Sue Casey, born April 8, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, was an American actress and Hollywood extra who appeared in over 75 productions between the years 1945 and 2002.
When Casey was in high school, a talent agent saw her and began interviewing her at studios. While still a teenager, Casey appeared in her first film, "Holiday in Mexico" (1945).
Some of her more famous films include The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), Neptune's Daughter (1949), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Show Boat (1951), Rear Window (1954), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Camelot (1967) and Paint Your Wagon (1969). Casey appeared in two Academy Award for Best Picture winners: An American in Paris (1951) and American Beauty (1999).
Casey was also a model and in the late fifties she temporarily transitioned from films to television commercials so she could spend more time with her family. She appeared in over 200 commercials including ads for Chrysler, Maxwell House and Kelloggs.
To fans of sixties B-movie cinema, Casey is best known as the female lead in the 1965 cult classic The Beach Girls and the Monster..[1]
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