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.
Acted in 75
1980s
- 1985
Cry from the Mountain
Marian Rissman
- 1984
1970s
- 1979
The Best Place to Be
Dottie Parker
- 1972
- 1971
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Mrs. Cazalis
The Late Liz
Sue Webb
1960s
- 1968
P.J.
Betty Orbison
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
Town Tamer
Carol Rosser
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
Window on Main Street
TV
- 1960
Coronado 9
Ruth Evans · 1 episode
The Leech Woman
June Talbot
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Johnny Rocco
Lois Mayfield, Teacher
Hell's Five Hours
Nancy Brand
- 1957
Copper Sky
Nora Hayes
- 1956
The Black Whip
Jeannie
Death of a Scoundrel
Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
Frontier Gambler
Sylvia Melbourne
Star in the Dust
Nellie Mason
The Wild Dakotas
Sue 'Lucky' Duneen
- 1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Laura
Las Vegas Shakedown
Julie Rae
- 1954
Arrow In The Dust
Christella Burke
- 1953
The Fake
Mary Mason
Sabre Jet
Mrs. Gil Manton nee Jane Carter
The Vanquished
Jane Colfax
General Electric Theater
Jo Parkes · 1 episode
- 1952
Models Inc.
Rusty Faraday
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Maria Tasnady, Isabel Ford · 1 episode
Apache Drums
Sally
I'll Get You for This
Kay Wonderly
- 1950
The Sleeping City
Ann Sebastian
Riding High
Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Father Is a Bachelor
Prudence Millett
1940s
- 1949
Sand
Joan Hartley
- 1948
- 1947
Kiss of Death
Nettie Cavallo
Appearances4
2000s
- 2009
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
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