Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray

1922-10-23

Biography

Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska. After graduating from high school she studied dramatics at Hamline University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, she then decided to see America and traveled to California, stopping off at La Jolla where she worked as a waitress. After several weeks there, she moved to L.A. and enrolled in a drama school. Her performances attracted a talent scout from 20th Century-Fox, with whom she signed a contract after a screen test. Although Fox put her in several good pictures (Kiss of Death (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946) in which she acquitted herself well, many of the roles they gave her were not worthy of her talent and she never became as big a star as many thought she should have. Still, she has an extensive list of credits in films, TV, radio and on the stage.  

Also appears in

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

7.1

The Killing

The Killing

7.7

Red River

Red River

7.4

The Phantom Planet

The Phantom Planet

4.0

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

7.0

Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

7.0

Town Tamer

Town Tamer

6.4

The Vampire

The Vampire

6.2

Riding High

Riding High

5.8

The Leech Woman

The Leech Woman

4.6

The Vanquished

The Vanquished

4.5

P.J.

P.J.

5.2

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

4.0

The Fake

The Fake

5.6

Apache Drums

Apache Drums

6.2

Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

7.4

Tennessee’s Partner

Tennessee’s Partner

6.5

Copper Sky

Copper Sky

6.0

Arrow In The Dust

Arrow In The Dust

5.9

The Sleeping City

The Sleeping City

5.8