Ella Raines

Actor: Ella Raines

Born: Aug 06, 1920 in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington
Died: May 30, 1988 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '40s-'50s
Major Genres: Drama, Mystery
Career Highlights: Hail the Conquering Hero, The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, Phantom Lady
First Major Screen Credit: Tall in the Saddle (1941)

Biography

The daughter of an engineer, Ella Raines completed her education at the University of Washington. After stage experience, Raines was signed for films by a production company headed by Charles Boyer and Howard Hawks. When this enterprise failed to yield fruit, Raines went with Universal Studios in 1943, where she received her best screen role: the inquisitive, extremely adaptable heroine in the 1943 film noir Phantom Lady. Impressed by this performance, Paramount producer/director Preston Sturges borrowed Raines from Universal to co-star with Eddie Bracken in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944). Her film career flagging in the late '40s, Raines married a military officer and retired to England. After divorcing her husband in the early '50s, she starred in the popular syndicated TV series Janet Dean, Registered Nurse, which she co-produced with Joan Harrison, who'd previously produced Phantom Lady. Ella Raines' final film appearance was in the 1956 British effort Man in the Road. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Ella Raines
in Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
Born	Ella Wallace Raines August 6, 1920(1920-08-06) Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, U.S.
Died	May 30, 1988 (aged 67) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Years active	1943–1984
Spouse(s)	Kenneth Trout (1942–1945) Robin Olds (1947–1975)

Ella Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American actress.

1 Life and career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
4 External links

Life and career

Born Ella Wallace Raines in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, Raines studied drama at the University of Washington and was appearing in a play there when she was seen by Howard Hawks. She became the first actor signed to the new production company he had formed with the actor Charles Boyer, "B-H Productions", and made her film debut in Corvette K-225 in 1943.

During 1954 she starred in her own television series Janet Dean, Registered Nurse. She also appeared in such television series as Robert Montgomery Presents, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents, Lights Out, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse and The Christophers.

She retired from acting in 1957, but only one further acting appearance with a guest role in the series Matt Houston in 1984.

Raines has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard.

Personal life

Raines was married in 1947 to the fighter pilot Robin Olds.

She died from throat cancer in Sherman Oaks, California.

Filmography

Corvette K-225 (1943)
Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
Phantom Lady (1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
Enter Arsene Lupin (1944)
The Suspect (1944)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
The Runaround (1946)
White Tie and Tails (1946)
Time Out of Mind (1947)
The Web (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
The Walking Hills (1949)
Impact (1949)
A Dangerous Profession (1949)
Singing Guns (1950)
The Second Face (1950)
Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
Ride the Man Down (1952)
The Man in the Road (1957)

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NAME	Raines, Ella
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Raines, Ella Wallace
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actress
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH	May 30, 1988
PLACE OF DEATH	Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.

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