Paula Raymond
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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.
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Acted in
Mind Twister
1994
as Agnes
Five Bloody Graves
1969
as Kansas Kelly
Blood of Dracula's Castle
1969
as Countess Townsend
The Spy with My Face
1965
as Director
Hand of Death
1962
as Carol Wilson
The Beachcomber
1962
The New Breed
1961
as Andrea Beauvoir
The Flight That Disappeared
1961
as Marcia Paxton
The Roaring 20's
1960
Surfside 6
1960
The Aquanauts
1960
as Judy O'Brien
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Lady Blanche Carleton
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Anne Hunter
Philip Marlowe
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Lock-Up
1959
Tightrope
1959
One Step Beyond
1959
as Passenger
Rawhide
1959
as Franny Wells
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Millie Wilkins
Bat Masterson
1958
as Linda Wills
Bat Masterson
1958
as Angie Pierce
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Lucy Maridale
Peter Gunn
1958
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Helen Reynolds
Perry Mason
1957
as Doris Shackley
Perry Mason
1957
as Brenda Larkin
Perry Mason
1957
as Terry Faye
Perry Mason
1957
as Katherine Ames
M Squad
1957
as Simone Brayden
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
State Trooper
1956
Cheyenne
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Gun That Won the West
1955
as Mrs. Max Gaines
The Human Jungle
1954
as Pat Danforth
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954
as Queen Berengaria
The Shadow
1954
as Margot Lane
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Lee Hunter
City That Never Sleeps
1953
as Kathy Kelly
The Story of Three Loves
1953
as Mrs. Campbell
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Christina
General Electric Theater
1953
as Netta Jarvais
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Polly Key
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Countess
Pat and Mike
1952
as Photographer at Tennis Tournament (uncredited)
The Sellout
1952
as Peggy Stauton
Texas Carnival
1951
as Marilla Sabinas
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Martina
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Kathleen
The Tall Target
1951
as Ginny Beaufort
Inside Straight
1951
as Zoe Carnot
Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Agnes Oglethorpe Young
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Orrie Masters
Duchess of Idaho
1950
as Ellen Hallit
Crisis
1950
as Helen Ferguson
Holiday Affair
1949
as Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)
Adam's Rib
1949
as Emerald - Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Challenge of the Range
1949
as Judy Barton
Sealed Verdict
1948
as Guard
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Louise Adams
Keep Smiling
1938
as Bettina Bowman