Coleen Gray
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.
Known For
Fay
The Killing
Fen
Red River
Helen Foster
Kansas City Confidential
Nettie Cavallo
Kiss of Death
Liara
The Phantom Planet
Self
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Ann Sebastian
The Sleeping City
Goldie Slater
Tennessee's Partner
Jane Colfax
The Vanquished
Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
Death of a Scoundrel
Molly Carlisle
Nightmare Alley
June Talbot
The Leech Woman
Sally
Apache Drums
Mary Mason
The Fake
Carol Butler
The Vampire
Nancy Brand
Hell's Five Hours
Mrs. Gil Manton nee Jane Carter
Sabre Jet
Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Riding High
Nellie Mason
Star in the Dust
Jeannie
The Black Whip
Molly Baxter
Fury at Furnace Creek
Julie Rae
Las Vegas Shakedown
Rusty Faraday
Models Inc.
Christella Burke
Arrow In The Dust
Kay Wonderly
I'll Get You for This
Laura
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Sue 'Lucky' Duneen
The Wild Dakotas
Sylvia Melbourne
Frontier Gambler
Prudence Millett
Father Is a Bachelor
Nora Hayes
Copper Sky
Joan Hartley
Sand
Carol Rosser
Town Tamer
Betty Orbison
P.J.
Dottie Parker
The Best Place to Be
Mary Ellen
Destination 60,000
Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Marian Rissman
Cry from the Mountain
Sue Webb
The Late Liz
Lois Mayfield, Teacher
Johnny Rocco
Self
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
Mrs. Cazalis
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Female
Birthday
1922-10-23
Place of Birth
Staplehurst, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
Doris Bernice Jensen