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Lori Nelson
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Lori Nelson was an American actress born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on August 15, 1933. She began as a performer, dancing at the young age of 4, as well as winning a Little Miss America title. Many of her early auditions were unsuccessful. However, in 1952, she made it into her first role as Marjie Baile in Bend of the River. Many of her roles were large, but were mostly in 1950s B-movies. Today, she is acting sparingly, most recently in The Naked Monster. She costarred with Barbara Eden in the series How to Marry a Millionaire (1957–1959). However, she also had a well-remembered role as Mara, the Mayor's daughter, opposite Van Johnson (who played two roles) in the 1957 made-for-TV musical film…
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Lori Nelson was an American actress born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on August 15, 1933. She began as a performer, dancing at the young age of 4, as well as winning a Little Miss America title. Many of her early auditions were unsuccessful. However, in 1952, she made it into her first role as Marjie Baile in Bend of the River. Many of her roles were large, but were mostly in 1950s B-movies. Today, she is acting sparingly, most recently in The Naked Monster. She costarred with Barbara Eden in the series How to Marry a Millionaire (1957–1959). However, she also had a well-remembered role as Mara, the Mayor's daughter, opposite Van Johnson (who played two roles) in the 1957 made-for-TV musical film The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a motion picture which premiered on NBC and then went on to be syndicated and shown annually on local television stations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lori Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
as Self
The Naked Monster
as Dr. Helen Dobson
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
as Self
Mom, Can I Keep Her?
as Stephanie
Secret Sins of the Father
as Mrs. Lieber
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Mara
Outlaw's Son
as Lila Costain
Untamed Youth
as Jane Lowe
Pardners
as Carol Kingsley
Hot Rod Girl
as Lisa Vernon
Mohawk
as Cynthia Stanhope
Day the World Ended
as Louise Madison
I Died a Thousand Times
as Velma
Sincerely Yours
as Sarah Cosgrove
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
as Rosie Kettle
Underwater!
as Gloria
Revenge of the Creature
as Helen Dobson
Destry
as Martha Phillips
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Claire
Tumbleweed
as Laura Saunders
The All American
as Sharon Wallace
All I Desire
as Lily Murdoch
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Rosie Kettle
Francis Goes to West Point
as Barbara Atwood
Bend of the River
as Marjie Baile