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Coleen Gray Biography

Birth Name:Doris Bernice Jensen

Birth Place:Staplehurst, Nebraska, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Attended Hamline University, where she studied drama
  • Made her screen acting debut in the film "State Fair" in 1945
  • Also appeared in a stage production of "Brief Music" and starred on Broadway in "Leaf and Bough" in 1949
  • Best known for playing Nettie in "Kiss of Death" and Molly in "Nightmare Alley․"
  • Collaborated with Film Noir Foundation founder Eddie Muller to write the 2001 book "Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir․"