Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray (lahir Doris Bernice Jensen; 23 Oktober 1922 – 3 Agustus 2015) lahir di Staplehurst, Nebraska. Setelah lulus SMA dia belajar drama di Universitas Hamline, lulus dengan gelar Bachelor of Arts, dia kemudian memutuskan untuk melihat Amerika dan melakukan perjalanan ke California, singgah di La Jolla di mana dia bekerja sebagai pelayan. Setelah beberapa minggu di sana, dia pindah ke L.A. dan mendaftar di sekolah drama. Penampilannya menarik pencari bakat dari 20th Century-Fox, yang dengannya dia menandatangani kontrak setelah tes layar. Meskipun Fox memerankannya dalam beberapa film bagus (Kiss of Death (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946) yang di dalamnya ia memerankan dirinya dengan baik, banyak peran yang diberikan kepadanya tidak sesuai dengan bakatnya dan ia tidak pernah menjadi bintang sebesar yang diperkirakan banyak orang. Namun, ia memiliki banyak penghargaan dalam film, TV, radio, dan panggung.  

Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska. After graduating from high school she studied dramatics at Hamline University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, she then decided to see America and traveled to California, stopping off at La Jolla where she worked as a waitress. After several weeks there, she moved to L.A. and enrolled in a drama school. Her performances attracted a talent scout from 20th Century-Fox, with whom she signed a contract after a screen test. Although Fox put her in several good pictures (Kiss of Death (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946) in which she acquitted herself well, many of the roles they gave her were not worthy of her talent and she never became as big a star as many thought she should have. Still, she has an extensive list of credits in films, TV, radio and on the stage.