Occupation Actress Siblings Luis Delgado Role Actress | Name Adele Mara Years active 1941–1978 | |
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Full Name Adelaida Delgado Died May 7, 2010, Pacific Palisades, California, United States Children James Patrick Huggins, Thomas Huggins, John Huggins Movies Sands of Iwo Jima, Wake of the Red Witch, You Were Never Lovelier, Curse of the Faceless, California Passage Similar People Roy Huggins, Forrest Tucker, Allan Dwan, Joseph Kane, John Agar | ||
Movie legends adele mara
Adele Mara (April 28, 1923 – May 7, 2010), born Adelaida Delgado, was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s and on television in the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1940s, the blonde actress was also a popular pinup girl.
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- Movie legends adele mara
- Adele mara actress singer dancer and pinup girl with the three stooges
- Early years
- Dancing
- Film
- Television
- Death
- Personal
- Filmography
- References
Adele mara actress singer dancer and pinup girl with the three stooges
Early years
Mara was born in Highland Park, Michigan, to Spanish parents.
Dancing
Mara danced as part of bandleader Xavier Cugat's show.
Film
One of Mara's early roles was as a receptionist in the Three Stooges film I Can Hardly Wait. Other films include The Vampire's Ghost, Wake of the Red Witch, Angel in Exile, Sands of Iwo Jima, California Passage, and Don Siegel's Count the Hours.
Mara and Leslie Brooks played the sisters of Rita Hayworth's character in the Fred Astaire film You Were Never Lovelier. In the film Alias Boston Blackie (1942), she plays the leading female role as the sister of an escaped and wrongfully accused con.
Television
In 1958, Mara played Maria Costa in the Bat Masterson episode "Double Showdown," with Gene Barry and Jean Willes. In 1961, Mara appeared as a nurse with Cesar Romero on CBS's The Red Skelton Show in a sketch titled "Deadeye and The Alamo." About this time she guest starred on the NBC western series, The Tall Man.
Death
Mara died of natural causes on May 7, 2010.
Personal
Mara was married to television writer/producer Roy Huggins and appeared as the leading lady in three episodes of his 1957 television series Maverick, including "Seed of Deception" with James Garner and Jack Kelly in the first season, "The Spanish Dancer" with Kelly and Richard Long in the second season, and "The Marquessa" with Kelly in the third season.
Filmography
Actress
1978
Wheels (TV Mini Series) as
Teresa Chapman
- Episode #1.1 (1978) - Teresa Chapman
1972
Cool Million (TV Series) as
Elena
- Assault on Gavaloni (1972)
- Hunt for a Lonely Girl (1972) - Elena
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Eve Sherston
- House Guest (1962) - Eve Sherston
1962
The Tall Man (TV Series) as
Rosa Leodagarious
- The Woman in Black (1962) - Rosa Leodagarious
1961
Thriller (TV Series) as
Lydia Adler
- What Beckoning Ghost? (1961) - Lydia Adler
1958
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Thelma Callum / Rita Morales
- Wyatt's Brothers Join Up (1961) - Thelma Callum
- Dig a Grave for Ben Thompson (1958) - Rita Morales
1961
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Gloria Thatcher
- A Favor for Bentley (1961) - Gloria Thatcher
1961
Lock Up (TV Series) as
Norma Ames
- The Wildcatter (1961) - Norma Ames
1961
Bringing Up Buddy (TV Series) as
Julia Norris
- Poppa's Memoirs (1961) - Julia Norris
1961
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Nurse Elaine
- Deadeye and the Alamo (1961) - Nurse Elaine
1961
Dante (TV Series) as
Julie
- Not as a Canary (1961) - Julie
1961
Stagecoach West (TV Series) as
Sally Burke
- The Arsonist (1961) - Sally Burke
1959
Markham (TV Series) as
Maria Turner
- The Shape of Evil (1960) - Maria Turner
- Incident in Bel Air (1959) - Maria Turner
1960
Laramie (TV Series) as
Alice Goren
- Day of Vengeance (1960) - Alice Goren
1958
Maverick (TV Series) as
Luisa Ruisenor / Elena Grande / June Mundy
- The Marquesa (1960) - Luisa Ruisenor
- The Spanish Dancer (1958) - Elena Grande
- Seed of Deception (1958) - June Mundy
1959
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Dr. Mary Lee Adams / Martha Swain / Margo Harris
- Created He Them (1960) - Dr. Mary Lee Adams
- Only Zeros Count (1959) - Martha Swain
- Dark Vengeance (1959) - Margo Harris
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) as
Francesca
- So Tender, So Profane (1959) - Francesca
1959
The Big Circus as
Maria 'Mama' Colino
1959
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Theo
- Wild Cargo (1959) - Theo
1958
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Maria Costa
- Double Showdown (1958) - Maria Costa
1958
Curse of the Faceless Man as
Maria Fiorillo
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Rose Ward / Claire Du Pas / Sarita
- The Angry Sky (1958) - Rose Ward
- Star in the Dust (1956) - Claire Du Pas
- Border Showdown (1955) - Sarita
1957
Casey Jones (TV Series) as
Maria
- The Black Box (1957) - Maria
1957
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Estrellita
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Love Affair (1957) - Estrellita
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Initiation (1957)
1957
The Adventures of McGraw (TV Series) as
Francesca
- Acapulco (1957) - Francesca
1957
Conflict (TV Series) as
Spanish Lady
- Passage to Maranga (1957) - Spanish Lady
1956
The Black Whip as
Ruthie Dawson
1956
Back from Eternity as
Maria Alvarez - Stewardess
1956
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Crystal Ramsey / Rose Marlowe
- Circle of Fire (1956) - Crystal Ramsey
- Rusty's Romance (1956) - Rose Marlowe
1956
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Cara Rosselli
- The Victor Volante Story (1956) - Cara Rosselli
1955
Studio 57 (TV Series) as
Maria
- The Senorita and the Texan (1955) - Maria
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as
Marianna Van Dorn
- Return of the Hawk (1955) - Marianna Van Dorn
1955
Big Town (TV Series)
- Frame Up (1955)
1954
Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) as
Gladys Gay / Orchid Malloy / Carol Morgan
- Green Means Danger (1955) - Gladys Gay
- Rocky's Asylum (1954) - Orchid Malloy
- The Case of the Lonely Hunter (1954) - Carol Morgan
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Alene Bouchet / Marilyn Crocetti
- The Last Ballet Story (1954) - Alene Bouchet
- The Italian Story (1954) - Marilyn Crocetti
1953
Count the Hours! as
Gracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend
1951
The Sea Hornet as
Suntan Radford
1950
California Passage as
Beth Martin
1950
The Avengers as
Maria Moreno
1950
Rock Island Trail as
Constance Strong
1949
Sands of Iwo Jima as
Allison Bromley
1948
Wake of the Red Witch as
Teleia Van Schreeven
1948
Nighttime in Nevada as
Joan Andrews
1948
Angel in Exile as
Raquel Chavez
1948
I, Jane Doe as
Marga-Jane Hastings
1948
The Gallant Legion as
Catalina
1948
Campus Honeymoon as
Bessie Ormsbee
1948
The Main Street Kid as
Gloria
1947
Exposed as
Belinda Prentice
1947
Blackmail as
Sylvia Duane
1947
Robin Hood of Texas as
Julie Reeves
1947
The Trespasser as
Dee Dee
1947
Web of Danger as
Peg Mallory
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande as
Elena Del Rio
1946
I've Always Loved You as
Señorita Fortaleza
1946
The Magnificent Rogue as
Sugar Lee
1946
The Invisible Informer as
Marie Ravelle
1946
The Last Crooked Mile as
Bonnie
1946
The Inner Circle as
Geraldine Travis - alias Gerry Smith
1946
Night Train to Memphis as
Constance Stephenson
1946
Traffic in Crime as
Silk Cantrell
1946
Passkey to Danger as
Renee Beauchamps
1946
The Catman of Paris as
Marguerite Duval
1946
A Guy Could Change as
Bernice
1945
Song of Mexico as
Carol Adams
1945
The Tiger Woman as
Sharon Winslow
1945
Girls of the Big House as
Harriet
1945
Bells of Rosarita as
Patty Phillips
1945
Flame of Barbary Coast as
Marie (uncredited)
1945
The Vampire's Ghost as
Lisa
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities as
Chorine (uncredited)
1945
Grissly's Millions as
Maribelle
1944
Thoroughbreds as
Sally Crandall
1944
Faces in the Fog as
Gertrude
1944
San Fernando Valley as
Cowgirl (uncredited)
1944
Atlantic City as
Adele - Barmaid
1944
Call of the South Seas as
Aritana
1944
The Fighting Seabees as
Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)
1943
A Rookie's Cookie (Short) as
The Rookie's 'Cookie'
1943
Farmer for a Day (Short) as
Woman in Negligee (uncredited)
1943
I Can Hardly Wait (Short) as
Secretary (uncredited)
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates as
Welder (uncredited)
1943
Crime Doctor as
Nurse (uncredited)
1943
Back from the Front (Short) as
Dizzy (uncredited)
1943
His Girl's Worst Friend (Short) as
Midge O'Hara
1943
Redhead from Manhattan as
Check Girl (uncredited)
1943
Socks Appeal (Short) as
Co-Ed
1943
Riders of the Northwest Mounted as
Gabrielle Renaud
1943
Reveille with Beverly as
Evelyn Ross
1942
The Great Glover (Short)
1942
You Were Never Lovelier as
Lita Acuña
1942
Kiss and Wake Up (Short) as
Johnny's Sweetheart
1942
Lucky Legs as
Secretary (uncredited)
1942
Vengeance of the West as
Anita Morell
1942
Alias Boston Blackie as
Eve Sanders
1942
Shut My Big Mouth as
Elena Conchita Montoya
1942
Blondie Goes to College as
Babs Connelly
1941
Honolulu Lu as
Debutante (uncredited)
1941
Navy Blues as
Aloha Club Girl (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1948
The Gallant Legion (performer: "Lady From Monterey", "A Kiss of Two")
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande ("Twilight on the Rio Grande")
1945
Bells of Rosarita (performer: "Aloha")
1942
You Were Never Lovelier (performer: "Wedding in the Spring" (1942) - uncredited)
Archive Footage
1991
The Republic Pictures Story (TV Movie documentary) as
Teleia Van Schreeven (clip from Wake of the Red Witch (1948)) (uncredited)
References
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