Doris Merrick
| Doris Merrick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Doris Simpson June 6, 1919 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Film actress and model |
| Years active | 1942-1955 |
Doris Merrick, (born June 6, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American retired actress who was active in film and television during the 1940s and 1950s. Born Doris Simpson, she worked as a model before signing a contract with Warner Brothers in 1941. She was first given the name Beth Drake but changed to Doris Merrick not long after. She made her film debut the following year in Girl Trouble. Her professional acting career ended in 1955.[1][2][3]
Filmography
- Girl Trouble (1942) as Susan
- That Other Woman (1942) as Irene
- Time to Kill (1942) as Linda Conquest Murdock
- Heaven Can Wait (1943) as Nellie Brown
- Ladies of Washington (1944) as Susan
- In the Meantime, Darling (1944) as Mrs. MacAndrews
- The Big Noise (1944) as Evelyn
- Sensation Hunters (1945) as Julie Rogers
- This Love of Ours (1945) as Vivian
- Hit the Hay (1945) as Sally Mansfield
- Child of Divorce (1946) as Louise Norman
- The Pilgrim Lady (1947) as Millicent Rankin
- The Counterfeiters (1948 film) (1948) as Margo Talbot
- The Fighting Stallion (1950) as Jeanne Barton
- Untamed Women (1952) as Sandra
- The Neanderthal Man (1953) as Ruth Marshall
- Interrupted Melody (1955) as nurse
References
- ↑ "Doris Merrick". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Beth Drake, beautiful movie starlet". The Milwaukee Journal. January 17, 1942. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Beth Drake is a tenth of one man's family". Oakland Tribune. 31 May 1942. Retrieved May 4, 2014.