Coleen Gray
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.
Born: 23 October 1922 • Died: 03 August 2015
Played In
Movie
Feb 2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
Movie
Mar 2009
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
Self
Movie
Dec 2004
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Self
Movie
Nov 1985
Cry from the Mountain
Marian Rissman
TV Show
Sep 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Cecilia Matthews
Movie
May 1979
The Best Place to Be
Dottie Parker
TV Show
Jan 1972
Emergency!
Clair Brightweiser
TV Show
Jan 1972
The Sixth Sense
Movie
Nov 1971
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Mrs. Cazalis
Movie
Sep 1971
The Late Liz
Sue Webb
TV Show
Sep 1968
Adam-12
Mrs. O'Neill
TV Show
Sep 1968
The Name of the Game
Sylvia Trager
Movie
Mar 1968
P.J.
Betty Orbison
TV Show
Sep 1967
Mannix
TV Show
Sep 1967
Judd, for the Defense
TV Show
Mar 1967
Ironside
TV Show
Sep 1966
Family Affair
TV Show
Sep 1965
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Barth
TV Show
Sep 1965
Run for Your Life
Sally Holt
Movie
Jul 1965
Town Tamer
Carol Rosser
TV Show
Jan 1965
Branded
TV Show
Oct 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Dorothy Nehf
TV Show
Jan 1963
The Dakotas
TV Show
Sep 1962
The Virginian
Pearl
TV Show
Sep 1962
The Virginian
Mrs. Marsh
Movie
Dec 1961
The Phantom Planet
Liara
TV Show
Oct 1961
Window on Main Street
TV Show
Oct 1961
Bus Stop
TV Show
Jan 1961
Mister Ed
TV Show
Sep 1960
My Three Sons
TV Show
Sep 1960
The Tall Man
TV Show
Sep 1960
Coronado 9
Ruth Evans
Movie
May 1960
The Leech Woman
June Talbot
TV Show
Sep 1959
Bonanza
Marcy
TV Show
Jan 1959
Rawhide
Helen Wade
Movie
Dec 1958
Johnny Rocco
Lois Mayfield, Teacher
TV Show
Oct 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Movie
Apr 1958
Hell's Five Hours
Nancy Brand
TV Show
Sep 1957
Maverick
TV Show
Sep 1957
Perry Mason
Lorraine McClaine Kendall
TV Show
Sep 1957
Perry Mason
Olga Corbin
TV Show
Sep 1957
Perry Mason
Linda Sutton
TV Show
Sep 1957
Perry Mason
Martha Erskine
TV Show
Sep 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Movie
Sep 1957
Copper Sky
Nora Hayes
Movie
Jun 1957
The Vampire
Carol Butler
Movie
May 1957
Destination 60,000
Mary Ellen
Movie
Dec 1956
The Black Whip
Jeannie
Movie
Oct 1956
Death of a Scoundrel
Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
Movie
Jul 1956
Frontier Gambler
Sylvia Melbourne
Movie
Jun 1956
Star in the Dust
Nellie Mason
Movie
Jun 1956
The Killing
Fay
Movie
Feb 1956
The Wild Dakotas
Sue 'Lucky' Duneen
Movie
Oct 1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Laura
TV Show
Oct 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Lois Callen
TV Show
Sep 1955
Frontier
Movie
Sep 1955
Tennessee's Partner
Goldie Slater
Movie
May 1955
Las Vegas Shakedown
Julie Rae
TV Show
Jan 1955
The Millionaire
Jean Smith Fortune
TV Show
Oct 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Peggy Minters
TV Show
Oct 1954
Climax!
Amanda Shepard
Movie
Apr 1954
Arrow In The Dust
Christella Burke
Movie
Sep 1953
The Fake
Mary Mason
Movie
Sep 1953
Sabre Jet
Mrs. Gil Manton nee Jane Carter
Movie
Jun 1953
The Vanquished
Jane Colfax
TV Show
Feb 1953
General Electric Theater
Jo Parkes
Movie
Nov 1952
Kansas City Confidential
Helen Foster
TV Show
Sep 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Lisa
Movie
May 1952
Models Inc.
Rusty Faraday
TV Show
Oct 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Maria Tasnady
TV Show
Oct 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Isabel Ford
Movie
Apr 1951
Apache Drums
Sally
Movie
Jan 1951
I'll Get You for This
Kay Wonderly
TV Show
Oct 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Blanche
TV Show
Sep 1950
Danger
Movie
Sep 1950
The Sleeping City
Ann Sebastian
TV Show
Sep 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Movie
Apr 1950
Riding High
Alice 'Princess' Higgins
TV Show
Feb 1950
Your Show of Shows
Movie
Feb 1950
Father Is a Bachelor
Prudence Millett
TV Show
Feb 1950
What's My Line?
Self
Movie
Aug 1949
Sand
Joan Hartley
Movie
Sep 1948
Red River
Fen
Movie
Apr 1948
Fury at Furnace Creek
Molly Baxter
Movie
Oct 1947
Nightmare Alley
Molly Carlisle
Movie
Aug 1947
Kiss of Death
Nettie Cavallo