Actress Audrey Totter 1918-2013 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 12-14-2013, 03:56 AM

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Audrey Totter, 95, a blond leading lady of 1940s film noir who starred as a tough-talking dame in "Lady in the Lake," "The Set-Up" and "High Wall," died Thursday at West Hills Hospital, said her daughter, Mea Lane. Totter, a Woodland Hills resident, had a stroke and suffered from congestive heart failure.

Although she had a relatively short film career, Totter created memorable movie moments while under contract with MGM from 1944 to the early '50s. A former radio actress, she had a small part in "The Postman Always Rings Twice," the 1946 movie based on James M. Cain's pulp novel. She landed her breakthrough role in "Lady in the Lake," the 1947 film version of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe detective story that Robert Montgomery directed and starred in. She also appeared opposite Claude Rains in the 1947 thriller "The Unsuspected," acted with Robert Taylor in "High Wall" (1947), starred in Robert Wise's 1949 gritty boxing drama "The Set-Up" and snarled her way through "Tension" (1949).

"The bad girls were so much fun to play," Totter told the New York Times in 1999.

But in 1952 Totter put aside her performing career to focus on her family, marrying Dr. Leo Fred, who taught at the UCLA School of Medicine, and giving birth to her daughter. Totter later returned to acting, mainly on television, with recurring roles on "Our Man Higgins," "Dr. Kildare" and "Medical Center" and guest spots on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Perry Mason," "Hawaii Five-O," "Murder, She Wrote" and other series.

Totter was born in Joliet, Ill., on Dec. 20, 1917, according to her daughter, and began acting in the '30s in radio dramas.

After her husband died in 1995 and movie buffs rediscovered her film noir scenes on video and cable TV, Totter said she began receiving job offers.

"What could I play?" she said in a 2000 interview with the Toronto Star. "A nice grandmother? Boring! Critics always said I acted best with a gun in my hand."

Marvo301 · 12-14-2013, 03:49 PM

Last year I checked the TV series "Cimarron City" out of my local library. Audrey Totter was one of the co-stars of the series and I enjoyed her performance on the show very much.

Audrey Totter (she was also in "The Apple Dumpling Gang")

Edison · 12-15-2013, 01:55 AM

Audrey in her element ...

12-14-2013, 03:56 AM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,405	Actress Audrey Totter 1918-2013 Link Audrey Totter, 95, a blond leading lady of 1940s film noir who starred as a tough-talking dame in "Lady in the Lake," "The Set-Up" and "High Wall," died Thursday at West Hills Hospital, said her daughter, Mea Lane. Totter, a Woodland Hills resident, had a stroke and suffered from congestive heart failure. Although she had a relatively short film career, Totter created memorable movie moments while under contract with MGM from 1944 to the early '50s. A former radio actress, she had a small part in "The Postman Always Rings Twice," the 1946 movie based on James M. Cain's pulp novel. She landed her breakthrough role in "Lady in the Lake," the 1947 film version of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe detective story that Robert Montgomery directed and starred in. She also appeared opposite Claude Rains in the 1947 thriller "The Unsuspected," acted with Robert Taylor in "High Wall" (1947), starred in Robert Wise's 1949 gritty boxing drama "The Set-Up" and snarled her way through "Tension" (1949). "The bad girls were so much fun to play," Totter told the New York Times in 1999. But in 1952 Totter put aside her performing career to focus on her family, marrying Dr. Leo Fred, who taught at the UCLA School of Medicine, and giving birth to her daughter. Totter later returned to acting, mainly on television, with recurring roles on "Our Man Higgins," "Dr. Kildare" and "Medical Center" and guest spots on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Perry Mason," "Hawaii Five-O," "Murder, She Wrote" and other series. Totter was born in Joliet, Ill., on Dec. 20, 1917, according to her daughter, and began acting in the '30s in radio dramas. After her husband died in 1995 and movie buffs rediscovered her film noir scenes on video and cable TV, Totter said she began receiving job offers. "What could I play?" she said in a 2000 interview with the Toronto Star. "A nice grandmother? Boring! Critics always said I acted best with a gun in my hand."
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12-14-2013, 03:49 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	Last year I checked the TV series "Cimarron City" out of my local library. Audrey Totter was one of the co-stars of the series and I enjoyed her performance on the show very much. Audrey Totter (she was also in "The Apple Dumpling Gang")
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12-15-2013, 01:55 AM	#3
Edison Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 2,430	Audrey in her element ... Attached Images