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Beatrice Gray (March 3, 1911 – November 25, 2009) was an American actress and dancer best known for her appearances in a series of western films during the 1940s and 1950s.
Gray was born Bertrice Kimbrough on a farm near Carthage, Illinois. She began working in the entertainment industry in Broadway productions, as well as a performer in nightclubs. She earned her first acting role in the musical, New Faces of 1935. After moving to California in 1937, she appeared in the New Faces of 1937 by RKO Pictures. She worked as a dancer for Busby Berkeley.
Gray appeared in a number of westerns throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, many of which were produced by Monogram Pictures. Her other films were with Universal Pictures, including the 1958 movie, Wild Heritage. She ultimately appeared in three films starring Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele - The Utah Kid, Marked Trails and Trigger Law (all 1944).
Birth Name
Beatrice Kimbrough Gray
Born
Friday, 03 March 1911
Died
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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P.S.I. Luv U | Mrs. Fourtney | 1991 |
Wild Heritage | Cowhand's Wife | 1958 |
Live Fast, Die Young | 1st Woman | 1958 |
I've Lived Before | Spectator | 1956 |
Outside the Law | Secretary | 1956 |
Latin Lovers | Receptionist | 1953 |
Everything I Have Is Yours | Nurse / Nurse (Uncredited) | 1952 |
Because You're Mine | Secretary | 1952 |
Untamed Frontier | Mrs. Brogan | 1952 |
The San Francisco Story | Waitress at Sadie's | 1952 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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P.S.I. Luv U | Mrs. Fourtney | 1991 |
Wild Heritage | Cowhand's Wife | 1958 |
Live Fast, Die Young | 1st Woman | 1958 |
I've Lived Before | Spectator | 1956 |
Outside the Law | Secretary | 1956 |
Latin Lovers | Receptionist | 1953 |
Everything I Have Is Yours | Nurse / Nurse (Uncredited) | 1952 |
Because You're Mine | Secretary | 1952 |
Untamed Frontier | Mrs. Brogan | 1952 |
The San Francisco Story | Waitress at Sadie's | 1952 |
Singin' in the Rain | Audience Member | 1952 |
Flesh and Fury | Mother | 1952 |
Callaway Went Thataway | Woman at Bar | 1951 |
Rich, Young and Pretty | Texan Wedding Guest | 1951 |
The Gene Autry Show | Mrs. Taylor / Babysitter | 1950 |
Shadow on the Wall | Nurse | 1950 |
The Yellow Cab Man | Minor Role | 1950 |
Abandoned | Nurse in Dottie's Room / Nurse in Dottie's Room (Uncredited) | 1949 |
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff | Woman | 1949 |
The Lady Gambles | Nurse | 1949 |
Joan of Arc | Peasant | 1948 |
A Double Life | Audience Member | 1947 |
Unconquered | Woman | 1947 |
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Nurse | 1947 |
I'll Be Yours | Young Mother | 1947 |
That Brennan Girl | Saleswoman | 1946 |
Little Miss Big | Woman Cousin | 1946 |
G.I. War Brides | Red Cross Worker | 1946 |
Rendezvous with Annie | Nurse | 1946 |
The Runaround | Ticket Girl | 1946 |
Little Giant | Miss King | 1946 |
Trail to Vengeance | Alice Gordon | 1945 |
Stranger from Santa Fe | Marcia Earley | 1945 |
Here Come the Waves | Nightclub Patron | 1944 |
Laura | Woman | 1944 |
Trigger Law | Sally Buchanan (as Beatrice Grey) / Sally Buchanan | 1944 |
The Utah Kid | Marjorie Carter (as Beatrice Grey) / Marjorie Carter | 1944 |
The Kansan | Saloon Girl | 1943 |
New Faces of 1937 | Showgirl | 1937 |
Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chorus Girl | 1936 |
Cain and Mabel | Chorus Girl | 1936 |
Swing Time | Dancer | 1936 |