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Mala Powers (1931–2007)


The daughter of a United Press executive, Mala Powers attended the Max Reinhardt Junior Workshop as a kid and fell in love with acting the first time she set foot on a stage. She made her film debut in Universal's 1942 Tough As They Come before actress Helene Thimig (Max Reinhardt's wife) convinced her to continue studying rather than become a child actress... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2005 The Connextion (short)
Grandma
 
2002 Hitters
Mama Theresa
 
1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Dorothy Folkes
Hannigan's Wake (1990) … Dorothy Folkes
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Martha
Antique Angels (1978) … Martha
 
1977 Switch (TV series)
Sally Odden
Camera Angles (1977) … Sally Odden
 
1972 This Is the Life (TV series)
Pat
Single Women's Problems (1972) … Pat
 
1972 Doomsday Machine
Maj. Georgianna Bronski
 
1971 The Man and the City (TV series)
Marian Crane
Hands of Love (1971) … Marian Crane
 
1970 The Silent Force (TV series)
 
1970 Ironside (TV series)
Mrs. Evelyn McIntire
The People Against Judge McIntire (1970) … Mrs. Evelyn McIntire
 
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Jenny Lind
 
1969 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Meg Stone
 
1967-1968 Bewitched (TV series)
Adrienne Sebastian / Mary Jane Nilesmunster
Instant Courtesy (1968) … Adrienne Sebastian
No Zip in My Zap (1967) … Mary Jane Nilesmunster
 
1968 Rogue's Gallery
Maggie
 
1967 Gentle Ben (TV series)
Jane Morley
Hurricane Coming (1967) … Jane Morley
 
1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Polly Cooper
 
1967 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Dr. Karen Cherlotov
The Reluctant Dragon (1967) … Dr. Karen Cherlotov
 
1966 Jericho (TV series)
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Lily Fortune
 
1965-1966 Hazel (TV series)
Mona / Mona Williams
A Little Bit of Genius (1966) … Mona
The Perfect Boss (1966) … Mona
Hazel's Free Enterprise (1966) … Mona
Who Can Afford a Bargain? (1966) … Mona
Please Don't Shout (1966) … Mona
 
1959-1966 Perry Mason (TV series)
Claire Allison / Elaine Bayler / Helen Bradshaw / …
The Case of the Scarlet Scandal (1966) … Elaine Bayler
The Case of the Frightened Fisherman (1964) … Helen Bradshaw
The Case of the Weary Watchdog (1962) … Janet Brent
The Case of the Crying Cherub (1960) … June Sinclair
The Case of the Deadly Toy (1959) … Claire Allison
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Albert Dubois
The Virtue Affair (1965) … Albert Dubois
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Ellen Ramsey
Portrait of an Unknown Man (1964) … Ellen Ramsey
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Martha Phipps
Those Which Love Has Made (1964) … Martha Phipps
 
1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Julie Michaels
A Willing Suspension of Disbelief (1964) … Julie Michaels
 
1963 The Wide Country (TV series)
Georgia Lund
The Man Who Ran Away (1963) … Georgia Lund
 
1960-1963 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Dorothy Rogers / Ellen Collier / Essie Danforth / …
Pretty Pigeon (1963) … Susan Hale
Maybe Menehunes (1963) … Ellen Collier
Meeting on Molokai (1962) … Dorothy Rogers
Kim Quixote (1960) … Essie Danforth
 
1962 The Gallant Men (TV series)
Dina
Signals for an End Run (1962) … Dina
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Loretta Opel
A Woman's Place (1962) … Loretta Opel
 
1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Margo Latimer
Violence for Your Furs (1962) … Margo Latimer
 
1962 Everglades (TV series)
Melanie Hawkins / Shirley Fairburn
Rowboat Teacher (1962) … Melanie Hawkins
Black Honeymoon (1962) … Shirley Fairburn
 
1962 Thriller (TV series)
Consuelo De La Varra
The Bride Who Died Twice (1962) … Consuelo De La Varra
 
1961 Flight of the Lost Balloon
Ellen Burton
 
1961 Fear No More
Sharon Carlin
 
1961 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Very Warm for Mayan (1961)
 
1960-1961 Cheyenne (TV series)
Celia Marley / Sharon Colton
Trouble Street (1961) … Sharon Colton
Alibi for the Scalped Man (1960) … Celia Marley
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
Lucy Pastor
Blind Hate (1961) … Lucy Pastor
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Martha Benton
The Joke's on Me (1961) … Martha Benton
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Millie Pierce
The Impractical Joker (1961) … Millie Pierce
 
1961 Maverick (TV series)
Charlotte
Dutchman's Gold (1961) … Charlotte
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Whitney Coleman
The Sisters (1960) … Whitney Coleman
 
1960 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
Betty Fuller
Shooter McLaine (1960) … Betty Fuller
 
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Roberta Shipman
The Corsican (1960) … Roberta Shipman
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Ruth Miller
Montana Passage (1960) … Ruth Miller
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Cassie Bianco
Take Dead Aim (1960) … Cassie Bianco
 
1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Renee Carter
Female Killer (1960) … Renee Carter
 
1959 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
April Duroc
The Golden Beetle (1959) … April Duroc
 
1959 Bonanza (TV series)
Helene Holloway
The Phillip Diedesheimer Story (1959) … Helene Holloway
 
1958-1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Lee Laney / Myra Barker
The Lady and the Gun (1959) … Myra Barker
Take Me Home (1958) … Lee Laney
 
1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Stacy Torrance
Til Death Do Us Part (1958) … Stacy Torrance
 
1958 Sierra Baron
Sue Russell
 
1958 The Colossus of New York
Anne Spensser
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ruth Hadley
The Ruttledge Munroe Story (1958) … Ruth Hadley
 
1957 Man on the Prowl
Marlan Wood
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Elementals (1957)
 
1957 Death in Small Doses
Valerie 'Val' Owens
 
1957 Undercurrent (TV series)
Mari Luftman
The Face (1957) … Mari Luftman
 
1957 The Unknown Terror
Gina Matthews
 
1957 Tammy and the Bachelor
Barbara Bissle
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Barbara Anderson
Black Is for Grief (1957) … Barbara Anderson
 
1957 The Storm Rider
Tay Rorick
 
1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Viola Sothern
The Last Strand (1957) … Viola Sothern
 
1956 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Ellen
The Fourth Witness (1956) … Ellen
 
1955-1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Alma Alexander / Mari Luftman
The Face (1956) … Mari Luftman
Husband (1955) … Alma Alexander
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Red Horse Hamber (1955)
 
1955 Bengazi
Aileen Donovan
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
Monique
Minus Three Thousand (1955) … Monique
 
1955 Rage at Dawn
Laura Reno
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
 
1954 The Yellow Mountain
Nevada Wray
 
1953 Geraldine
Janey Edwards
 
1953 City That Never Sleeps
Sally 'Angel Face' Connors
 
1953 City Beneath the Sea
Terry McBride
 
1952 Rose of Cimarron
Rose of Cimarron
 
1950 Outrage
Ann Walton
 
1950 Edge of Doom
Julie
 
1942 Tough As They Come
Esther Clark (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2002 From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (documentary)
Herself/Narrator (voice)
 
1964 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 20 November 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 You Don't Say (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 20 April 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 October 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1957 Mr. Adams and Eve (TV series)
Herself
This Is Your Life (1957) … Herself
 
1953 Stump the Stars (TV series)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1959 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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Doomsday Machine -- Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth... Cyrano de Bergerac -- The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play. Rage at Dawn -- A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "Michael Chekhov on Theatre and the Art of Acting: The Five-Hour Master Class". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[from a 1990 interview] No, I'm not pleased with my career; yes, I am pleased with my life. I just loved good roles: I would love to have done great big roles in great big "A" pictures, roles that had meat in them. Would any actress not like to play Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind? From a career standpoint... See more »

Trivia:

Best remembered film role was playing the lovely Roxanne opposite Oscar winner José Ferrer in Cyrano de Bergerac. Also known for playing a rape victim in the landmark Ida Lupino film Outrage. A sensitive subject, rape had not yet been given such a frank treatment in films, due to censorship. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius