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.
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Bracken's World
as Sally
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 19, 1969
Maverick
as Cora
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1957
Batman
as Nellie Majors
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 12, 1966
Salem's Lot
as Eva Miller
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 17, 1979
Murder, She Wrote
as Kate Gunnerson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Tales from the Darkside
as Madame Angler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
The F.B.I.
as Grace
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1965
Hawaii Five-O
as Gloria Marshall
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1968
Charlie's Angels
as Eve Le Deux
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1976
Perry Mason
as Linda Griffith
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Gunsmoke
as Mary K.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Stories of the Century
as Belle Starr
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1954
Adam-12
as Jenny
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1968
Rawhide
as Narcie Adams
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Yancy Derringer
as Billie Jo James
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1958
Lux Video Theatre
as Phyllis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Alice Batson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
Climax!
as Vivian Cummings
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
The Rebel
as Emma Longdon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1959
Bat Masterson
as Polly Landers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 1958
The Legend of Jesse James
as Queenie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1965
Bonanza
as Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Rawhide
as Miss Katie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Rawhide
as Amie Claybank
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Adam-12
as Eunice Claridge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1968
Adam-12
as Carolyn Halsman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1968
Shotgun Slade
as Alice Batson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 1959
Perry Mason
as Flavia Pierce
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Perry Mason
as Edith 'Edie' Morrow
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Perry Mason
as Mrs. Helen Reed
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Charlie's Angels
as Gloria Kellerman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1976
Bonanza
as Elizabeth Lassiter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Murder, She Wrote
as Caroline
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Simon & Simon
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 24, 1981
Supercarrier
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 06, 1988
Cheyenne
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 20, 1955
Bourbon Street Beat
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 05, 1959
Mannix
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Hawaiian Eye
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 07, 1959
Lou Grant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1977
77 Sunset Strip
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 1958
The Incredible Hulk
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 04, 1977
Alias Smith and Jones
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1971
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1983
Police Story
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 20, 1973
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1955
Bronco
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1958
Matinee Theater
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 31, 1955
The Alaskans
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1959
Branded
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 24, 1965
The Whistler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 13, 1954
City Detective
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 07, 1953
The Outsider
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1968
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