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Cay Forrester

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Cay Forrester
Forrester in Five Minutes to Live (1961)
Born
Mila Patricia Crosby

(1921-12-26)December 26, 1921
DiedJune 18, 2005(2005-06-18) (aged 83)
Other namesKay Forrester
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1976

Cay Forrester (born Mila Patricia Crosby; December 26, 1921 – June 18, 2005) was an American film and television actress. She appeared predominantly in minor films with some exceptions, such as Advise and Consent and the Susan Hayward hit Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman.

Biography

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Forrester made her debut as "Kay Forrester" in a 1943 Western called Blazing Guns. Her biggest role was in the 1950 cult classic DOA, where Forrester played a married woman who tempts Edmond O'Brien. Shortly after this film, she married producer Ludlow Flower Jr and retired from the big screen.

Forrester went on to write and co-star in the 1961 thriller Five Minutes to Live produced by her husband that was notable for the rare big-screen appearance of Johnny Cash.[1] The film was re-released in 1966 under the title Door-to-Door Maniac.[1]

Forrester was guest-starring on television shows up to the early 1970s. Her final films were two major disaster films with Charlton Heston, Two-Minute Warning and Airport 1975.

Forrester died of pneumonia in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2005.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1943 Blazing Guns Mary Baxter
1944 San Fernando Valley Cowgirl Uncredited
1944 Song of the Range Dale Harding
1945 Brenda Starr, Reporter Vera Harvey Serial, [Ch 2-4], Uncredited
1945 Dakota Entertainer Uncredited
1946 Strange Impersonation Miss Roper
1946 Suspense Party Girl Uncredited
1946 Don't Gamble with Strangers Mrs. Horton Uncredited
1946 Deadline for Murder Bit Role Uncredited
1946 Below the Deadline Blonde
1946 That Brennan Girl Jailbird Uncredited
1947 Queen of the Amazons Sugi
1947 Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman Young Woman Uncredited
1947 Violence Sally Donahue
1947 The Pretender Evelyn Cossett
1947 Blonde Savage Mary Comstock
1948 The Challenge Roberts' Receptionist Uncredited
1948 Canon City Mrs. Wilson - Sherbondy's Sister
1948 Hollow Triumph Nurse Uncredited
1949 Hold That Baby! Sanitarium Nurse Uncredited
1949 D.O.A. Sue
1950 Love That Brute Moll Uncredited
1950 To Please a Lady Minor Role Uncredited
1961 Five Minutes to Live Nancy Wilson
1962 Advise & Consent President's Secretary Uncredited
1966 Made in Paris Mrs. Leland Uncredited
1972 Fuzz Mrs. Scanlon
1973 Showdown Saleslady Uncredited
1975 Airport 1975 Mary Chilcutt - Passenger Uncredited
1976 Two-Minute Warning Mrs. Ogden (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ a b Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; Ursini, James; Porfirio, Robert (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopaedia. Overlook Duckworth (New York). ISBN 978-1-59020-144-2.
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