Andrea King

Andrea King
Born	Georgette André Barry February 1, 1919(1919-02-01) Paris, France
Died	April 22, 2003 (aged 84)
Years active	1940–1994
Spouse(s)	Nat Willis (1940-1970) (his death) 1 child
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Andrea King (February 1, 1919 – April 22, 2003) was an American film actress.

Early life

Andrea King was born Georgette André Barry in Paris, France. At two months old, she moved with her mother to the United States and was raised in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City, and Palm Beach, Florida.^[1]

Career

Andrea King appeared in Broadway plays and other theater work before appearing in The March of Time's first feature-length film entitled The Ramparts We Watch (1940). In 1944, she signed with Warner Bros. and changed her stage name to King (some of her early movies have her credited as Georgette McKee - her stepfather's name). King appeared uncredited in the Bette Davis film, Mr. Skeffington (1944) and went on to do another ten movies in the next three years. King was originally cast to play Dr. Lilith Ritter in Edmund Goulding's film noir classic Nightmare Alley, but she choose instead a memorable role as sophisticated Marjorie Lundeen in Ride the Pink Horse (1947).

Awards

The Warner Bros. studio photographers voted Andrea the most photogenic actress for the year 1945.

Television

In the 1960s and 1970s, most of her acting work was on television.

Notable films

• The Very Thought of You (1944)
• The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
• Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
• Dial 1119 (1950)
• The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
• Prescription: Murder (1968) (The first Columbo TV movie pilot)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Andrea King

• Official web site
• Andrea King at the Internet Movie Database
• Andrea King at Allmovie