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Name
  
Gloria Castillo

Role
  
Actress


Spouse
  
Ellis Kadison

Siblings
  
Leo Castillo

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Born
  
March 3, 1933 (
1933-03-03
)

Occupation
  
Children
  
Joshua Kadison, David Ricardo Kadison

Movies
  
Similar People
  
Billy Chapin, Edward L Cahn, Sally Jane Bruce, Evelyn Varden, Don Beddoe

Died
  
October 24, 1978 (aged 45) Los Angeles, California

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Gloria Castillo (March 3, 1933 – October 24, 1978) was an American stage and motion picture actress of the 1950s and a businesswoman.

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Early years

Castillo was born in Belen, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Castillo, and she graduated from Belen High School. Her first acting experience came in a production of The Man Who Came to Dinner in high school. She graduated from the University of New Mexico in June 1954, majoring in music, drama, and education. She appeared in a production of the play Late Love in July 1954, at the Little Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and later at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.

Television

Castillo was signed by MGM production manager Harry Joe Brown in 1954. She first appeared on television on the General Electric Theater (1954) and in an episode of I'm A Fool (1954). Later she was in episodes of Disneyland (1959), The Millionaire (1959) and Zorro (1959).

Film

Castillo's first movie roles were in 1955 in The Night of the Hunter and The Vanishing American. Most frequently Castillo can be seen in sci-fi and B-movie films made in the late 1950s. Some of the titles in which she appears are Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957), Reform School Girl (1957) and Teenage Monster (1958).

Clothing business

In the 1960s, Castillo and her husband began Chessa Davis, a women's clothing company. Skirts designed by her were featured in fashion magazines and sold in department stores.

Personal life

Castillo married Hollywood writer, producer, and director Ellis Kadison. Her brother is actor Leo Castillo. Her second child is singer-composer Joshua Kadison.

Death

Castillo died on October 24, 1978, at the age of 45, from an extremely rare form of cancer. Kadison's song "Mama's Arms," which appears on his smash debut album, Painted Desert Serenade was inspired by his late mother.

Filmography

Actress
1967
You've Got to Be Smart as
Connie Jackson
1966
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Sioux Woman
- War Cloud (1966) - Sioux Woman (uncredited)
1960
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Rosita Anselm
- Gold Is Where You Steal It (1960) - Rosita Anselm
1959
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Dolores Ortega
- Perilous Refuge (1959) - Dolores Ortega
1956
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Anna Krishna / Theresa / Jennifer
- Millionaire John Rackham (1959) - Anna Krishna
- The Salvatore Buonarotti Story (1956) - Theresa
- The Arthur Darner Story (1956) - Jennifer
1959
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Lolita Bernal
- Elfego Baca, Attorney at Law (1959) - Lolita Bernal (uncredited)
1959
Zorro (TV Series) as
Buena
- The Runaways (1959) - Buena
1958
The Light in the Forest as
Regina (uncredited)
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Lili
- The Return of the Hero (1958) - Lili
1958
Date with the Angels (TV Series) as
Billy Spangler
- Wheeler at the Cabin (1958) - Billy Spangler
1957
Not One Shall Die (Short) as
Deborah
1957
Teenage Monster as
Kathy North
1957
Reform School Girl as
Donna Price
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series) as
Maria
- The Runaway (1957) - Maria
1957
Matinee Theatre (TV Series) as
Martine
- The Richest Man in the World (1957) - Martine
1957
Invasion of the Saucer Men as
Joan Hayden
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mary Williams
- Sisters of the Golden Circle (1957) - Mary Williams
1957
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
Mary
- Leap to Heaven (1957) - Mary
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
Anna Rosnik
- Caine and Abel (1956) - Anna Rosnik
1956
Runaway Daughters as
Angela Forrest
1956
Crusader (TV Series) as
Karen Haller
- The Confession (1956) - Karen Haller
1956
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ringle
- Professor Lute Bone (1956) - Mrs. Ringle
1955
The Vanishing American as
Yashi
1955
The Night of the Hunter as
Ruby (as Gloria Castilo)
1954
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Elinor
- I'm a Fool (1954) - Elinor
Archive Footage
2013
Babes Behind Bars (Documentary) as
Donna Price

References

Gloria Castillo Wikipedia