Amy Douglass (December 21, 1902 – March 5, 1980) was an American actress.
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Born | Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. | December 21, 1902
Died | March 5, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1950–1977 |
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
editDouglass 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
editFilm
edit- Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) - Martha (uncredited)
- Where the Boys Are (1960) - Dr. Raunch (uncredited)
- All in a Night's Work (1961) - Dowager (uncredited)
- Ada (1961) - Mrs. Bradville (uncredited)
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) - Mrs. Fitzgerald
- Duel (1971, TV Movie) - Old Woman in Car
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Implantee #1 (final film role)
Television
edit- Actors Studio (1950) - (uncredited)
- Suspicion (1958) - Jean, Markham's Secretary
- The Thin Man (1959) - Lucy Van Horn
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 5 Episode 3: "Appointment at Eleven") - Mrs. Logan
- Dennis the Menace (1960) - Mrs. Toland
- Window on Main Street (1961) (Episode: "The Haunted House") - Grandma
- 77 Sunset Strip (1962) - Mrs. Gray
- Thriller (1962) - Mrs. Carson
- Ben Casey (1962)
- Stoney Burke (1963) - Miss Sherry
- The Invaders (1967) - Mrs. Wilk
References
edit- ^ a b Actress Amy Douglass
- ^ Amy Douglass Celebrity
- ^ "Character Actress Spanned 4 Decades". Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Times. 10 Mar 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024.
External links
edit- Amy Douglass at IMDb