner

1972

Ironside

(1 episode)

1967

Honey West

Vicky · (1 episode)

1965

Laredo

(1 episode)

1965

Harlow

Sally Doane

1965

Redigo

Laura McAdams · (1 episode)

1963

The Fugitive

Thelma Hollister · (1 episode)

1963

Breaking Point

(1 episode)

1963

The Outer Limits

Linda Darcy · (1 episode)

1963

Arrest and Trial

(1 episode)

1963

40 Pounds of Trouble

Liz McCluskey

1962

Two Before Zero

1962

The Investigators

Maggie Peters · (13 episodes)

1961

Dr. Kildare

Janet Logan · (1 episode)

1961

The Westerner

Suzy · (1 episode)

1960

Crime and Punishment USA

Sally Marmon

1959

The Detectives

(1 episode)

1959

The Rebel

'T' White · (1 episode)

1959

Laramie

(1 episode)

1959

Black Saddle

Laurie · (1 episode)

1959

Live Fast, Die Young

Kim Winters / Narrator

1958

Escapement

Ruth Vance

1958

Perry Mason

Eleanor Corbin · (1 episode)

1957

Finger of Guilt

Evelyn Stewart

1956

The Maverick Queen

Lucy Lee

1956

A Man Alone

Nadine Corrigan

1955

The Desperate Hours

Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Estelle · (1 episode)

1955

Hell's Island

Janet Martin

1955

The Millionaire

Janie Harris · (1 episode)

1955

Sitting Bull

Kathy Howell

1954

The Mad Magician

Karen Lee

1954

Make Haste to Live

Randy Benson

1954

Beachhead

Nina Bouchard

1954

The Wild One

Kathie Bleeker

1953

Main Street to Broadway

Mary Craig

1953

Off Limits

WAC

1952

Cavalcade of America

Rowena · (1 episode)

1952

Death Valley Days

Marianne · (1 episode)

1952

Carrie

Jessica Hurstwood

1952

The Turning Point

Secretary (uncredited)

1952

The Atomic City

Young Woman Buying Stamps

1952

Sailor Beware

Girl (uncredited)

1952

Westward the Women

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)

1951

When Worlds Collide

Student

1951

Darling, How Could You!

Sylvia

1951

The Lemon Drop Kid

Girl (uncredited)

1951