Anne Kimbell

Anne Kimbell Relph, known professionally as Anne Kimbell (née Banks; June 28, 1932 – May 16, 2017) was an American actress most active on screen during the 1950s. Kimbell is best known as the star of the 1954 science fiction film, ''Monster from the Ocean Floor''.

Beginning in the early 1990s, Kimbell preserved the Jones Theater in Westcliffe, Colorado, and founded the Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts.

Early years

Kimbell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Andrew and Kathryn (née Collins) Banks. She moved to Hollywood, California with her family when she was three years old. At the age of four, she was cast in her first radio role on ''The Children’s Radio Workshop'' in Los Angeles, which began her radio and voice acting career. She joined the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) when she was just twelve years old.

She studied theater in New York City under Lee Strasberg. Kimbell later received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Virginia and her master's degree in women's studies from George Washington University in Washington D.C.

Film

Kimbell's earliest film credits included 1945's '' Roughly Speaking'', where she played Rosalind Russell's daughter, and ''Growing Up'', as John Garfield's on-screen sister.

Kimbell starred in the lead role in 1954's ''Monster from the Ocean Floor'', the first film produced by Roger Corman, as well as the British comedy, '' Girls at Sea'', in 1958. During the 1950s, she co-starred in the Broadway production of ''The Seven Year Itch'' alongside Eddie Bracken and the touring production of ''Arms and the Man'' with Marlon Brando.

She also co-starred in several other films, including ''Feudin' Fools'' in 1952, and ''The Bob Mathias Story''.

Television

Kimbell's television credits included recurring roles and guest spots on ''General Electric Theater'', ''Chevron Theatre'', ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', ''Crossroads'', and the BBC
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