Lois Collier
Known For
Acting
Born
1919-03-21 in Salley, South Carolina, USA
Died
1999-01-27
Biography
Collier's acting career started in 1938, when she had a small but credited role in A Desperate Adventure, starring Ramon Novarro and Marian Marsh. From 1940 through 1949, her career would be active and somewhat successful, with her playing mostly heroine roles in B-movies. During that period, she often starred opposite western stars Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Dennis Moore. In 1950, she starred in the sci-fi serial The Flying Disc Man from Mars. Collier was sometimes called the Fourth Mesquiteer because seven of Republic Pictures' The Three Mesquiteers movies featured her as the female lead. Collier played Carol in the soap opera Dear John, which ran on CBS in the 1930s and 1940s. Beginning December 6, 1948, she was featured in You, a program on KMGM in Los Angeles, California. In 1949, Collier co-starred in City Desk, a drama about activity in the newsroom of a newspaper. From 1950 through 1957, she starred mostly on television series episodes. She played Mary, the hero's girlfriend and sidekick, in 58 episodes of the television series Boston Blackie, which ran from 1951 to 1954. She retired from acting after 1957.
Most Known For
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Lady Elaine
Boston Blackie
as Mary Wesley
Slave Girl
as Aleta
Dick Tracy
as Fluff
Ladies Courageous
as Jill Romilly
Cobra Woman
as Veeda
A Night in Casablanca
as Annette
The Naughty Nineties
as Miss Caroline Jackson
Prices Unlimited
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Receptionist
Jungle Woman
as Joan Fletcher
Weird Woman
as Margaret Mercer
Follow the Boys
as Lois Collier (uncredited)
Jungle Queen
as Pamela Courtney
Ice-Capades
as Audition Girl
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
as Doris Sheldon
Raiders of the Range
as Jean Travers
Miss Mink of 1949
as Alice Forrester
Santa Fe Scouts
as Claire Robbins
Blondie Goes to College
as Coed