Marie Windsor

Also Known As: Emily Marie Bertelsen

Biography: 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Marysvale, Utah, USA

Birthday: December 11, 1919

Deathday: December 10, 2000

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

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Known For:

The Killing
Cahill: United States Marshal
Cinderella Swings It
The Narrow Margin
The Sniper
The Unholy Wife
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Force of Evil
The Outfit
City That Never Sleeps
Swamp Women
Hell's Half Acre
Trouble Along the Way
Double Deal
The Story of Mankind
Cat-Women of the Moon
The Fighting Kentuckian
The Girl in Black Stockings
Freaky Friday
Japanese War Bride
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Two Dollar Bettor
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
No Man's Woman
J.O.E. and the Colonel
Eyes in the Night
Outlaw Women
The Jungle
Critic's Choice
The Showdown
One More Train to Rob
Little Big Horn
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
Pilot #5
The Bounty Hunter
Mail Order Bride
Outpost in Morocco
Lovely But Deadly
The Parson and the Outlaw
Two-Gun Lady
Frenchie
Paradise Alley
Dakota Lil
So This Is Love
Four Jacks and a Jill
Commando Squad
Hurricane Island
The Tall Texan
The Eddie Cantor Story
Follow the Leader
The Three Musketeers
Song of the Thin Man
Island Women
The Silver Star
Bedtime Story
Hellfire
Chamber of Horrors
Living in a Big Way
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
The Pirate
All-American Co-Ed
The Lady or the Tiger?
Let's Face It
I Love My Husband, But!
The Hucksters
George Washington Slept Here
The Perfect Woman
Day of the Badman
I Love My Wife BUT!
Parachute Nurse
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Hearts of the West
Weekend for Three
Wild Women
The Big Street
Flying with Music