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

(1921-12-26)December 26, 1921
Stockton, California, U.S.
DiedJune 18, 2005(2005-06-18) (aged 83)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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

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

Year Title Role Notes
1943Blazing GunsMary Baxter
1944San Fernando ValleyCowgirlUncredited
1944Song of the RangeDale Harding
1945Brenda Starr, ReporterVera HarveySerial, [Ch 2-4], Uncredited
1945DakotaEntertainerUncredited
1946Strange ImpersonationMiss Roper
1946SuspenseParty GirlUncredited
1946Don't Gamble with StrangersMrs. HortonUncredited
1946Deadline for MurderBit RoleUncredited
1946Below the DeadlineBlonde
1946That Brennan GirlJailbirdUncredited
1947Queen of the AmazonsSugi
1947Smash-Up, the Story of a WomanYoung WomanUncredited
1947ViolenceSally Donahue
1947The PretenderEvelyn Cossett
1947Blonde SavageMary Comstock
1948The ChallengeRoberts' ReceptionistUncredited
1948Canon CityMrs. Wilson - Sherbondy's Sister
1948Hollow TriumphNurseUncredited
1949Hold That Baby!Sanitarium NurseUncredited
1949D.O.A.Sue
1950Love That BruteMollUncredited
1950To Please a LadyMinor RoleUncredited
1961Five Minutes to LiveNancy Wilson
1962Advise & ConsentPresident's SecretaryUncredited
1966Made in ParisMrs. LelandUncredited
1972FuzzMrs. Scanlon
1973ShowdownSalesladyUncredited
1975Airport 1975Mary Chilcutt - PassengerUncredited
1976Two-Minute WarningMrs. Ogden(final film role)

References

  1. 1 2 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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