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Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 26, 1931
Died May 04, 2011 (80)
Birthplace Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 attenti ... on 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

Filmography

Born Innocent

Born Innocent

1976

as Miss Murphy

Katherine

Katherine

1975

as Miss Collins

I Love You...Good-bye

I Love You...Good-bye

1974

as Pam Parks

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

1974

as Mrs. Quayle

Footsteps

Footsteps

1972

as Martha Hagger

Junior Bonner

Junior Bonner

1972

as Ruth Bonner

Harlow

Harlow

1965

as Sally Doane

40 Pounds of Trouble

40 Pounds of Trouble

1962

as Liz McCluskey

Crime and Punishment USA

Crime and Punishment USA

1959

as Sally Marmon

Live Fast, Die Young

Live Fast, Die Young

1958

as Kim Winters / Narrator

Escapement

Escapement

1958

as Ruth Vance

Finger of Guilt

Finger of Guilt

1956

as Evelyn Stewart

The Maverick Queen

The Maverick Queen

1956

as Lucy Lee

Hell's Island

Hell's Island

1955

as Janet Martin

A Man Alone

A Man Alone

1955

as Nadine Corrigan

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

as Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

The Mad Magician

The Mad Magician

1954

as Karen Lee

Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull

1954

as Kathy Howell

Make Haste to Live

Make Haste to Live

1954

as Randy Benson

Beachhead

Beachhead

1954

as Nina Bouchard

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

1953

as Mary Craig

The Wild One

The Wild One

1953

as Kathie Bleeker

Carrie

Carrie

1952

as Jessica Hurstwood

The Atomic City

The Atomic City

1952

as Young Woman Buying Stamps

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1952

as Secretary (uncredited)

Off Limits

Off Limits

1952

as WAC

Darling, How Could You!

Darling, How Could You!

1951

as Sylvia

When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

1951

as Student

The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

as Girl (uncredited)

Westward the Women

Westward the Women

1951

as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Investigators

as Maggie Peters

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 05, 1961

Perry Mason

as Eleanor Corbin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Estelle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Redigo

as Laura McAdams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

The Fugitive

as Thelma Hollister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Millionaire

as Janie Harris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Black Saddle

as Laurie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1959

The Rebel

as 'T' White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Cavalcade of America

as Rowena

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Honey West

as Vicky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Dr. Kildare

as Janet Logan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Outer Limits

as Linda Darcy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

Ghost Story

as Maggie Mundy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

The Westerner

as Suzy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1960

Kodiak

as Cathy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Death Valley Days

as Marianne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Arrest and Trial

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Laredo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

Laramie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

The Detectives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1959

Breaking Point

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

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