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Marie Windsor

1919 - 2000

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Marie Windsor (born Emily Marie Bertelsen; December 11, 1919 – December 10, 2000) was an American actress known for her femme fatale characters in the classic film noir features Force of Evil, The Narrow Margin and The Killing. Windsor's height (5'9", 175 cm) created problems for her in scenes with all but the tallest actors. She was the female lead in so many B movies that she became dubbed the "Queen" of the genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2024). Marie Windsor is the 8,738th most popular actor (down from 5,648th in 2024), the 13,282nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,270th in 2019) and the 4,073rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Marie Windsor ranks 8,738 out of 13,578. Before her are Jodi Balfour, Yeo Jin-goo, Arthur Hohl, Patsy Kelly, D'Arcy Carden, and Anaïs Demoustier. After her are Brendan Fehr, Dennis O'Keefe, Guri Schanke, Karla Álvarez, Sushmita Sen, and Beatie Edney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Marie Windsor ranks 343. Before her are Nellie Connally, Cornelia Fort, Shirley Clarke, Alexander Courage, Gretchen Fraser, and Kaifi Azmi. After her are Stanley Middleton, George Avakian, Jayne Meadows, John Houbolt, Mason Adams, and Wally Hickel. Among people deceased in 2000, Marie Windsor ranks 358. Before her are José Miracca, Chidambaram Subramaniam, R. S. Thomas, Gloria Talbott, Rosemarie Frankland, and Mack Robinson. After her are Tex Beneke, Vincent Canby, Sylvia Lance Harper, Veerasamy Ringadoo, Jacob Lawrence, and Frances Drake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marie Windsor ranks 13,286 out of 20,380. Before her are Stanley Kunitz (1905), Arthur Hohl (1889), Andrea Jaeger (1965), Patsy Kelly (1910), D'Arcy Carden (1980), and J. Richard Gott (1947). After her are Rachel Corrie (1979), Dennis O'Keefe (1908), John Davis (1921), George Nelson (1950), Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911), and Tex Beneke (1914).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Marie Windsor ranks 4,075. Before her are Amber Benson (1977), Taissa Farmiga (1994), Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Arthur Hohl (1889), Patsy Kelly (1910), and D'Arcy Carden (1980). After her are Dennis O'Keefe (1908), Michelle Thomas (1968), Jayma Mays (1979), Michelle Borth (1978), Kristine DeBell (1954), and Jimmi Simpson (1975).

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