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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Killing (1956) — Fay
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Red River (1948) — Fen
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Bonanza (1959) — Marcy
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Mrs. Lois Callen
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Nightmare Alley (1947) — Molly Carlisle
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Kiss of Death (1947) — Nettie Cavallo
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Kansas City Confidential (1952) — Helen Foster
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Perry Mason (1957) — Lorraine McClaine Kendall
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Tales from the Darkside (1984) — Cecilia Matthews
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The Phantom Planet (1961) — Liara
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Ironside (1967)
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Mister Ed (1961)
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Mannix (1967)
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Emergency! (1972) — Clair Brightweiser
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Rawhide (1959) — Helen Wade
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Adam-12 (1968) — Mrs. O'Neill
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Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
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Family Affair (1966)
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Maverick (1957)
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The Leech Woman (1960) — June Talbot
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My Three Sons (1960)
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The Vampire (1957) — Carol Butler
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The Virginian (1962) — Pearl
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The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Peggy Minters
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Apache Drums (1951) — Sally
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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77 Sunset Strip (1958)
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Death of a Scoundrel (1956) — Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
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The F.B.I. (1965) — Mrs. Barth
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Tennessee's Partner (1955) — Goldie Slater
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Star in the Dust (1956) — Nellie Mason
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The Sleeping City (1950) — Ann Sebastian
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Branded (1965)
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P.J. (1968) — Betty Orbison
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The Vanquished (1953) — Jane Colfax
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Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) — Molly Baxter
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
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The Name of the Game (1968) — Sylvia Trager
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Climax! (1954) — Amanda Shepard
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The Fake (1953) — Mary Mason