Marie Windsor

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  • MARIE WINDSOR


    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Date of birth
    11 December 1919
    Marysvale, Utah, USA


    Date of death
    10 December 2000
    Beverly Hills, California, USA. (congestive heart failure)


    Birth name
    Emily Marie Bertelsen


    Height
    5' 9" (1.75 m)


    Spouse
    Jack Hupp (30 November 1954 - 10 December 2000) (her death) 1 son
    Ted Steele (20 April 1946 - ?) (divorced)


    Trivia
    She served as a director of the Screen Actors Guild for 25-years.


    Died the day before her 81st birthday.


    Measurements: 37 1/2-25-39 1/4 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)


    Claims she had a nose job in 1959 because she felt her nose was "too prominent." She later questioned this decision, wondering if she would have gotten more sympathetic roles if her nose were less aquiline.


    Husband Jack is the son of silent screen actor Earl Rodney.


    Claims she had her first marriage annulled because her husband was still in love with his first wife, and so they rarely lived together.


    Step-son, Chris, from Jack's first marriage. He lived with them starting at age 13. Son Richard Rodney born January 11, 1963. She claimed having Chris around was a big help in raising Ricky.


    She was one of the 500 stars nominated to become one of the 50 greatest American screen legends as part of the American Film Institutes 100 years...
    100 stars event. AFI revealed the list on a three-hour CBS television special June 15, 1999.


    Mini biography
    A product of Marysvale, Utah, Marie Windsor attended Brigham Young University and trained for the stage under
    Maria Ouspenskaya before she began playing leading roles in B pictures in the late 1940s.
    Her best work was in the film noir category, particularly her role as the manipulative,
    double-crossing wife of Elisha Cook, Jr.
    , in "The Killing" (which earned her "Look" magazine's Best Supporting Actress award).
    Her favorites among her own films are "The Killing, " "The Narrow Margin" and "Hellfire."
    IMDb mini-biography by
    Tom Weaver


    Mini Biography-2
    from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
    One of the best "bad girls" in movie history, this busty beauty often played cold-blooded temptresses
    who could drive a man crazy with passion, then cut out his heart and hand it back to him.
    A former Miss Utah, she broke into films as a bit player in Hal Roach's AllAmerican Co-Ed (1941),
    and knocked around Hollywood before coming into her own as a leading lady in 1949's Hellfire an above-average Republic Western.
    She appeared in other B-plus horse operas, including Dakota Lil, Frenchie (both 1950), and Little Big Horn (1951),
    before taking her best-remembered role, as the recalcitrant gangster's widow being transported to court by tough cop
    Charles McGraw in The Narrow Margin (1952). Had this taut thriller not been a lowly B (albeit one of the best ever),
    Windsor might have gotten more of a boost from its success. She continued working steadily, frequently playing tart-tongued trollops-as in Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956), memorably cast as Elisha Cook, Jr.'s avaricious, unfaithful wife.


    Windsor also worked in many TV movies during the 1970s and 1980s, including Wild Women (1971)
    and the 1979 miniseries "Salem's Lot." Unfortunately, she never starred in a first-rate, big-budget film.
    Copyright © 1994 Leonard Maltin, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.


    Filmography
    Actress
    1. "Murder, She Wrote"
    - Who Killed J. B. Fletcher? (1991) TV Episode .... Caroline
    - The Cemetery Vote (1987) TV Episode .... Kate Gunnerson
    2. "Supercarrier" (1988) TV Series .... Billie Costello (1988)
    3. Commando Squad (1987) .... Casey
    4. "Simon & Simon"
    - For Old Crime's Sake (1987) TV Episode .... Marie Lupinski Miller
    - The Dark Side of the Street (1984) TV Episode .... Mrs. Martin
    - Murder Between the Lines (1983) TV Episode .... Wanda
    5. "Tales from the Darkside"
    - A New Lease on Life (1986) TV Episode .... Madame Angler
    6. J.O.E. and the Colonel (1985) (TV) .... Mom Roth
    7. "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" - Remembrance of Things Past (1984) TV Episode .... Patsy Peters
    8. "General Hospital" (1963) TV Series .... Dr. Vivian Collins (1982)
    9. "Disneyland"
    - Freaky Friday: Part 2 (1982) TV Episode .... Mrs. Murphy
    - Freaky Friday: Part 1 (1982) TV Episode .... Mrs. Murphy
    10. The Perfect Woman (1981) (TV)
    11. Lovely But Deadly (1981) .... Aunt May
    12. "Lou Grant"
    - Libel (1980) TV Episode .... Janet Hart
    - Hollywood (1979) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Coral Mayberry
    13. "The Incredible Hulk" - Sideshow (1980) TV Episode .... Belle Star
    14. Salem's Lot (1979) (TV) .... Eva Miller
    15. "Charlie's Angels"
    - Angels at the Altar (1979) TV Episode .... Gloria Kellerman
    - Angels in Springtime (1978) TV Episode .... Eve Le Deux
    16. "Fantasy Island" - Seance/Treasure (1979) TV Episode .... Madame Estelle Vorick
    17. "Project U.F.O." - Sighting 4019: The Believe It or Not Incident (1978) TV Episode .... Cara Layton
    18. Freaky Friday (1976) .... Mrs. Murphy
    19. "Marcus Welby, M.D." - The Highest Mountain (1976) TV Episode
    20. Hearts of the West (1975) .... Hotel manager
    21. "Insight" - Bourbon in Suburbia (1974) TV Episode .... Dorothy
    22. "Police Story" - Explosion (1974) TV Episode .... Mrs. Kane
    23. Manhunter (1974) (TV) .... May
    24. "Mannix"
    - Walk a Double Line (1974) TV Episode .... Mrs. DeMarco
    - In Need of a Friend (1968) TV Episode .... Barbara Timpkins
    25. "Hec Ramsey" - The Green Feather Mystery (1973) TV Episode
    26. "Adam-12"
    - Hollywood Division (1973) TV Episode .... Carolyn Halsman
    - The Chaser (1972) TV Episode .... Jenny
    - Log 56: Vice Versa (1971) TV Episode .... Eunice Claridge
    27. The Outfit (1973) .... Madge Coyle
    28. Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) .... Mrs. Hetty Green
    29. "Barnaby Jones" - Twenty Million Alibis (1973) TV Episode .... Carole Morrison
    30. "Alias Smith and Jones" - High Lonesome Country (1972) TV Episode .... Helen Archer
    31. "Gunsmoke" - Trafton (1971) TV Episode .... Mary K
    32. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) .... Goldie
    33. One More Train to Rob (1971) .... Louella
    34. "Bracken's World"
    - The Anonymous Star (1970) TV Episode .... Sally
    - Stop Date (1969) TV Episode .... Fran
    - Move in for a Close-Up (1969) TV Episode .... Sally
    35. Wild Women (1970) (TV) .... Lottie Clampett
    36. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) .... Polly (owner, Polly's Palace Saloon)
    37. "The F.B.I." - The Flaw (1968) TV Episode .... Grace
    38. "The Outsider" - One Long-Stemmed American Beauty (1968) TV Episode .... Leslie Jamison
    39. "Batman"
    - Deep Freeze (1966) TV Episode .... Nellie
    - Green Ice (1966) TV Episode .... Nellie
    40. Chamber of Horrors (1966) .... Madame Corona
    41. "Bonanza" - Five Sundowns to Sunup (1965) TV Episode .... Mrs. Lassiter
    42. "The Legend of Jesse James" - The Quest (1965) TV Episode .... Queenie
    43. "Branded" - That the Brave Endure (1965) TV Episode .... Carrie Milligan
    44. "The Rogues"- Hugger-Mugger, by the Sea (1964) TV Episode .... Gloria Treat
    45. "Summer Playhouse"- Apartment in Rome (1964) TV Episode
    46. Bedtime Story (1964) .... Mrs. Sutton
    47. "Destry"- The Nicest Girl in Gomorrah (1964) TV Episode .... Jewell Scrogg
    48. Mail Order Bride (1964) .... Hanna aka Carrie Bentell
    49. "Rawhide"
    - Incident of the Rusty Shotgun (1964) TV Episode .... Annie Claybank
    - Incident of the Painted Lady (1961) TV Episode .... Miss Kate 'Katie'
    - Incident on the Edge of Madness (1959) TV Episode .... Narcie
    50. "Perry Mason"
    - The Case of the Wednesday Woman (1964) TV Episode .... Mrs. Helen Reed
    - The Case of the Tarnished Trademark (1962) TV Episode .... Edie Morrow
    - The Case of the Madcap Modeste (1960) TV Episode .... Flavia Pierce
    - The Case of the Daring Decoy (1958) TV Episode .... Linda Griffith
    51. Critic's Choice (1963) .... Sally Orr
    52. The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963) .... Claire Fielding
    53. "The Lloyd Bridges Show" - Now, You Take Your Average Rock (1962) TV Episode
    54. "Hawaiian Eye"
    - Day in the Sun (1962) TV Episode .... Kiki
    - Location Shooting (1962) TV Episode .... Maggie McCabe
    - The Final Score (1961) TV Episode .... Marsha Metcalfe
    - The Comics (1961) TV Episode .... Iris Landon
    55. Paradise Alley (1962) .... Linda
    56. "Lawman" - The Wanted Man (1962) TV Episode
    57. "Maverick"
    - Epitaph for a Gambler (1962) TV Episode
    - The Quick and the Dead (1957) TV Episode .... Cora
    58. "Bronco" - The Equalizer (1961) TV Episode .... Belle
    59. "Whispering Smith" - The Trademark (1961) TV Episode .... Maple Gray
    60. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" - Wyatt Earp's Baby (1961) TV Episode .... Lily Henry
    61. "New Comedy Showcase"
    - Johnny Come Lately (1960) TV Episode .... Angela Talbot
    - Johnny Come Lately (1960) (1960) TV Episode .... Angela Talbot
    62. "Bourbon Street Beat"
    - Teresa (1960) TV Episode .... Mara Lane
    - The 10% Blues (1960) TV Episode .... Veda Troup
    63. "The Rebel"- Glory (1960) TV Episode .... Emma
    64. "77 Sunset Strip" - Collector's Item (1960) TV Episode .... Countess Maruska
    65. "The Alaskans" - Winter Song (1959) TV Episode .... Maria Julien
    66. "Shotgun Slade" - The Salted Mine (1959) TV Episode
    67. "The Deputy"
    - Back to Glory (1959) TV Episode .... Angela
    68. "Tales of Wells Fargo"
    - The Warrior's Return (1959) TV Episode .... Dolly
    69. "Markham"
    - The Duelists (1959) TV Episode
    70. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" - The Salted Mine (1959) TV Episode
    71. "Bat Masterson"- The Fighter (1958) TV Episode .... Polly Landers
    72. "Yancy Derringer" - Ticket to Natchez (1958) TV Episode .... Billie Joe
    73. "Target" - Deadly Deception (1958) TV Episode .... Jean
    74. Island Woman (1958) .... Elizabeth
    75. Day of the Bad Man (1958) .... Cora Johnson
    76. "Pursuit" - The House at Malibu (1958) TV Episode .... Bessie
    77. The Story of Mankind (1957) .... Josephine
    78. "The Californians" - The Regulators (1957) TV Episode .... Dolly
    79. "Cheyenne"
    - The Mutton Punchers (1957) TV Episode .... Thora Flagg
    - Decision at Gunsight (1957) TV Episode .... Leda Brandt
    80. The Parson and the Outlaw (1957) .... Tonya
    81. The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) .... Julia Parry
    82. The Unholy Wife (1957) .... Gwen
    83. "The Ford Television Theatre"
    - House of Glass (1957) TV Episode .... Ruby
    - For Value Received (1954) TV Episode .... Lorna Evans
    84. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" - Small Talk (1957) TV Episode
    85. "Climax!" - Savage Portrait (1956) TV Episode .... Vivian Cummings
    86. Two-Gun Lady (1956) .... Bess
    87. "The Charles Farrell Show" (1956) TV Series .... Newspaper editor
    88. The Killing (1956) .... Sherry Peatty
    89. "Screen Directors Playhouse" - Tom and Jerry (1955) TV Episode .... Lola
    90. No Man's Woman (1955) .... Carolyn Grant
    91. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) .... Madame Rontru
    92. "Science Fiction Theater"- Time Is Just a Place (1955) TV Episode .... Nell Brown
    93. "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" - The Wizard (1955) TV Episode
    94. The Silver Star (1955) .... Karen Childress
    95. Swamp Women (1955) .... Josie
    96. The Bounty Hunter (1954) .... Alice Williams
    97. Hell's Half Acre (1954) .... Rose
    98. "The Public Defender" - Little Egypt (????) TV Episode .... Melody Scanlon
    99. "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" - Live a Little (1954) TV Episode
    100. "Waterfront" - Night at the Lighthouse (????) TV Episode
    101. "Stories of the Century" - Belle Starr (1954) TV Episode .... Belle Starr
    102. The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) .... Cleo Abbott
    103. Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) .... Helen Salinger
    104. City That Never Sleeps (1953) .... Lydia Biddel
    105. So This Is Love (1953) .... Marilyn Montgomery
    106. Trouble Along the Way (1953) .... Anne McCormick
    107. The Tall Texan (1953) .... Laura Thompson
    108. "The Unexpected" - Blackmail (1952) TV Episode
    109. The Jungle (1952) .... Princess Mari
    110. The Sniper (1952) .... Jean Darr
    111. The Narrow Margin (1952) .... Mrs. Frankie Neall
    112. Outlaw Women (1952) .... Iron Mae McLeod
    113. Japanese War Bride (1952) .... Fran Sterling
    114. Two Dollar Bettor (1951) .... Mary Slate
    115. Hurricane Island (1951) .... Jan Bolton
    116. Little Big Horn (1951) .... Celie Donlin
    117. Frenchie (1950) .... Diane Gorman
    118. Double Deal (1950) .... Terry Miller
    119. The Showdown (1950) .... Adelaide
    120. Dakota Lil (1950) .... Dakota Lil
    121. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) .... Ann Logan
    122. Hellfire (1949) .... Mary Carson/Doll Brown
    123. The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) (uncredited) .... LaBelle Bergere
    124. Outpost in Morocco (1949) .... Cara
    125. Force of Evil (1948) .... Edna Tucker
    126. The Three Musketeers (1948) (uncredited) .... Queen Anne's Lady-in-waiting
    127. The Pirate (1948) (uncredited) .... Madame Lucia
    128. On an Island with You (1948) (uncredited) .... Jane (script girl)
    129. The Unfinished Dance (1947) (uncredited) .... Saleslady
    130. Song of the Thin Man (1947) .... Helen Amboy
    131. The Hucksters (1947) (uncredited) .... Girl on train
    132. The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) (uncredited)
    133. Living in a Big Way (1947) (uncredited) .... Jane, Junior League Girl
    134. Follow the Leader (1944) .... Native Girl in Dream
    135. Three Hearts for Julia (1943) (uncredited) .... Violinist
    136. Chatterbox (1943) (uncredited) .... Hostess
    137. Eyes in the Night (1942) (uncredited) .... Actress at rehearsal
    138. The Big Street (1942) (uncredited) .... Girl
    139. Smart Alecks (1942) (uncredited) .... Nurse
    140. The Lady or the Tiger? (1942) (uncredited) .... The Princess
    141. Call Out the Marines (1942) (uncredited) .... Attractive brunette on tour
    142. Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) (uncredited) .... Girl applying makeup
    143. Playmates (1941) (uncredited) .... Chorine in Finale
    144. All American Co-Ed (1941) (uncredited) .... Carrot Queen

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 7 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Marie Windsor. Born as Emily Marie Bertelson in Marysvale, Piute County, Utah,
    Windsor was an actress known as "The Queen of the Bs"
    because she appeared in so many B-movies and film noirs.


    Marie Windsor made just 3 films with Duke, and they were:-


    Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) .... Mrs. Hetty Green
    Trouble Along the Way (1953) .... Anne McCormick
    The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) .... Ann Logan



    Marie is one of Duke's lesser known co-stars,
    mainly because she never starred in a major, big budget film.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 3 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • I thought she did a good job as the Duke's cheating ex-wife in Trouble Along the Way. I don't really remember her in anything else, though it has been a long time since I have seen either The Fighting Kentuckian or Cahill.


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    "I am not intoxicated - yet." McLintock!

  • That was an interesting link on her, thanks for all the info, Keith and Mrs. C.


    Cheers B)



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