Marie Wilson

Birth Name:

Katherine Elisabeth White

Birth Place:

Anaheim, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Made her screen acting debut in the film "Down to Their Last Yacht" in 1934
Once pretended to run out of gas outside of a director's house, a ruse that landed her a film role
Signed her first contract with Warner Bros․ when she was 15 years old
Best known for her role as Irma Peterson in the radio, television, and film series "My Friend Irma․"
Her role as the beautiful but dim blonde in "My Friend Irma" caused her to be typecast as such in the majority of her other film roles
Played a comic foil opposite Ken Murray in his stage show "Blackouts," which would run for seven years and 2,332 consecutive performances
Worked as a salesgirl at a department store to support herself during the early years of her career, but was fired because she would mark down prices for customers who were short of cash

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