Merry Anders
Merry Anders (actually Mary Helen Anderson ; born May 22, 1934 in Cook County , Illinois - † October 28, 2012 in Encino , California ) was an American actress .
Life
Anders began her career in 1954 with the successor to Ann Todd as the daughter of the main actor in the last season of the Stu Erwin Show , before an engagement in the 26-part sitcom It's Always Jan followed, which was broadcast in 1956. The series How to Marry a Millionaire , developed after the successful film, ran over two seasons , in which Anders, Barbara Eden and Lori Nelson played three girls living in New York from 1957 to 1959 in search of their wealthy husbands. Until the mid-1960s, Anders appeared in numerous television series as a guest star; The last time she shot several episodes at Dragnet in 1967 , where she played a role in a total of seven episodes.
Her screen career was extensive but limited to B-films ; numerous low-budget genre films with no appreciable qualities make up the bulk of her work in this field. In 1972 Anders retired from acting and worked for a division of Litton Industries . In 1994 she retired.
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: The Stu Erwin Show (TV series)
- 1956: It's Always Jan (TV series)
- 1957: Calypso fever (Calypso Heat Wave)
- 1957: Shotgun women (The Dalton Girls)
- 1957: Death in Small Doses
- 1957–1959: How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
- 1959: Five Bold Women
- 1960: The 13 victims of Dr. Desmond (The Hypnotic Eye)
- 1960: In Sight (The Walking Target)
- 1961: The Case of Patty Smith - § 218 (The Case of Patty Smith)
- 1961: The Gambler Wore a Gun
- 1961: Beauty And the Beast
- 1963: All hell breaks loose in Montana (The Quick Gun)
- 1964: 2071: Mutan beasts versus robots (The Time Travelers)
- 1964: Cowboy Melody (Tickle Me)
- 1964: Gunslingers of Fall River (Young Fury)
- 1966: The Stone Age Syndrome (Women of the Prehistoric Planet)
- 1967–1970: Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
- 1971: Blood Legacy
Web links
- Merry Anders in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Not so with Glamor Girls of the Silver Screen
- Andres at Brian's Drive-In Theater
- Merry Anders in the database of Find a Grave (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Different, Merry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderson, Mary Helen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cook County (Illinois) , Illinois |
DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 2012 |
Place of death | Encino , California |