Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adele Mara (April 28, 1923 – May 7, 2010), born Adelaide Delgado, was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s. During the 1940s, the blond actress was also a popular pinup girl. One of her early roles was as a receptionist in the Three Stooges film I Can Hardly Wait. Other films include The Vampire's Ghost, Wake of the Red Witch, Angel in Exile, Sands of Iwo Jima, California Passage, and Don Siegel's Count the Hours. In 1961 appeared as a guest star with Cesar Romero on The Red Skelton Show in a sketch titled "Deadeye & The Alamo" - she played Elaine the nurse. Born in Highland Park, Michigan, of Spanish descent, she was married to television writer/producer Roy Huggins and appeared as a dancer in three episodes of his 1957 television series Maverick. Mara died of natural causes on May 7, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adele Mara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) — Allison Bromley
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Eve Sherston
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You Were Never Lovelier (1942) — Lita Acuña
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The Fighting Seabees (1944) — Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)
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Wake of the Red Witch (1948) — Teleia Van Schreeven
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Maverick (1957)
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Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) — Maria Fiorillo
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Back from Eternity (1956) — Maria Alvarez - Stewardess
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77 Sunset Strip (1958)
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Cheyenne (1955) — Sarita
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Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) — Marie (uncredited)
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
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The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
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Thriller (1960) — Lydia Adler
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Laramie (1959)
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The Big Circus (1959) — Maria 'Mama' Colino
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Count the Hours! (1953) — Gracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend
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The Last Crooked Mile (1946) — Bonnie
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The Vampire's Ghost (1945) — Lisa
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Bat Masterson (1958) — Maria Costa
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Back from the Front (1943) — Dizzy (uncredited)
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Crime Doctor (1943) — Nurse
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Blackmail (1947) — Sylvia Duane
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The Inner Circle (1946) — Geraldine Travis, alias Gerry Smith
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The Catman of Paris (1946) — Marguerite Duval
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Alias Boston Blackie (1942) — Eve Sanders
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Blondie Goes to College (1942) — Babs Conelly
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I Can Hardly Wait (1943) — Secretary (uncredited)
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I, Jane Doe (1948) — Marga-Jane Hastings
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Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942) — Eve Sanders
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Angel in Exile (1948) — Raquel Chavez
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I've Always Loved You (1946) — Señorita Fortaleza
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The Tall Man (1960)
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Lock-Up (1959)
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The Trespasser (1947) — Dee Dee, newspaper morgue assistant
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Reveille with Beverly (1943) — Evelyn Ross
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Rock Island Trail (1950) — Constance Strong
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Bells of Rosarita (1945) — Patty Phillips
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
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Exposed (1947) — Belinda Prentice