Angela Katherine Greene (born Angela Catherine Williams; 24 February 1921 – 9 February 1978) was an Irish-American actress.

Biography

Born in

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as Angela Catherine Williams, she was the only daughter of Margaret ( Greene) and Joseph Williams. At the age of six, she was adopted by her maternal uncle, Eddie Greene, and moved to Flushing, Queens.Angela Greene profile
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Before becoming an actress, Greene was a model for the John Robert Powers agency. Her films included '' Shotgun'' (1955), ''

The Lady Wants Mink ''The Lady Wants Mink'' is a 1953 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Dane Lussier and Richard Alan Simmons. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Hussey, Eve Arden, William Demarest, Gene Lockhart and Hope Emerson. ...

'' (1953), ''

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'' (1944), '' The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (1946), '' Stallion Road'' (1947), ''

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'' (1950), ''

A Perilous Journey ''A Perilous Journey'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Richard Wormser. The film stars Vera Ralston, David Brian, Scott Brady, Charles Winninger, Hope Emerson, Eileen Christy and Leif Erickson. Th ...

'' (1953), '' The Cosmic Man'' (1959), and ''

Futureworld ''Futureworld'' is a 1976 American science fiction thriller film directed by Richard T. Heffron and written by Mayo Simon and George Schenck. It is a sequel to the 1973 Michael Crichton film '' Westworld'', and is the second installment in ...

'' (1976).

Personal life

After having dated naval lieutenant

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,Irish Movie Actresses of the 1940s and 1950s
at ''The Vintage Inn'' she married Stuart Warren Martin on 7 December 1946. They divorced in 1975.

Death

Angela Greene died of a stroke in

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, shortly before her 57th birthday.

Partial filmography

* '' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944) - Hairdresser (uncredited) * '' The Very Thought of You'' (1944) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) - Junior Hostess (uncredited) * '' Mildred Pierce'' (1945) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Too Young to Know'' (1945) - Party Guest #6 * '' Cinderella Jones'' (1946) - Waitress (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1946) - Tipsy Blonde at Wright's Party (uncredited) * '' The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (1946) - Elaine Winters * '' That Way with Women'' (1947) - Blonde Baseball Fan (uncredited) * '' Stallion Road'' (1947) - Lana Rock * '' Love and Learn'' (1947) - Phyllis McGillicuddy * '' Escape Me Never'' (1947) - Girl (uncredited) * '' King of the Bandits'' (1947) - Alice Mason * ''

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'' (1948) - Miss Walsh (uncredited) * ''

'' (1950) - Mrs. Deborah Caldwell * '' Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land'' (1952) - Dr. Linda Roberts * ''

'' (1953) - Marge (uncredited) * ''

'' (1953) - Mavis * ''

Loose in London ''Loose in London'' is a 1953 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on May 24, 1953 by Allied Artists and is the thirtieth film in the series. Plot Sach receives notice that a dying British earl is his long-lost relative. ...

'' (1953) - Lady Marcia * ''

The Royal African Rifles '' The Royal African Rifles'' is a 1953 American Cinecolor First World War adventure film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Louis Hayward, Veronica Hurst and Michael Pate. It is set in British East Africa but filmed on location in the Lo ...

'' (1953) - Karen Van Stede * '' Shotgun'' (1955) - Aletha * ''

Affair in Reno ''Affair in Reno'' is a 1957 American comedic crime adventure film directed by R. G. Springsteen from a screenplay by John K. Butler. The film stars John Lund, Doris Singleton, John Archer, Angela Greene and Alan Hale. The film was released on ...

'' (1957) - Gloria Del Monte * '' Spoilers of the Forest'' (1957) - Camille * '' Night of the Blood Beast'' (1958) - Dr. Julie Benson * '' The Cosmic Man'' (1959) - Kathy Grant * ''

Tickle Me ''Tickle Me'' is a 1965 American musical comedy western film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull rider and bronco buster. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in a musical film fo ...

'' (1965) - Donna * '' The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' (1969) - Judy (uncredited) * ''

Pete 'n' Tillie ''Pete 'n' Tillie'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett. Its advertising tagline was: "Honeymoon's over. It's time to get married." Screenwriter Julius J. Epstein was nomina ...

'' (1972) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' The Day of the Locust'' (1975) - Guest #4 * ''

'' (1976) - Mrs. Reed (final film role)

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* American film actresses American television actresses 1921 births 1978 deaths People from Flushing, Queens Irish emigrants to the United States {{Ireland-actor-stub