Paula Raymond

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paula Raymond (November 23, 1924 – December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress. In 1950, she was put under contract by MGM, where she played opposite such leading men as Cary Grant and Dick Powell. Earlier in her career, Raymond acted in film noir thrillers such as City That Never Sleeps (with Gig Young and Marie Windsor), but later in her career she developed a horror film reputation. In 1952, she played the heroine in The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. In the late 1950s and 1960 Raymond appeared in many television shows and low-budget horror movies including Perry Mason, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, and Blood of Dracula's Castle with Alexander D'Arcy and John Carradine. She turned down the role of saloon keeper Kitty in the long-running western classic series Gunsmoke (the role went to Amanda Blake). In 1962, Raymond was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree on Sunset Boulevard. Her nose was severed by the rear view mirror. After only a little more than a year of extensive plastic surgery and recovery she returned to acting. In 1977, while working on the soap opera Days of our Lives, after only 3 appearances, she accidentally tripped on a telephone cord and broke her ankle. She was written out of the show. In 1984 she broke both hips, and in 1994 she broke her shoulder. Raymond was previously married. In 1944, Raymond married Floyd Leroy Patterson. In 1946, they divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter, Raeme Dorene Patterson. In 1993, Raymond's daughter died. In 2003, Raymond died at the age of 79 from a series of respiratory ailments. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Raymond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Birth Location San Francisco, California, USA
Born 1924-11-23
Died 2003-12-31

Movies

Mind Twister as Agnes
1994
Five Bloody Graves as Kansas Kelly
1969
Blood of Dracula's Castle as Countess Townsend
1969
The Spy with My Face as Director
1965
Hand of Death as Carol Wilson
1962
The Flight That Disappeared as Marcia Paxton
1961
The Gun That Won the West as Mrs. Max Gaines
1955
The Human Jungle as Pat Danforth
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders as Queen Berengaria
1954
The Shadow as Margot Lane
1954
1953
City That Never Sleeps as Kathy Kelly
1953
The Story of Three Loves as Mrs. Campbell
1953
The Bandits of Corsica as Christina
1953
Pat and Mike as Photographer at Tennis Tournament (uncredited)
1952
The Sellout as Peggy Stauton
1952
Texas Carnival as Marilla Sabinas
1951
The Tall Target as Ginny Beaufort
1951
Inside Straight as Zoe Carnot
1951
Grounds for Marriage as Agnes Oglethorpe Young
1951
Devil's Doorway as Orrie Masters
1950
Duchess of Idaho as Ellen Hallit
1950
Crisis as Helen Ferguson
1950
Holiday Affair as Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)
1949
Adam's Rib as Emerald - Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited)
1949
Challenge of the Range as Judy Barton
1949
Sealed Verdict as Guard
1948
Rusty Leads the Way as Louise Adams
1948
Keep Smiling as Bettina Bowman
1938
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