Marie Windsor (born Emily Marie Bertelsen; December 11, 1919 – December 10, 2000) was an American actress known for her

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characters in the classic

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Killing''. Windsor's height (5'9") created problems for her in scenes with all but the tallest actors. She was the female lead in so many

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s that she became dubbed the "Queen" of the genre.

Early years

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lane Bertelsen, Windsor was born in 1919 in

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. She was graduated from Marysvale High School in 1934, doing a "musical reading" as part of the graduation exercises. She attended

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, where she participated in dramatic productions. She was described in a 1939 newspaper article as "an accomplished athlete ... expert as a dancer, swimmer, horsewoman, and plays golf, tennis and skis." In 1939, Windsor was chosen from a group of 81 contestants to be queen of Covered Wagon Days in

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, Utah. She was unofficially appointed "Miss Utah of 1939" by her hometown

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,"Marie Windsor"
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website and trained for the stage under famed Hollywood actress and coach

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. Voluptuous and leggy, but unusually tall for a starlet of her generation, Windsor felt that she was handicapped when playing opposite actors of average stature (claiming that she had to progressively bend at the knees walking across the room in scene with

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).''Celebrity Diss and Tell: Stars Talk About Each Other'', Boze Hadleigh p.181. As she later recalled, a production with

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as co-star made her happy with finally getting male lead who was her 'own size'. In later years, thanks to her early screen success, Windsor was able to pursue her studies more extensively, primarily with

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. Windsor worked in radio in Salt Lake City before moving to California. In California, she worked as a model for glamor photographer Paul Hesse.

Stage

In 1940, after her move to Hollywood and entering Ouspenskaya's drama school, she appeared in the play ''Forty Thousand Smiths'', her first use of the stage name "Marie Windsor". The next year she appeared in '' Once in a Lifetime'' at the

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. She also played a villain in a New York production of ''

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''. Years later, in the 1980s, she returned to the stage.

Film

After working for several years as a telephone operator, a stage and radio actress, and a bit part and extra player in films, Windsor began playing feature parts on the big screen in 1947. Her first film contract, with

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in 1942, resulted from her writing jokes and submitting them to

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. Windsor said she submitted the gags under the name M.E. Windsor "because I was afraid he might be prejudiced against a woman gag writer". When Benny finally met Windsor, "he was stunned by her good looks" and had a producer sign her to a contract. After a tenure with

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in which the studio "signed her, put her in two small roles and then promptly forgot her", she signed a seven-year contract in 1948 with

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. The actress' first memorable role in 1948 was with

in ''

'' playing seductress Edna Tucker. She had roles in numerous 1950s film noirs, notably '' The Sniper'', ''

'', ''

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'', and the

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heist film, '' The Killing'', in which she played Elisha Cook, Jr.'s, scheming wife. She also made her first foray into science fiction with the release of ''

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'' (1953). Windsor co-starred with Randolph Scott in '' The Bounty Hunter'' (1954).

Television

Later, Windsor moved to television. She appeared as "The Mutton Puncher" in season 3 of Cheyenne, in 1957. She appeared in 1954 as

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in the premiere episode of '' Stories of the Century''. In 1962, she played Ann Jesse, a woman dying in childbirth, in the episode "The Wanted Man" of '' Lawman''. Windsor appeared in the first season of ''

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;'' episode "Twenty Million Alibis" (May 5, 1973). Windsor worked consistently through the 1960s, 1979s and 1980s. She appeared on programs such as ''

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'', '' Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''

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'',

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'' (in the 1957 episode titled " The Quick and the Dead" with

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and

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), ''

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'', '' Mannix'', ''

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''. Windsor remained on screen once or so annually up to the 1990s, playing her final role and going into retirement in 1991 at the age of 72.

Recognition

Windsor has a star in at 1549 N. Vine Street in the Motion Pictures section of the

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. It was dedicated January 19, 1983. In 1987, Windsor received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for best actress for her work in ''The Bar Off Melrose''. She also received the Ralph Morgan Award from the

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for her service on the organization's board of directors.

Personal life

Windsor was married briefly to bandleader Ted Steele. They were wed April 21, 1946, in Marysvale, Utah. They divorced that same year (an item in a 1953 newspaper column says that the marriage was ended by annulment, not divorce). In July 1950, newspaper columnist

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reported, "Marie Windsor has set her marriage to Alex Lunciman, a

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stock broker, for October". She married

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Jack Hupp, a member of the 1936 U.S. Olympic basketball team. Hupp had his own family connection with show business; he was the son of actor

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. Hupp, with whom Windsor had a son, Richard Rodney, was inducted posthumously into the

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(USC) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. Hupp had a son, Chris, from a prior marriage. Windsor was politically

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, a member of the

, and supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund. A

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, she supported

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's campaign in the 1952 presidential election. After her acting career ended, Windsor became a painter and sculptor. Windsor was also a lifelong

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Death

Windsor died of congestive heart failure on December 10, 2000, the day before her 81st birthday. She is interred with Hupp in her native Marysvale, Utah, at Mountain View Cemetery.

Filmography

* ''

Unexpected Uncle ''Unexpected Uncle'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Coburn, Anne Shirley, and James Craig. Cast *Anne Shirley as Kathleen Brown * James Craig as Johnny Kerrigan *Charles Coburn as Alfred Cr ...

'' (1941) as Passerby on Sidewalk (uncredited) * ''

Weekend for Three ''Week-End for Three'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Irving Reis and starring Dennis O'Keefe and Jane Wyatt. Cast *Dennis O'Keefe as Jim Craig *Jane Wyatt as Ellen *Phillip Reed as Randy *Edward Everett Horton as Stonebraker *ZaSu Pitts as An ...

'' (1941) as Extra (uncredited) * '' All-American Co-Ed'' (1941) as Carrot Queen (uncredited) * '' Playmates'' (1941) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * ''

Joan of Paris ''Joan of Paris'' is a 1942 war film about five Royal Air Force pilots shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II and their attempt to escape to England. It stars Michèle Morgan and Paul Henreid, with Thomas Mitchell, Laird Creg ...

'' (1942) as French Girl in Cafe (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) as Girl Applying Makeup (uncredited) * '' Call Out the Marines'' (1942) as Pretty Brunette on Tour (uncredited) * ''The Lady or the Tiger?'' (1942) as The Princess (uncredited) * ''

Flying with Music ''Flying with Music'' is a 1942 American musical film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Louis S. Kaye and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Marjorie Woodworth, George Givot, William Marshall, Edward Gargan, Jerry Bergen and Norma Va ...

'' (1942) as Native Girl (uncredited) * ''

Parachute Nurse ''Parachute Nurse'' is a 1942 Columbia Pictures film about the Aerial Nurse Corps. The film was directed by Charles Barton. Plot Inspired by a visit from their old friend Lieutenant Mullins, an officer in the Aerial Nurse Corps, nurses Glenda W ...

'' (1942) as Company 'C' Girl (uncredited) * ''

Smart Alecks ''Smart Alecks'' is a 1942 American film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids. Plot Hank Salko, a member of the Eastside youth gang in New York, is initiated into the world of adult crime when two gangsters, Mike and Butch Br ...

'' (1942) as Nurse * ''

The Big Street ''The Big Street'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on the 1940 short story "Little Pinks" by Damon Runyon, who also produced it. It was directed by Irving Reis from a screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass. ...

'' (1942) as Florida Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * ''

Eyes in the Night ''Eyes in the Night'' is a 1942 American crime mystery directed by Fred Zinnemann, based on Baynard Kendrick's 1941 novel ''The Odor of Violets'' and starring Edward Arnold, Ann Harding and Donna Reed. The film was followed by a sequel (also ...

'' (1942) as Actress at Rehearsal (uncredited) * ''

George Washington Slept Here ''George Washington Slept Here'' is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride, and Hattie McDaniel. It was based on the 1940 play of the same name by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, adapted by Everett F ...

'' (1942) as Woman at Train Station (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) as Hostess (uncredited) * ''

Three Hearts for Julia ''Three Hearts for Julia'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Ann Sothern and Melvyn Douglas. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Foreign correspondent Jeff Seabrook's prolonged abs ...

'' (1943) as Violinist (uncredited) * '' Pilot No. 5'' (1943) as Mrs. Claven (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) as Chorus Girl (uncredited) * ''

The Iron Major ''The Iron Major'' is a 1943 American biographical film about the famed college football coach and World War I hero, Frank Cavanaugh. Directed by Ray Enright, the screenplay was written by Aben Kandel and Warren Duff, based on Florence E. Cava ...

'' (1943) as Young Woman at Dock (uncredited) * '' Follow the Leader'' (1944) as Native Girl in Dream (uncredited) * ''I Love My Wife, But!'' (1947) as Saleswoman (uncredited) * ''

Living in a Big Way ''Living in a Big Way'' (1947) is an American musical comedy film starring Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald as a couple who marry during World War II after only knowing each other a short time. This was director Gregory La Cava's final film. P ...

'' (1947) as Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited) * ''

The Hucksters ''The Hucksters'' is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Jack Conway starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and ...

'' (1947) as Girl on Train (uncredited) * ''

The Romance of Rosy Ridge ''The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Roy Rowland, about a rural community bitterly divided during the aftermath of the American Civil War. It stars Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, and Janet Leigh in her film d ...

'' (1947) as Baggett Daughter (uncredited) * ''

Song of the Thin Man ''Song of the Thin Man'' is a 1947 murder mystery-comedy directed by Edward Buzzell. The sixth and final film in MGM's '' Thin Man'' series, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett ...

'' (1947) as Helen Amboy * '' The Unfinished Dance'' (1947) as Saleslady (uncredited) * ''

On an Island with You ''On an Island with You'' is a 1948 musical Technicolor romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe. It stars Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalbán, Cyd Charisse, Kathryn Beaumont and Jimmy Durante.Miller, Frank"Articles: On an ...

'' (1948) as Jane (uncredited) * '' The Pirate'' (1948) as Madame Lucia (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1948) as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited) * ''

'' (1948) as Edna Tucker * ''

Outpost in Morocco ''Outpost in Morocco'' is a 1949 American action adventure film directed by Robert Florey, starring George Raft and Marie Windsor. Paul Gerard (Raft), a Moroccan Spahi officer and his French Foreign Legion garrison, holds off attacks from the na ...

'' (1949) as Cara * ''

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend ''The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' is a 1949 romantic comedy Western film starring Betty Grable and featuring Cesar Romero and Rudy Vallee. It was directed by Preston Sturges and written by him based on a story by Earl Felton. The film ...

'' (1949) as LaBelle Bergere (uncredited) * '' Hellfire'' (1949) as Mary Carson / Doll Brown * ''

The Fighting Kentuckian ''The Fighting Kentuckian'' is a 1949 American Adventure Western film written and directed by George Waggner and starring John Wayne, who also produced the film. The supporting cast featured Vera Ralston; Philip Dorn; Oliver Hardy (of Laurel & ...

'' (1949) as Ann Logan * ''

Dakota Lil ''Dakota Lil'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Maurice Geraghty. The film stars George Montgomery, Rod Cameron, Marie Windsor, John Emery, Wallace Ford and Jack Lambert. The film was released on Fe ...

'' (1950) as Dakota Lil * '' The Showdown'' (1950) as Adelaide * '' Double Deal'' (1950) as Terry Miller * '' Frenchie'' (1950) as Diane Gorman * '' Little Big Horn'' (1951) as Celie Donlin * ''

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'' (1951) as Jan Bolton * '' Two Dollar Bettor'' (1951) as Mary Slate * ''

Japanese War Bride ''Japanese War Bride'' (also known as ''East is East'') is a 1952 drama film directed by King Vidor. The film featured the American debut of Shirley Yamaguchi in the title role. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin Internation ...

'' (1952) as Fran Sterling * '' The Sniper'' (1952) as Jean Darr * ''

'' (1952) as Mrs. Frankie Neall * ''

Outlaw Women ''Outlaw Women'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and Ron Ormond and starring Marie Windsor, Richard Rober and Carla Balenda.Pitts p.239 It is set in a remote small town run entirely by women. The film was made in Cinec ...

'' (1952) as Iron Mae McLeod * ''

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'' (1952) as Princess Mari * ''

The Tall Texan ''The Tall Texan'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Elmo Williams and starring Lloyd Bridges, Lee J. Cobb, Marie Windsor and Luther Adler.Hoffmann p.14 It was the only film directed by Elmo Williams, who said he had 50% of the profi ...

'' (1953) as Laura Thompson * ''

Trouble Along the Way ''Trouble Along the Way'' is a 1953 comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring John Wayne and Donna Reed, with a supporting cast including Charles Coburn and Marie Windsor. The black-and-white film was released by Warner Bros. with an ...

'' (1953) as Anne Williams McCormick * ''

'' (1953) as Lydia Biddel * '' So This Is Love'' (1953) as Marilyn Montgomery * ''

'' (1953) as Helen Salinger * ''

The Eddie Cantor Story ''The Eddie Cantor Story'' is a 1953 American musical film, musical drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Keefe Brasselle, Marilyn Erskine and Aline MacMahon. It is a biopic based on the life of Eddie Cantor featuring Brasselle as Ca ...

'' (1953) as Cleo Abbott * '' Hell's Half Acre'' (1954) as Rose * '' The Bounty Hunter'' (1954) as Alice Williams * '' The Silver Star'' (1955) as Karen Childress * ''

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy'' is a 1955 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is the 28th and final Abbott and Costello film produced by Universal-International. ...

'' (1955) as Madame Rontru * '' No Man's Woman'' (1955) as Carolyn Ellenson Grant * ''Two-Gun Lady'' (1955) as Bess * ''

Swamp Women ''Swamp Women'' is a 1956 American adventure film noir crime film directed by Roger Corman. It stars Carole Mathews, Beverly Garland, and Marie Windsor, with Mike Connors and Ed Nelson in small roles. The film follows undercover police officer ...

'' (1956) as Josie Nardo * '' The Killing'' (1956) as Sherry Peatty * ''

The Unholy Wife ''The Unholy Wife'' is a 1957 Technicolor film noir crime film produced and directed by John Farrow at RKO Radio Pictures, but released by Universal Pictures as RKO was in the process of ceasing its film activities. The film features Diana Dors, ...

'' (1957) as Gwen * '' The Parson and the Outlaw'' (1957) as Tonya * ''

The Girl in Black Stockings ''The Girl in Black Stockings'' is an American B-movie mystery film released by United Artists in 1957. Directed by Howard W. Koch, it stars Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, and Mamie Van Doren. Plot A lodge in Kanab, Utah, is where Los Angeles lawyer ...

'' (1957) as Julia Parry * ''

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'' (1957) as Josephine Bonaparte * '' Day of the Badman'' (1958) as Cora Johnson * '' Island Women'' (1958) as Elizabeth * ''

Paradise Alley ''Paradise Alley'' is a 1978 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone (in his feature directorial debut). The film tells the story of three Italian American brothers in Hell's Kitchen in the 1940s who beco ...

'' (1962) as Linda Belita * '' This Is Not a Test'' (1962) as Mrs. Karen Barnes (under pseudonym Carol Kent) * '' The Day Mars Invaded Earth'' (1963) as Claire Fielding * '' Critic's Choice'' (1963) as Sally Orr * ''

Mail Order Bride A mail-order bride is a woman who lists herself in catalogs and is selected by a man for marriage. In the twentieth century, the trend was primarily towards women living in developing country, developing countries seeking men in more developed na ...

'' (1964) as Hanna * ''

Bedtime Story A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockm ...

'' (1964) as Mrs. Sutton * '' Chamber of Horrors'' (1966) as Madame Corona * ''

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys ''The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' is a 1969 American comedy Western film directed by Burt Kennedy. It stars Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy. Plot Jim Flagg is the marshal in the town of Progress. He hears arch-rival Big John McKay is heade ...

'' (1969) as Polly * '' One More Train to Rob'' (1971) as Louella * '' Support Your Local Gunfighter'' (1971) as Goldie * ''

Cahill U.S. Marshal ''Cahill U.S. Marshal'' is a 1973 American Western film in Technicolor starring John Wayne as a driven lawman in a black hat. The film was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and filmed on location in Durango, Mexico. The supporting cast features G ...

'' (1973) as Mrs. Green * '' The Outfit'' (1973) as Madge Coyle * ''

Hearts of the West ''Hearts of the West'', released in Europe as ''Hollywood Cowboy'', is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, and Alan Arkin. Set in 1930s ...

'' (1975) as Woman in Nevada * ''

Freaky Friday ''Freaky Friday'' is a comedic children's novel written by Mary Rodgers, first published by Harper & Row in 1972. It has been adapted for several films, including versions in 1976, 1995, 2003, and 2018, and was reinterpreted as a horror film f ...

'' (1976) as Mrs. Murphy * ''

'' (1979) as Eva Miller * '' Lovely But Deadly'' (1981) as Aunt May * ''

Commando Squad ''Hell Squad'' (also known as ''Commando Squad'' and ''Commando Girls'') is a 1985 action film.Hell Squad (1 ...

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'' in the episode "Live a Little" (1954) * ''

The Public Defender ''The Public Defender'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that ...

'' as Melody Scanlon in "The Ring" (1954) * '' Stories of the Century'' as

in the series premiere episode (1954) * '' Waterfront'' as Marie Turner in the episode "Night at the Lighthouse" (1954) * ''

Science Fiction Theater ''Science Fiction Theatre'' was an American science fiction anthology television series that was produced by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv and originally aired in syndication. It premiered on April 9, 1955 and ended on April 6, 1957, with a total of ...

'' as Nell Brown in the episode "Time is Just a Place" (1955) * ''

'' as Leda Brandt in "Decision at Gunsight" and as Thora Flagg in "The Mutton Puncher" (both 1957) * '' The Californians'' as Dolly Dawson in "The Regulators" (1957) * ''

'' in the episodes "The Quick and the Dead" (1957) with

and "Epitaph for a Gambler" (1962) with Jack Kelly * ''

'' as saloon owner Polly Landers in "The Fighter" (1958) * ''

'' in four episodes: ** as Linda Griffith in "The Case of the Daring Decoy" (1958) ** as Flavia Pierce in "The Case of the Madcap Modiste" (1960) ** as Edith "Edie" Morrow in "The Case of the Tarnished Trademark" (1962) ** as Mrs. Helen Reed in "The Case of the Wednesday Woman" (1964) * ''

'' in episode 03, "Ticket to Natchez" (1958) * '' Rawhide'' in three episodes: ** "Incident on the Edge of Madness" (1959) ** "Incident of the Painted Lady" (1961) ** "Incident of the Rusty Shotgun" (1964) as Amie Claybank * ''

The Alaskans ''The Alaskans'' is a 1959–1960 ABC/Warner Bros. western television series set during the late 1890s in the port of Skagway, Alaska. The show features Roger Moore as "Silky Harris" and Jeff York as "Reno McKee", a pair of adventurers int ...

'' as Maria Julien in the episode "Winter Song" (1959) * '' Tales of Wells Fargo'' as Dolly Staples in the episode "The Warrior's Return" (1959) * ''

'' as Veda Troup in "The 10% Blues" and Mara in "Teresa" (both 1960) * '' The Rebel'' as Emma Longdon in "Glory" (1960) * '' Lassie'' as Mimi in "Little Cabbage" (1960) * ''

'' as Countess Maruska in "Collector's Item" (1960) * '' Hawaiian Eye'' in four episodes: ** "The Comics" (1961) ** "The Final Score" (1961) ** "Location Shooting" (1962) ** "Day in the Sun" (1962) * ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...

'' as Elizabeth Lassiter in the episode "Five Sundowns to Sunup" (1965) * ''

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'' in the episodes "Green Ice" and "Deep Freeze" (1966) * '' Mannix'' in the episodes "The Need of a Friend" (1968) and "Walk a Double Line" (1974) * ''Wild Women'' (1970) (TV) * ''

'', in the episodes "Log 56: Vice Versa" (1971), "The Chaser" (1972) and "Hollywood Division" (1973) * ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' in the episode "Trafton" (1971) * ''

Alias Smith and Jones ''Alias Smith and Jones'' is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. The show initially starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, outlaw cousins who are tryin ...

'' as Helen Archer in the episode "High Lonesome Country" (1971) (TV) * '' Manhunter'' (1974) * '' Police Story'' in the episode "Explosion" (1974) * ''

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'' in the episode "The Highest Mountain" (1976) * ''

'' in the episodes "Angels in Springtime" (1978) and "Angels at the Altar" (1979) * ''

'' (1979) * ''

Lou Grant Lou Grant is a fictional character played by Ed Asner in two television series produced by MTM Enterprises for CBS. The first was ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), a half-hour light-hearted situation comedy in which the character ...

'' (two episodes, 1979 and 1980) * ''

'' as Belle Star in the episode "Sideshow" (1980) * ''The Perfect Woman'' (1981) * ''

Simon & Simon ''Simon & Simon'' is an American crime drama television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981, to September 16, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who oper ...

'' in three episodes: ** "Murder Between the Lines" (1983) ** "The Dark Side of the Street" (1984) ** "For Old Crime's Sake" (1987) * ''J.O.E. and the Colonel'' (1985) * ''

Tales from the Darkside ''Tales from the Darkside'' is an American anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero. Debuting in October 1983 with a pilot episode and then being picked up for syndication in September 1984, the show ran for 4 seasons through Ju ...

'' as Madam Angler in the episode "A New Lease on Life" (1986) * ''Commando Squad'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''The New Adam-12'' (1990) * ''

'' (two episodes, 1987 and 1991)

References

;Citations ;Further reading * Oderman, Stuart, ''Talking to the Piano Player 2''. BearManor Media, 2009. .

External links

Marie Windsor Biography
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Marie Windsor
interview with ''The Perfect Vision'' magazine at Modern Times Classic Film Pages *
Literature on Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor Papers.
MSS 2301; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. {{DEFAULTSORT:Windsor, Marie 1919 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Utah American Latter Day Saints American film actresses American radio actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni People from Piute County, Utah Stella Adler Studio of Acting alumni Brigham Young University alumni California Republicans Utah Republicans