Lori Nelson
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Lori Nelson is an American actress born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
on August 15, 1933. She began as a performer, dancing at the young age of 4, as well as winning a Little Miss America title. Many of her early auditions were unsuccessful. However, in 1952, she made it into her first role as Marjie Baile in Bend of the River
. Many of her roles were large, but were mostly in 1950s B-movies. Today, she is acting sparingly, most recently in The Naked Monster
. She costarred with Barbara Eden
in the series How to Marry a Millionaire
(1957–1959). However, she also had a well-remembered role as Mara, the Mayor's daughter, opposite Van Johnson
(who played two roles) in the 1957 made-for-TV musical film The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a motion picture which premiered on NBC and then went on to be syndicated and shown annually on local television stations.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
on August 15, 1933. She began as a performer, dancing at the young age of 4, as well as winning a Little Miss America title. Many of her early auditions were unsuccessful. However, in 1952, she made it into her first role as Marjie Baile in Bend of the River
Bend of the River
Bend of the River is a 1952 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second collaboration. The film is based on the novel Bend of the Snake by Bill Gulick.-Plot:...
. Many of her roles were large, but were mostly in 1950s B-movies. Today, she is acting sparingly, most recently in The Naked Monster
The Naked Monster
The Naked Monster is a 2005 American ultra low-budget science fiction and horror comedy film written by Ted Newsom and directed by Newsom and Wayne Berwick as an homage to and spoof of the "giant monster-on-the-loose" films of the 1950s...
. She costarred with Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early years:...
in the series How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
How to Marry a Millionaire is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from 1957 to 1959. The series was based on the 1953 film of the same name which starred Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall.-Synopsis:...
(1957–1959). However, she also had a well-remembered role as Mara, the Mayor's daughter, opposite Van Johnson
Van Johnson
Van Johnson was an American film and television actor and dancer who was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios during and after World War II....
(who played two roles) in the 1957 made-for-TV musical film The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a motion picture which premiered on NBC and then went on to be syndicated and shown annually on local television stations.
Filmography
- The Naked MonsterThe Naked MonsterThe Naked Monster is a 2005 American ultra low-budget science fiction and horror comedy film written by Ted Newsom and directed by Newsom and Wayne Berwick as an homage to and spoof of the "giant monster-on-the-loose" films of the 1950s...
(2005) as Dr. Helen Dobson - Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998) (V) as Stephanie
- Secret Sins of the Father (1994) (TV) as Mrs. Lieber
- Family AffairFamily AffairFamily Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional...
as Dr. Joan Blanton (1 episode, 1971) - Armstrong Circle TheatreArmstrong Circle TheatreArmstrong Circle Theatre is an American anthology drama television series which ran from 1950 to 1957 on NBC, and then until 1963 on CBS. It alternated weekly with The U.S. Steel Hour.-Synopsis:...
(2 episodes, 1961) - Whispering SmithWhispering SmithWhispering Smith is a 1948 western film starring Alan Ladd as a railroad detective assigned to stop a gang of train robbers.It is based on a novel by Frank H. Spearman and a previous 1926 film adaptation starring H.B...
as Venetia Molloy (1 episode, 1961) - LaramieLaramieLaramie may refer to Laramie, Wyoming, or one of the many things named after it.-Entertainment:*The Man from Laramie, a 1955 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann*The Laramie Project, a 2000 play written and directed by Moisés Kaufman...
as Grace (1 episode, 1961) - The Tab Hunter ShowThe Tab Hunter ShowThe Tab Hunter Show is a 32-episode situation comedy starring former teen idol Tab Hunter. The series ran new episodes on NBC from September 18, 1960, to April 30, 1961; rebroadcasts then aired from May until September 18.-Synopsis:...
as Angela Anderson /(2 episodes, 1960–1961) - DanteDANTEDelivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various national research and education networks in Europe and surrounding regions...
as Cynthia Rogers (1 episode, 1961) - Lock UpLock-Up (TV series)Lock-Up is an American legal drama series that premiered in syndication in September 1959 and concluded in June 1961. The half-hour episodes had little time for character development or subplots and presented a compact story without embellishment....
as Honey Evans (1 episode, 1960) - Tales of Wells FargoTales of Wells FargoTales of Wells Fargo is an American Western television series that ran from March 18, 1957 to June 2, 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season when it expanded to an hour.-Synopsis:...
as Susan (1 episode, 1959) - SugarfootSugarfootSugarfoot is the title of a TV western that aired from 1957 to 1961. The series featured Will Hutchins as fledgling frontier lawyer Tom Brewster and Jack Elam as sidekick Toothy Thompson...
(1 episode, 1959) - General Electric TheaterGeneral Electric TheaterGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald W. Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.-Radio:...
as Sylvia (1 episode, 1959) - The Millionaire as Lorraine Daggett (1 episode, 1959)
- Wagon TrainWagon TrainWagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957–62 and then on ABC from 1962–65...
as Charity (1 episode, 1959) - The TexanThe Texan (TV series)The Texan is a Western television series starring popular B movie star Rory Calhoun. It aired on the CBS television network from 1958-1960.-Production notes:...
as Elizabeth (1 episode, 1959) - Wanted: Dead or Alive as White Antelope aka Doris Albright (1 episode, 1959)
- How to Marry a MillionaireHow to Marry a MillionaireHow to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 romantic comedy film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Jean Negulesco and produced and written by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays The Greeks Had a Word for It by Zoe Akins and Loco by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. The music score...
as Greta Hanson /(39 episodes, 1957–1958) - The Pied Piper of HamelinThe Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957 film)The Pied Piper of Hamelin is an American ninety-minute musical color television special originally shown by NBC on November 26, 1957, as their Thanksgiving Day offering for that year...
(1957) (TV) as Mara - Outlaw's Son (1957) as Lila Costain
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour Cathy Devlin (1 episode, 1957)
- Untamed YouthUntamed YouthUntamed Youth is a 1957 film starring Mamie Van Doren and released by Warner Bros. The film has been featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.-Plot:...
(1957) as. Jane Lowe - Climax! as Mary (2 episodes, 1955–1956)
- Hot Rod GirlHot Rod GirlHot Rod Girl is a 1956 action film directed by Leslie H. Martinson and released by American International Pictures. It stars Lori Nelson and Chuck Connors.-Cast:*Lori Nelson as Lisa Vernon*Chuck Connors as Det. Ben Merrill*John Smith as Jeff Northrup...
(1956) as Lisa Vernon - PardnersPardnersPardners is a movie starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and was released on July 25, 1956 by Paramount Pictures.-Plot:The storyline involves two ranch partners who are killed by the 'Masked Raiders' defending their land. Their infant sons are separated, one being raised on the farm and...
(1956) as Carol Kingsley - MohawkMohawk (film)Mohawk is a 1956 Pathécolor drama directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Scott Brady and Rita Gam. Jonathan Adams is an 18th century Boston artist, sent to Mohawk Valley to paint landscapes and portraits of Native Americans.-Cast:...
(1956) as Cynthia Stanhope - Day the World EndedDay the World EndedDay the World Ended was the fourth film directed by Roger Corman. Rick is a heroic scientist who, among others, must face off against a mutant monster after an atomic war destroys human civilization...
(1955) as Louise Maddison - I Died a Thousand TimesI Died a Thousand TimesI Died a Thousand Times is a color film noir directed by Stuart Heisler. The drama features Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, with Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Lon Chaney, Jr....
(1955) as Velma - Sincerely Yours (1955) as Sarah Cosgrove
- Revenge of the CreatureRevenge of the CreatureRevenge of the Creature is the first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon. The film is notable for being the only 3-D film to be released in 1955; the only 3-D sequel to a 3-D film; and for being the first screen role for Clint Eastwood. The movie was released May 11, 1955, in the United States...
(1955) as Helen Dobson - Ma and Pa Kettle at WaikikiMa and Pa Kettle at WaikikiMa and Pa Kettle at Waikiki is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Lee Sholem.-Synopsis:The Kettles help out cousin Rodney Kettle in Hawaii with his Pineapple industry. Ma and Pa get acquainted with blue-blooded Mrs...
(1955) as Rosie Kettle - It's a Great LifeIt's a Great LifeIt's a Great Life is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956...
as Vera /(2 episodes, 1955) - Underwater!Underwater!Underwater! is a 1955 adventure film directed by John Sturges and starring Jane Russell and Richard Egan.-Plot synopsis:Johnny and his wife Theresa , along with mercenary Dominic Quesada , priest Father Cannon and Gloria , the boat owner, go searching for sunken treasure in the Caribbean...
(1955) as Gloria - DestryDestry (film)Destry is a 1954 western starring Mari Blanchard, Audie Murphy, and Thomas Mitchell. The third and final film version of Max Brand's Destry Rides Again, this 1954 version is closer to the 1939 Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart film version than it is to the Brand original. Indeed Halliwells film...
(1954) as Martha Phillips - TumbleweedTumbleweed (1953 film)Tumbleweed is a 1953 western film starring Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson, Chill Wills, Roy Roberts, Russell Johnson, K.T. Stevens, Madge Meredith, and Lee Van Cleef. It was also known as Three Were Renegades....
(1953) as Laura Saunders - Walking My Baby Back HomeWalking My Baby Back Home (film)Walking My Baby Back Home is a 1953 American musical comedy film starring Donald O'Connor, Janet Leigh, and Buddy Hackett. This was Hackett's film debut.-Cast:*Donald O'Connor as Clarence "Jigger" Miller*Janet Leigh as Chris Hall...
(1953) as Claire Millard - The All AmericanThe All AmericanThe All American is a 1953 film released through Universal Pictures and starring Tony Curtis, Lori Nelson and Mamie Van Doren.-Plot:Nick Bonelli is a quarterback for Mid-State and proves himself an All American in the championship, however his parents die in a car accident on the way to see the game...
(1953) as Sharon Wallace - All I DesireAll I DesireAll I Desire is a 1953 drama film starring Barbara Stanwyck as an actress who returns to visit her husband and children after having run off with another man years before...
(1953) as Lily Murdoch - Francis Goes to West PointFrancis Goes to West PointFrancis Goes to West Point is a 1952 comedy film starring Donald O'Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley, and Gregg Palmer. The third movie in a series, it deals with a young man enrolling at West Point, where he needs to be tutored by his friend, Francis the Talking Mule.-Cast:*Donald O'Connor as...
(1952) as Barbara Atwood - Ma and Pa Kettle at the FairMa and Pa Kettle at the FairMa and Pa Kettle at the Fair is a 1952 comedy film directed by Charles Barton.The Cape Flattery County Fairis coming up, and Ma and Pa Kettle are ready to compete with Birdie Hicks on the contests.-Synopsis:...
(1952) as Rosie Kettle - Bend of the RiverBend of the RiverBend of the River is a 1952 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second collaboration. The film is based on the novel Bend of the Snake by Bill Gulick.-Plot:...
(1952) as Marjie Baile
Curiosities
- In almost every episode of the TV-Show ScrubsScrubs (TV series)Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
, a sister called Lori Nelson is announced on the speakers of the Sacred Heart Hospital, but she never seems to appear on the screen.