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
- Route 66 as Babe Hunter
1959
- Rawhide as Vada Nordquist
- Hawaiian Eye
1958
- Cimarron City as Beth Purcell
- Man or Gun as Fran Dare
- Jet Attack as Tanya Nikova
1957
- Perry Mason as Reba Burgess
- Ghost Diver as Anne Stevens
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Martha Phillips
- On Trial as Ellen Parsons
1955
- Cheyenne
- Matinee Theater
- MGM Parade as Self
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Betsy Blake
- The 20th Century Fox Hour as Ellen Benson
- Women's Prison as Joan Burton
- A Bullet for Joey as Joyce Geary
- The Vanishing American as Marion Warner
1954
- Climax! as Edna Shaddick
- The Whistler
- Massacre Canyon as Flaxy
1953
- Letter to Loretta as Mrs. Page
- General Electric Theater as Ellen
- Man in the Dark as Peg Benedict
- Woman They Almost Lynched as Kate Quantrill / Kitty McCoy
- Mission Over Korea as Kate
- Champ for a Day as Miss Peggy Gormley
- Cruisin' Down the River as Sally Jane Jackson
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Lila Lamont
- Assignment: Paris as Sandy Tate
- The Sellout as Cleo Bethel
- My Pal Gus as Joyce Jennings
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as WAF Dietician
- The Blue Veil as Helen Williams
- Under the Gun as Ruth Williams
- FBI Girl as Shirley Wayne
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Cheryl
1949
- The Set-Up as Julie
- Tension as Claire Quimby
- Alias Nick Beal as Donna Allen
- Any Number Can Play as Alice Elcott
1948
- The Saxon Charm as Alma Wragg
1947
- The Unsuspected as Althea Keane
- High Wall as Dr. Ann Lorrison
- The Beginning or the End as Jean O'Leary
1946
- The Postman Always Rings Twice as Madge Gorland
- Lady in the Lake as Adrienne Fromsett
- The Secret Heart as Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
- The Cockeyed Miracle as Jennifer Griggs
1945
- Bewitched as Karen (voice) (uncredited)
- Her Highness and the Bellboy as Woman on Rooftop (uncredited)
- Adventure as Ethel (uncredited)
- Main Street After Dark as Jessie Belle Dibson
- Dangerous Partners as Lili Roegan
- The Hidden Eye as Perfume Sales Clerk
- The Sailor Takes a Wife as Lisa Borescu