Angela Katherine Greene (born Angela Catherine Williams; 24 February 1921 – 9 February 1978) was an Irish-American actress.

Biography

Born in

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as Angela Catherine Williams, she was the only daughter of Margaret ( Greene) and Joseph Williams. At the age of six, she was adopted by her maternal uncle, Eddie Greene, and moved to

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Before becoming an actress, Greene was a model for the

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agency. Her films included ''

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'' (1955), '' The Lady Wants Mink'' (1953), '' Hollywood Canteen'' (1944), '' The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (1946), '' Stallion Road'' (1947), ''

At War with the Army ''At War with the Army'' is a 1950 American musical film, musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker, released by Paramount Pictures, Paramount, starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and introducing Polly Bergen. Filmed from July through ...

'' (1950), '' A Perilous Journey'' (1953), ''

The Cosmic Man ''The Cosmic Man'' is a 1959 independently made black-and-white science fiction film, directed by Herbert S. Greene and produced by Robert A. Terry. The film stars John Carradine, Bruce Bennett and Angela Greene. The narrative concerns an extra ...

'' (1959), and ''

Futureworld ''Futureworld'' is a 1976 American science fiction thriller film directed by Richard T. Heffron and written by Mayo Simon and George Schenck. It is a sequel to the 1973 Michael Crichton film '' Westworld'', and is the second installment in ...

'' (1976). She also appeared on various television shows, such as ''

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'', ''

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 a ...

'', ''

Tales of Wells Fargo ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' is an American Westerns on television, Western television series starring Dale Robertson in 201 episodes that aired from 1957 to 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until i ...

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The Donna Reed Show ''The Donna Reed Show'' is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz co-stars as her Pediatrics, pediatrician husband Dr. Alex Stone, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage childr ...

'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

After having dated naval lieutenant

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at ''The Vintage Inn'' she married Stuart Warren Martin on 7 December 1946. They divorced in 1975.

Death

Angela Greene died of a stroke in

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, shortly before her 57th birthday.

Partial filmography

* '' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944) - Hairdresser (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Nurse (uncredited) * '' Hollywood Canteen'' (1944) - Junior Hostess (uncredited) * ''

Mildred Pierce ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower ...

'' (1945) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''

Too Young to Know ''Too Young to Know'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Frederick de Cordova, and written by Jo Pagano, and starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dolores Moran, Harry Davenport, Rosemary DeCamp and Barbara Brown. It was released by Wa ...

'' (1945) - Party Guest #6 * '' Cinderella Jones'' (1946) - Waitress (uncredited) * '' Humoresque'' (1946) - Tipsy Blonde at Wright's Party (uncredited) * '' The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (1946) - Elaine Winters * '' That Way with Women'' (1947) - Blonde Baseball Fan (uncredited) * '' Stallion Road'' (1947) - Lana Rock * '' Love and Learn'' (1947) - Phyllis McGillicuddy * '' Escape Me Never'' (1947) - Girl (uncredited) * '' King of the Bandits'' (1947) - Alice Mason * ''

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'' (1948) - Miss Walsh (uncredited) * ''

'' (1950) - Mrs. Deborah Caldwell * '' Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land'' (1952) - Dr. Linda Roberts * '' The Lady Wants Mink'' (1953) - Marge (uncredited) * '' A Perilous Journey'' (1953) - Mavis * ''

Loose in London ''Loose in London'' is a 1953 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on May 24, 1953, by Allied Artists and is the thirtieth film in the series. Plot Sach receives notice that a dying ...

'' (1953) - Lady Marcia * '' The Royal African Rifles'' (1953) - Karen Van Stede * ''

'' (1955) - Aletha * '' Affair in Reno'' (1957) - Gloria Del Monte * ''

Spoilers of the Forest ''Spoilers of the Forest'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Joseph Kane, written by Bruce Manning, and starring Rod Cameron, Vera Ralston, Ray Collins, Hillary Brooke, Edgar Buchanan and Carl Benton Reid. It was released on April 5 ...

'' (1957) - Camille * '' Night of the Blood Beast'' (1958) - Dr. Julie Benson * ''

'' (1959) (Season 5 Episode 9: "Dead Weight") - Mrs. Masterson * ''

'' (1959) (Season 3 Episode 28: "Toll Road") - Kitty * ''

'' (1959) (Season 3 Episode 4: "The Case of the Blushing Pearls") - Thelma Nichols * ''

'' (1959) - Kathy Grant * ''

'' (1964) (Season 2 Episode 15: "Night Caller") - Lucy Phillips * ''

Tickle Me ''Tickle Me'' is a 1965 American musical comedy Western (genre), western film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull rider and bronco buster. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in ...

'' (1965) - Donna * ''

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys ''The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' is a 1969 American comedy Western film directed by Burt Kennedy. It stars Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy. Plot Jim Flagg is the marshal in the town of Progress. He hears arch-rival Big John McKay is headed ...

'' (1969) - Judy (uncredited) * ''

Pete 'n' Tillie ''Pete 'n' Tillie'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett. Its advertising tagline was: "Honeymoon's over. It's time to get married." Screenwriter Julius J. Epstein was no ...

'' (1972) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' The Day of the Locust'' (1975) - Guest #4 * ''

'' (1976) - Mrs. Reed (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Angela American film actresses American television actresses 1921 births 1978 deaths Actresses from Queens, New York People from Flushing, Queens Irish emigrants to the United States Actresses from County Dublin Models from New York City