- Ella Raines
Infobox actor
bgcolour = silver
name = Ella Raines
imagesize = 250px
caption = from the trailer for the film
"Cry 'Havoc' " (1943)
birthdate =August 6 ,1920
location =Snoqualmie Falls ,Washington ,USA
deathdate =May 30 ,1988 , age 67
deathplace = Sherman Oaks,California ,United States
birthname = Ella Wallace RainesElla Raines (
August 6 ,1920 –May 30 ,1988 ) was an American actress.Born Ella Wallace Raines in
Snoqualmie Falls ,Washington , Raines studieddrama at theUniversity of Washington and was appearing in a play there when she was seen byHoward Hawks . She became the first actor signed to the new production company he had formed with the actorCharles Boyer , "B-H Productions", and made her film debut in "Corvette K-225 " in 1943.During 1954 she starred in her own
television series "Janet Dean, Registered Nurse ". She also appeared in such television series as "Robert Montgomery Presents ", "Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents ", "Lights Out ", "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse " and "The Christophers ".Her only appearance in front of the cameras after her retirement in 1957 was a guest role in the series "
Matt Houston " in 1984.She died from throat cancer in
Sherman Oaks, California .Raines has two stars on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard.Raines was married in 1947 to the famous American fighter pilot
Robin Olds .Filmography
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Corvette K-225 " (1943)
*"Cry 'Havoc' " (1943)
*"Phantom Lady" (1944)
*"Hail the Conquering Hero " (1944)
*"Tall in the Saddle " (1944)
*"Enter Arsene Lupin" (1944)
*"The Suspect " (1944)
*"The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry" (1945)
*"The Runaround" (1946)
*"White Tie and Tails" (1946)
*"Time Out of Mind" (1947)
*"The Web" (1947)
*"Brute Force" (1947)
*"The Senator Was Indiscreet " (1947)
*"The Walking Hills" (1949)
*"Impact" (1949)
*"A Dangerous Profession " (1949)
*"Singing Guns" (1950)
*"The Second Face" (1950)
*"Fighting Coast Guard" (1951)
*"Ride the Man Down" (1952)
*"The Man in the Road" (1957)External links
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* [http://silverscreensirens.com/raines.htm Screen Sirens - Ella Raines photo gallery]
* [http://www.moviemaidens.com/profile.asp?i=1069&e=3&ct=1&r=20&f=Ella%20&l=Raines Movie Maidens - brief biography and more photographs of Ella Raines]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5209&pt Find-A-Grave profile for Ella Raines]
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