Windsor, Marie

▪ 2001

Emily Marie Bertelsen 

      American actress (b. Dec. 11, 1919, Marysvale, Utah—d. Dec. 10, 2000, Beverly Hills, Calif.), portrayed strong but often unsavoury women in most of her more than 70 films and was known as the “queen of the B's”—a title she wore proudly—because of the many B films, including Cat Women of the Moon (1954) and Swamp Women (1955), in which she appeared. She was, however, best remembered for her first film as star, The Narrow Margin (1952), as well as such film noir classics as Force of Evil (1948) and The Killing (1956). She later branched out into television, and she also served for many years on the board of the Screen Actors Guild.

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