Jack Ellis (m. 1961–1992), Patrick Nerney (m. 1945–1952)
Movies
Branded, Angel Face, The Heiress, Dear Ruth, Dear Brat
Similar People
Alan Ladd, Rudolph Mate, Leslie Fenton, John Farrow, Otto Preminger
Mona freeman
Monica Elizabeth "Mona" Freeman (June 9, 1926 – May 23, 2014) was an American actress and painter. Her daughter, Monie Ellis (born 1947), became an actress as well.
Freeman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Pelham, New York. A lumberman's daughter, she was a model while in high school, and was selected the first "Miss Subways" of the New York City transit system.
Career
Paramount Pictures signed Freeman to a contract after she moved to Hollywood. She eventually signed a movie contract with Howard Hughes.
Her contract was later sold to Paramount Pictures. Her first film appearance was in the 1944 film Till We Meet Again. She became a popular teenage movie star. After a series of roles as a pretty, naive teenager she complained of being typecast.
As an adult, Freeman's career slowed and she appeared in mostly B-movies, though an exception was her role in the film noirAngel Face (1952). She also co-starred in the hit film Jumping Jacks with the comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. In 1952, she was called a "vest pocket Venus" by sculptor Yucca Salamunich because her proportions were the same as those of the Venus de Milo but three-quarter size.
Freeman's appearances in films ended in the 1950s but she continued to work in television. Among her appearances were seven guest roles on The United States Steel Hour from 1960–1962 and three on Perry Mason, all of them roles as Mason's client: Jane Wardman in the 1962 episode, "The Case of the Lurid Letter", Rosanne Ambrose in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Illicit Illusion", and Ellen Payne in the 1965 episode, "The Case of the 12th Wildcat".
Freeman was also a portrait painter and after 1961, she concentrated on painting. Her best-known portrait is that of businesswoman Mary See, founder of See's Candies.
Personal life and death
Freeman married Pat Nerney, a car dealer, in Los Angeles in 1945. The couple had one daughter, Mona. They divorced in 1952. In 1961 she married H. Jack Ellis, a businessman from Los Angeles.
Freeman died on May 23, 2014 at the age of 87 after a long illness at her Beverly Hills home.
Filmography
Actress
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Bristol
1966
Branded (TV Series) as
Dora Kendall
- McCord's Way (1966) - Dora Kendall
1962
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Ellen Payne / Rosanne Ambrose / Jane Wardman
- The Case of the 12th Wildcat (1965) - Ellen Payne
- The Case of the Illicit Illusion (1964) - Rosanne Ambrose
- The Case of the Lurid Letter (1962) - Jane Wardman
1960
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Lucy Chalmers / Lily / Jane Rollins / ...
- Murder on the Agenda (1962)
- The Bitter Sex (1961) - Lily
- The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon (1961) - Jane Rollins
- Operation North Star (1960)
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1960) - Loretta Palmer
- Revolt in Hadley (1960) - Lucy Chalmers
- The Women of Hadley (1960) - Lucy Chalmers
1961
The Tall Man (TV Series) as
Amy Dodds
- Petticoat Crusade (1961) - Amy Dodds
1961
Checkmate (TV Series) as
Felicia Royden
- Don't Believe a Word She Says (1961) - Felicia Royden
1960
Michael Shayne (TV Series) as
Christine Hudson
- Blood on Biscayne Bay (1960) - Christine Hudson
1960
Thriller (TV Series) as
Sylvia Walsh
- The Mark of the Hand (1960) - Sylvia Walsh
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show (TV Series) as
Avery Dow
- Fear Is the Parent (1960) - Avery Dow
1960
Johnny Ringo (TV Series) as
Marilyn
- Mrs. Ringo (1960) - Marilyn
1960
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Margaret Stoneham
- Millionaire Margaret Stoneham (1960) - Margaret Stoneham
1959
Maverick (TV Series) as
Modesty Blaine
- Cruise of the Cynthia B. (1960) - Modesty Blaine
- The Cats of Paradise (1959) - Modesty Blaine
1959
Riverboat (TV Series) as
Louise Rutherford
- The Boy from Pittsburgh (1959) - Louise Rutherford
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) as
Sandra McAllen
- The Pledge (1959) - Sandra McAllen
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) as
Margaret Dunn / Jackie Harris
- Breakout (1959) - Margaret Dunn
- The Fourth Headstone (1958) - Jackie Harris
1958
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Kathy / Mary Lou - SF Red's Daughter
- Freddie Gets a Job (1959) - Kathy
- San Fernando's Singing Sensation (1958) - Mary Lou - SF Red's Daughter
1958
Pursuit (TV Series) as
Nina Hodges
- Calculated Risk (1958) - Nina Hodges
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Betsy / Audrey Trowbridge / Marie Sizeman
- The Long March (1958) - Betsy
- Three Men on a Horse (1957) - Audrey Trowbridge
- Sizeman and Son (1956) - Marie Sizeman
1958
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Betty Britton
- The Monty Britton Story (1958) - Betty Britton
1955
Climax! (TV Series) as
Cynthia Crane / Sylvia Marshall / Helen / ...
- The Disappearance of Daphne (1958) - Cynthia Crane
- Murder Is a Witch (1957) - Sylvia Marshall
- The Fog (1956) - Helen
- Phone Call for Matthew Quade (1956) - Polly
- Fear Strikes Out (1955) - Mary Piersall
1958
The World Was His Jury as
Robin Carson
1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre as
Ann Bradley
1957
Matinee Theatre (TV Series)
- The Prizewinner (1957)
1955
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Susan / Debby Hood
- Sometimes You Break Even (1957) - Susan
- The Direct Approach (1955) - Debby Hood
1957
Studio 57 (TV Series) as
Annette Holman
- The Alibi (1957) - Annette Holman
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) as
Dulcie
- Man About Town (1957) - Dulcie
1956
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Elizabeth Lane
- Christmas in Connecticut (1956) - Elizabeth Lane
1956
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) as
Helen Archer
- Men Against Speed (1956) - Helen Archer
1955
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Ellen Stafford / Nancy Dawes
- The Marriage Plan (1956) - Ellen Stafford
- Appointment with Destiny (1955) - Nancy Dawes
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Sandy Neal
- Stage for Tucson (1956) - Sandy Neal
1956
Huk! as
Cindy Rogers
1956
Hold Back the Night as
Anne Franklin McKenzie
1956
Front Row Center (TV Series) as
Zelda
- The Ainsley Case (1956) - Zelda
1955
The Way Out as
Terry Carradine
1955
Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)
- I Never Believed in Miracles (1955)
1955
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV Series) as
Pauline / Dorothy / Tootsie
- Triplets (1955) - Pauline / Dorothy / Tootsie
- V for Victoria (1955)
1955
Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) as
Zelma
- Big Shoulders (1955) - Zelma
1955
The Road to Denver as
Elizabeth Sutton
1955
Shadow of Fear as
April Haddon
1955
Battle Cry as
Kathy
1952
Angel Face as
Mary Wilton
1952
Thunderbirds as
Lt. Ellen Henderson
1952
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (Short) as
Mona Freeman
1952
Jumping Jacks as
Betsy Carter
1952
Chevron Theatre (TV Series) as
Woman
- Meet the Little Woman (1952) - Woman
1952
Flesh and Fury as
Ann Hollis
1952
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on a Sunday Afternoon (Short) as
Mona Freeman
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth as
Spectator (uncredited)
1951
The Lady from Texas as
Bonnie Lee
1951
Darling, How Could You! as
Amy
1951
Dear Brat as
Miriam Wilkins
1950
Branded as
Ruth Lavery
1950
I Was a Shoplifter as
Faye Burton
1950
Copper Canyon as
Caroline Desmond
1949
Speaking of Animals in Going Hollywood (Short) as
Mona Freeman
1949
Dear Wife as
Miriam Wilkins
1949
The Heiress as
Marian Almond
1949
Streets of Laredo as
Rannie Carter
1948
Isn't It Romantic as
Susie Cameron
1947
Variety Girl as
Mona Freeman
1947
Mother Wore Tights as
Iris
1947
Dear Ruth as
Miriam Wilkins
1946
That Brennan Girl as
Ziggy Brennan
1946
Black Beauty as
Anne Wendon
1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up as
Girl (uncredited)
1945
Danger Signal as
Anne Fenchurch
1945
Junior Miss as
Lois Graves
1945
Roughly Speaking as
Barbara, ages 15-20
1944
Together Again as
Diana Crandall
1944
Here Come the Waves as
Fainting Girl (uncredited)
1944
National Velvet as
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
1944
Till We Meet Again as
Elise
1944
Double Indemnity as
Secretary (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1952
Jumping Jacks (performer: "I CAN'T RESIST A BOY IN A UNIFORM")
1948
Isn't It Romantic (performer: "Miss Julie July", "Indiana Dinner", "At the Nickelodeon" - uncredited)
1947
Mother Wore Tights (performer: "You Do", "Silent Night, Holy Night" (uncredited), "Swinging Down the Lane" (uncredited))
Thanks
1999
The Hollywood Collection: Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (TV Movie documentary) (thanks)
Self
1999
The Hollywood Collection: Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1963
You Don't Say (TV Series) as
Self
- Mona Freeman and Jack Ging (1967) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Jack Ging (1966) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Charles Bronson - Day 5 (1964) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Charles Bronson - Day 4 (1964) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Charles Bronson - Day 3 (1964) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Charles Bronson - Day 2 (1964) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Charles Bronson - Day 1 (1964) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Jack Ging - Day 5 (1963) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Jack Ging - Day 4 (1963) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Jack Ging - Day 3 (1963) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Jack Ging - Day 2 (1963) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Jack Ging - Day 1 (1963) - Self
- Jack Ging and Mona Freeman - Day 5 (1963) - Self
- Jack Ging and Mona Freeman - Day 4 (1963) - Self
- Jack Ging and Mona Freeman - Day 3 (1963) - Self
- Jack Ging and Mona Freeman - Day 2 (1963) - Self
- Mona Freeman and Jack Ging (1963) - Self
1965
Gypsy (TV Series) as
Self - actress
- Mona Freeman, Walter Keane, Ellen Anderson (1965) - Self - actress
1965
I'll Bet (TV Series) as
Self
- John Astin and wife Suzanne Hahn vs. Mona Freeman and husband Jack Ellis - Day 3 (1965) - Self
- John Astin and wife Suzanne Hahn vs. Mona Freeman and husband Jack Ellis - Day 2 (1965) - Self
- John Astin and wife Suzanne Hahn vs. Mona Freeman and husband Jack Ellis (1965) - Self
1964
Copycat (TV Series) as
Self
- Final Show - Mona Freeman/Jack Ging (1964) - Self
- Mona Freeman/Jack Ging (1964) - Self
1961
Here's Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.199 (1961) - Self
1961
The All New Truth or Consequences (TV Series) as
Self - Guest star
- Match Art Stars; Where Am I Reunion (1961) - Self - Guest star