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Coleen Gray
Biography
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.
Known For
Red River
as Fen
Kiss of Death
as Nettie Cavallo
The Killing
as Fay
Kansas City Confidential
as Helen Foster
Tennessee's Partner
as Goldie Slater
The Vampire
as Carol Butler
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
Riding High
as Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Death of a Scoundrel
as Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
The Best Place to Be
as Dottie Parker
