Audrey Totter
Born: 1917-12-20 in Joliet, Illinois, USA
Died: 2013-12-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
Audrey Mary Totter (December 20, 1917 – December 12, 2013), was a captivating American actress celebrated for her compelling performances in film noir during the 1940s and 1950s. A former MGM contract star of Austrian-Slovene and Swedish descent, her distinct husky voice and magnetic presence made her a standout femme fatale in classics like "Lady in the Lake" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice." Totter's versatility extended beyond noir, showcasing her talent in various genres, including dramas and thrillers. Her ability to portray complex, strong-willed characters left an indelible mark on Hollywood. Totter's legacy endures through her impactful contributions to the silver screen, forever remembered as an iconic figure in the golden era of cinema. Most references cite December 20, 1918, as her date of birth, although Intelius indicates the year was 1917.
Filmography
2006
2004
1997
- Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula as Self
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Sister Paul
- City Killer as Receptionist
1980
- The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway as Judge
1979
- The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again as Martha Osten
1978
- The Nativity as Elizabeth
1975
- Matt Helm as Mrs. Simmons, Ellen's mom
1974
- Harry O
- That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
1969
- Medical Center as Nurse Wilcox
- Operation Heartbeat as Eve Wilcox
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Mrs. Royce
- Chubasco as Theresa
1967
- Ironside
- The Outsider as Mrs. Bishop
1965
- Run for Your Life as Dorothy Young
- Harlow as Marilyn
1964
- The Carpetbaggers as Prostitute
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatre as Mrs. Myra Moran
- Vacation Playhouse
1962
- The Virginian as Mrs. Archer
- Our Man Higgins
1961
- Dr. Kildare as Ella Vitnack
1960
1959
- Rawhide as Vada Nordquist
- Hawaiian Eye
1958
- Jet Attack as Tanya Nikova
- Cimarron City as Beth Purcell
- Man or Gun as Fran Dare
1957
- Perry Mason as Reba Burgess
- Ghost Diver as Anne Stevens
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Martha Phillips
1955
- Cheyenne
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Betsy Blake
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- A Bullet for Joey as Joyce Geary
- Women's Prison as Joan Burton
- The Vanishing American as Marion Warner
1954
- Climax! as Edna Shaddick
- The Whistler
- Massacre Canyon as Flaxy
1953
- Letter to Loretta as Mrs. Page
- Mission Over Korea as Kate
- Man in the Dark as Peg Benedict
- Cruisin' Down the River as Sally Jane Jackson
- Champ for a Day as Miss Peggy Gormley
- General Electric Theater as Ellen
- Woman They Almost Lynched as Kate Quantrill / Kitty McCoy
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Lila Lamont
- Assignment: Paris as Sandy Tate
- My Pal Gus as Joyce Jennings
- The Sellout as Cleo Bethel
1951
- FBI Girl as Shirley Wayne
- The Blue Veil as Helen Williams
- Under the Gun as Ruth Williams
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as WAF Dietician
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Cheryl
1949
- Tension as Claire Quimby
- Alias Nick Beal as Donna Allen
- The Set-Up as Julie
- Any Number Can Play as Alice Elcott
1948
- The Saxon Charm as Alma Wragg
1947
- High Wall as Dr. Ann Lorrison
- The Unsuspected as Althea Keane
- The Beginning or the End as Jean O'Leary
1946
- Lady in the Lake as Adrienne Fromsett
- The Postman Always Rings Twice as Madge Gorland
- The Secret Heart as Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
- The Cockeyed Miracle as Jennifer Griggs
1945
- Dangerous Partners as Lili Roegan
- Adventure as Ethel (uncredited)
- Her Highness and the Bellboy as Woman on Rooftop (uncredited)
- Main Street After Dark as Jessie Belle Dibson
- The Sailor Takes a Wife as Lisa Borescu
- Bewitched as Karen (voice) (uncredited)
- The Hidden Eye as Perfume Sales Clerk