Amy Douglass (December 21, 1902 – March 5, 1980) was an American actress.

Amy Douglass
Amy Douglass in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960)
Born(1902-12-21)December 21, 1902
DiedMarch 5, 1980(1980-03-05) (aged 77)
OccupationActress
Years active1950–1977

Her works as a film actress include The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Duel (1971), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). She also worked on television, appearing in episodes of 77 Sunset Strip and Ben Casey among others.[1]

Biography

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Douglass was born in Mansfield (Ohio) in 1902. She began her acting career in 1950, appearing on television in episodes of Actors Studio, Suspicion, The Thin Man and Alfred Hitchcock Presents during the 1950s and in Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Dennis the Menace, Stoney Burke and Thriller during the 1960s.[2]

She also appeared in films like The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Mrs. Fitzgerald, in Duel as an old woman in car and in Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Implantee.[1]

Douglass died in Los Angeles, California, on March 5, 1980.[3]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b Actress Amy Douglass
  2. ^ Amy Douglass Celebrity
  3. ^ "Character Actress Spanned 4 Decades". Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Times. 10 Mar 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024.
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