Mary Meade (November 24, 1923 – December 10, 2003) was an American film actress who rose to fame in the latter 1940s. Born in

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, her first role was in ''

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'' (1945), as a Goldwyn Girl. In 1949, she married

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and embarked on a European career that included stints in the lavish production ''Gay Paris'' at the

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(1951), and at the Pigalle Club in

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. Back in the United States she performed in venues such as the

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and in 1953 was selected as one of the nation's 15 best-dressed women by the New York Fashion Academy. One of her last public performances was for

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's cosmetics. Meade was also married to director Dick Bremerkamp.

Filmography

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'' (1944) *''

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'' (1946) *''

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'' (1947) * '' In This Corner'' (1948) *'' Assigned to Danger'' (1948)

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* 1923 births 2003 deaths American film actresses Actresses from Louisiana 20th-century American actresses American expatriates in France 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1920s-stub