Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 23, 1924
Died
Dec 31, 2003
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
58 titles
Paula Raymond
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paula Raymond (November 23, 1924 – December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress. In 1950, she was put under contract by MGM, where she played opposite such leading men as Cary Grant and Dick Powell. Earlier in her career, Raymond acted in film noir thrillers such as City That Never Sleeps (with Gig Young and Marie Windsor), but later in her career she developed a horror film reputation. In 1952, she played the heroine in The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. In the late 1950s and 1960 Raymond appeared in many television shows and low-budget horror movies including Perry Mason, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, and Blood of Dracula's Castle with Alexander D'Arcy and John Carradine. She turned down the role of saloon keeper Kitty in the long-running western classic series Gunsmoke (the role went to Amanda Blake). In 1962, Raymond was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree on Sunset Boulevard. Her nose was severed by the rear view mirror. After only a little more than a year of extensive plastic surgery and recovery she returned to acting. In 1977, while working on the soap opera Days of our Lives, after only 3 appearances, she accidentally tripped on a telephone cord and broke her ankle. She was written out of the show. In 1984 she broke both hips, and in 1994 she broke her shoulder. Raymond was previously married. In 1944, Raymond married Floyd Leroy Patterson. In 1946, they divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter, Raeme Dorene Patterson. In 1993, Raymond's daughter died. In 2003, Raymond died at the age of 79 from a series of respiratory ailments. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Raymond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Mind Twister
Agnes
Five Bloody Graves
Kansas Kelly
Blood of Dracula's Castle
Countess Townsend
The Spy with My Face
Director
Temple Houston
Miss Katherine
Hand of Death
Carol Wilson
The Beachcomber
The New Breed
Andrea Beauvoir
The Flight That Disappeared
Marcia Paxton
The Roaring 20's
Surfside 6
The Aquanauts
Judy O'Brien
Hawaiian Eye
Lady Blanche Carleton
Philip Marlowe
Bourbon Street Beat
Lock-Up
Tightrope
One Step Beyond
Passenger
Rawhide
Franny Wells
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Millie Wilkins
Yancy Derringer
Lucy Maridale
Peter Gunn
Maverick
Perry Mason
Helen Reynolds
M Squad
Simone Brayden
Have Gun, Will Travel
State Trooper
Cheyenne
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Gun That Won the West
Mrs. Max Gaines
The Human Jungle
Pat Danforth
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
King Richard and the Crusaders
Queen Berengaria
The Shadow
Margot Lane
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Lee Hunter
City That Never Sleeps
Kathy Kelly
The Story of Three Loves
Mrs. Campbell
The Bandits of Corsica
Christina
General Electric Theater
Netta Jarvais
Cavalcade of America
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Four Star Playhouse
Countess
Pat and Mike
Photographer at Tennis Tournament (uncredited)
The Sellout
Peggy Stauton
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Martina
Texas Carnival
Marilla Sabinas
The Tall Target
Ginny Beaufort
Inside Straight
Zoe Carnot
Grounds for Marriage
Agnes Oglethorpe Young
Devil's Doorway
Orrie Masters