Coleen Gray
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-10-23 in Staplehurst, Nebraska, USA
Died
2015-08-03
Biography
Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska. After graduating from high school she studied dramatics at Hamline University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, she then decided to see America and traveled to California, stopping off at La Jolla where she worked as a waitress. After several weeks there, she moved to L.A. and enrolled in a drama school. Her performances attracted a talent scout from 20th Century-Fox, with whom she signed a contract after a screen test. Although Fox put her in several good pictures (Kiss of Death (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946) in which she acquitted herself well, many of the roles they gave her were not worthy of her talent and she never became as big a star as many thought she should have. Still, she has an extensive list of credits in films, TV, radio and on the stage.
Most Known For
Perry Mason
as Lorraine McClaine Kendall
Perry Mason
as Olga Corbin
Perry Mason
as Linda Sutton
Perry Mason
as Martha Erskine
Bonanza
as Marcy
Adam-12
as Mrs. O'Neill
What's My Line?
as Self
Ironside
Mannix
Emergency!
as Clair Brightweiser
Have Gun, Will Travel
Maverick
The Virginian
as Pearl
The Virginian
as Mrs. Marsh
Climax!
as Amanda Shepard
Rawhide
as Helen Wade
77 Sunset Strip
Tales from the Darkside
as Cecilia Matthews
The F.B.I.
as Mrs. Barth
Run for Your Life
as Sally Holt