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Mari Blanchard (1923–1970)

Actress

Petite, attractive Mari Blanchard rarely managed get the lucky breaks. The daughter of an oil tycoon and a psychotherapist, she suffered from severe poliomyelitis from the age of nine, which denied her a hoped-for dancing career. For several years, she worked hard to rehabilitate her limbs from paralysis... See full bio »

Born:

Mary E. Blanchard
in Long Beach, California, USA

Died:

(age 47) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Madame Gamar
– Totally by Design (1968) … Madame Gamar
 
1967 The Virginian (TV series)
Marie Coulter
– Doctor Pat (1967) … Marie Coulter
 
1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Mrs. Vasquez
– Nightmare in the Sun (1965) … Mrs. Vasquez
 
1965 Valentine's Day (TV series)
– A Muffin Is Not a Tart (1965)
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
Rose Sinclair
– So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time (1964) … Rose Sinclair
 
1963 McLintock!
Camille
 
1963 Twice-Told Tales
Sylvia Ward
 
1962 Don't Knock the Twist
Dulcie Corbin
 
1962 Perry Mason (TV series)
Irene Chase
– The Case of the Melancholy Marksman (1962) … Irene Chase
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Viola Cody
– Night on the Town (1962) … Viola Cody
 
1961 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Countess Van Hochenstein / Jane Wiley
– The Cold Cash Caper (1961) … Jane Wiley
– The Positive Negative (1961) … Countess Van Hochenstein
 
1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Dorothy Winters
– The Kapua of Coconut Bay (1961) … Dorothy Winters
 
1961 Gunslinger (TV series)
Contessa Maria del Aguilar
– Road of the Dead (1961) … Contessa Maria del Aguilar
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Zelda Valmy
– The Vamp (1961) … Zelda Valmy
 
1960-1961 Klondike (TV series)
Kathy O'Hara
– The Hostages (1961) … Kathy O'Hara
– Sitka Madonna (1961) … Kathy O'Hara
– The Man Who Owned Skagway (1961) … Kathy O'Hara
– Queen of the Klondike (1961) … Kathy O'Hara
– Halliday's Club (1960) … Kathy O'Hara
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1959-1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Laura Carter / Margarita Colinas
– Incident of the Big Blowout (1961) … Laura Carter
– Incident of the Stalking Death (1959) … Margarita Colinas
 
1960 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Charlotte Hanley
– Prima Donna (1960) … Charlotte Hanley
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Lola Dalzel
– Montana Passage (1960) … Lola Dalzel
 
1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Miss Grey
– I Bet Your Life (1960) … Miss Grey
 
1960 Laramie (TV series)
Sally
– Rope of Steel (1960) … Sally
 
1960 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Kitty
– The Governor's Visit (1960) … Kitty
 
1959 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Nora Daley
– Bentley Plays Cupid (1959) … Nora Daley
 
1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Adah Isaacs Menken
– Apollo with a Gun (1959) … Adah Isaacs Menken
 
1959 Not for Hire (TV series)
Helen
– The Soldier's Story (1959) … Helen
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Catherine Crawford
– Caballero (1959) … Catherine Crawford
 
1959 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Hannrahan
– Gunnar Yensen (1959) … Hannrahan
 
1958 Machete
Jean Montoya
 
1958 No Place to Land
Iris Lee LaVonne
 
1958 Karasu
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Laura Hunter
– The Laura Hunter Story (1957) … Laura Hunter
 
1957 Jungle Heat
Ann McRae
 
1957 She Devil
Kyra Zelas
 
1956 Stagecoach to Fury
Barbara Duval
 
1956 Canasta de cuentos mexicanos
Gladys Winthrop (segment "Canasta") (as Marie Blanchard)
 
1956 The Cruel Tower
Mary 'The Babe' Thompson
 
1956 Casablanca (TV series)
Elsa Norden
– Siren Song (1956) … Elsa Norden
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Lee Forsythe
– That Evil Woman (1956) … Lee Forsythe
 
1955 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Lorraine
– The Fabulous Foundling (1955) … Lorraine
 
1955 The Crooked Web
Joanie Daniel
 
1955 The Return of Jack Slade
Texas Rose
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
– Public Pigeon #1 (1955)
– Escape from Fear (1955)
 
1955 Son of Sinbad
Kristina
 
1954 Destry
Brandy
 
1954 Black Horse Canyon
Aldis Spain
 
1954 Rails Into Laramie
Lou Carter
 
1953 The Veils of Bagdad
Selima
 
1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Allura
 
1952 Back at the Front
Nina (Johnny Redondo's accomplice)
 
1952 Assignment: Paris
Wanda Marlowe (scenes deleted)
 
1952 The Brigand
Dona Dolores Castro
 
1952 Something to Live For
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
 
1952 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Burma
– Macao Gold … Burma
 
1951 Overland Telegraph
Stella
 
1951 The Unknown Man
Sally Tever
 
1951 Ten Tall Men
Marie DeLatour
 
1951 Bannerline
Eloise (uncredited)
 
1951 No Questions Asked
Natalie
 
1951 On the Riviera
Eugenie (uncredited)
 
1950 Mr. Music
Chorine (uncredited)
 
1947 Copacabana
Copa Girl (uncredited)
 
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Alternate Names:

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I think that every film star has a tremendous responsibility to the public. We owe them dignity and decorum. If a girl wants to act like a burlesque stripper, then she should be in burlesque and not in movies." -- MB, on keeping a clean reputation in Hollywood films See more »

Trivia:

One of the few actresses who diligently answered all her own fan mail. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries