Marian Shirley Ballard (September 21, 1925 – October 27, 2012) was an American actress, director and screenwriter who starred in an array of shows and programs.
Biography
She won the
Miss California
The Miss California competition selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America competition.
The pageant began in Santa Cruz in 1924 and was held there in 1925. During the years 1926 through 1946 in years when the Mi ...
beauty pageant in 1944. She was married to
Jason Evers
Jason Evers (born Herbert Everberg or as Herbert Everin; January 2, 1922 – March 13, 2005) was an American actor. He was the star of the 1963 ABC television drama '' Channing''.
Early life
Evers was born either as Herbert Everberg or Herbert ...
from December 1953 to September 1966.
Selected filmography
* ''
Easter Parade'' as Showgirl (uncredited)
* ''
It's a Great Feeling
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'' as Beautiful Girl on Bike (uncredited)
* ''The Fargo Phantom'' as Pat Condon (as Shirlee Allard)
* ''
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
''Tarzan and the Slave Girl'' is a 1950 American adventure film directed by Lee Sholem and starring Lex Barker as Tarzan, Vanessa Brown as Jane, and Robert Alda as big game hunter Neil. The plot involves a lost civilization in Africa, a strange ...
''
* ''
The Second Woman'' as Vivian Sheppard
* ''
The Desert Hawk'' as Naga
* ''
Frenchie'' as Dealer (uncredited)
* ''
Scandal Sheet
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'' as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
* ''
Cop Hater
''Cop Hater'' (1956) is the first 87th Precinct police procedural novel by Ed McBain. The murder of three detectives in quick succession in the 87th Precinct leads Detective Steve Carella on a search that takes him into the city's underworld and ...
'' as Alice Maguire
* ''
Bonanza
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'' as Belle Trask (1 episode)
* ''
The Twilight Zone
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'' (1 episode) as Wilma #1
* ''
The Laughing Policeman'' as Grace Martin
References
External links
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20th-century American actresses
Beauty pageant winners
1925 births
2012 deaths
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