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

Red River

Red River

7.3

The Killing

The Killing

7.7

Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

7.1

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

7.0

The Phantom Planet

The Phantom Planet

4.0

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

7.1

The Leech Woman

The Leech Woman

4.6

Star in the Dust

Star in the Dust

4.6

The Vampire

The Vampire

6.2

Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

7.4

Apache Drums

Apache Drums

6.2

Riding High

Riding High

5.8

P.J.

P.J.

5.2

Town Tamer

Town Tamer

6.4

Tennessee’s Partner

Tennessee’s Partner

6.5

Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek

6.0

Sand

Sand

4.5

Death of a Scoundrel

Death of a Scoundrel

6.0

Ellery Queen: Don’t Look Behind You

Ellery Queen: Don’t Look Behind You

8.0

The Sleeping City

The Sleeping City

5.8