Biography
Gloria Mildred DeHaven (July 23, 1925-July 30, 2016) was an American actress, singer and a former contract star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. DeHaven was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor-director, Carter DeHaven, and actress, Flora Parker DeHaven, both former vaudeville performers. She began her career as a child actor with a bit part in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936). She was signed to a contract with MGM. Despite featured roles in such films as Best Foot Forward, The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) and Summer Stock (1950), and being voted by exhibitors as the third most likely to be a "star of tomorrow'" in 1944, she did not achieve film stardom. She portrayed her own mother, Flora Parker DeHaven, in the Fred Astaire film Three Little Words (1950). DeHaven also appeared as a regular in the television series and soap operas As the World Turns, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Ryan's Hope. She was one of the numerous celebrities enticed to appear in the all-star box office flop, Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), and has guest starred in such television series as Robert Montgomery Presents, Appointment with Adventure (episode entitled "The Snow Peop…
Movies & TV Shows
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Modern Times (1936) — Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Phyllis Grant
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Hart to Hart (1979)
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Fantasy Island (1978) — Mrs. Brennan
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Out to Sea (1997) — Vivian
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Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Doreen
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Carrie Thompson
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The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) — Laura Belle Ronson
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Falcon Crest (1981) — Gloria Marlowe
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Summer Stock (1950) — Abigail Falbury
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Mannix (1967) — Gloria Farnsworth
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Mama's Family (1983)
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The Rifleman (1958)
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That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
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Bog (1979) — Ginny Glenn / Adrianna
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Two-Faced Woman (1941) — Debutante in Ladies' Room (uncredited)
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Scene of the Crime (1949) — Lili
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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B. J. and the Bear (1979)
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Thousands Cheer (1943) — Gloria DeHaven
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That's Dancing! (1985) — From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) — Annie Wylie
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Police Story (1973)
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Three Little Words (1950) — Mrs. Carter DeHaven
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Susan and God (1940) — Enid
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) — President's Girl 1 (as Gloria De Haven)
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Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975) — Police Matron
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
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Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) — Hannah Holbrook
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Burke's Law (1963) — Connie French
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Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) — Jean Deyo
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The Defenders (1961) — Agnes Gideon Pratt
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Darkroom (1981) — Louise Lawrence
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Summer Holiday (1948) — Muriel McComber
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
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Step Lively (1944) — Christine Marlowe
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The Doctor and the Girl (1949) — Fabienne Corday