Coleen Gray
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.
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
The Best Place to Be
as Dottie Parker
The Best Place to Be
as Dottie Parker
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
as Mrs. Cazalis
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
as Mrs. Cazalis
The Phantom Planet
as Liara
The Phantom Planet
as Liara
Johnny Rocco
as Lois Mayfield, Teacher
Johnny Rocco
as Lois Mayfield, Teacher
Copper Sky
as Nora Hayes
Copper Sky
as Nora Hayes
The Vampire
as Carol Butler
The Vampire
as Carol Butler
Death of a Scoundrel
as Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
Death of a Scoundrel
as Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
Star in the Dust
as Nellie Mason
Star in the Dust
as Nellie Mason
The Killing
as Fay
The Killing
as Fay
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Laura
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Laura
Las Vegas Shakedown
as Julie Rae
Las Vegas Shakedown
as Julie Rae
Sabre Jet
as Mrs. Gil Manton nee Jane Carter
Sabre Jet
as Mrs. Gil Manton nee Jane Carter
The Vanquished
as Jane Colfax
The Vanquished
as Jane Colfax
Kansas City Confidential
as Helen Foster
Kansas City Confidential
as Helen Foster
Models Inc.
as Rusty Faraday
Models Inc.
as Rusty Faraday
Apache Drums
as Sally
Apache Drums
as Sally
The Sleeping City
as Ann Sebastian
The Sleeping City
as Ann Sebastian
Red River
as Fen
Red River
as Fen