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Sally Fraser (born December 12, 1932) is an American actress who appeared on television and in numerous films. She became best known for appearing in low-budget science fiction films of the 1950s.
Born in Williston, North Dakota, Fraser moved to Southern California with her family after spending a few years in Minneapolis. Spotted after singing on a local TV show, she was encouraged to take drama lessons and eventually gained experience in stage plays. On television she appeared opposite Tyler MacDuff in the episode "The Saga of Clement O'Toole" of the western series, Annie Oakley. She also appeared on Guy Madison's series, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok. and in the 1954 TV presentation of A Christmas Carol starring Frederic March.
Fraser eventually became typecast in low budget 1950s sci-fi films. She played a wife possessed by aliens in the Roger Corman film It Conquered the World (1956), the sister of the titular monster in War of the Colossal Beast (1958), and a mother protecting her baby in Earth vs. the Spider (1958). She was briefly onscreen as the United Nations receptionist who introduces Cary Grant's character to Philip Ober's Lester Townsend in Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
She continued to work on television and the stage into the 1960s until she decided to retire to raise her family. Fraser moved to Idaho in the 1980s and lives on a cattle ranch.
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Born
Monday, 12 December 1932
Died
Sunday, 13 January 2019
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Dangerous Charter | June | 1962 |
Elmer Gantry | Prostitute | 1960 |
Mr. Lucky | Jane Musco | 1959 |
Men Into Space | Donna Talbot | 1959 |
North by Northwest | Second United Nations Receptionist | 1959 |
21 Beacon Street | Sherry Burke | 1959 |
Roadracers | Joanie Wilson | 1959 |
One Step Beyond | Ann | 1959 |
The Texan | Martha Maitland / Laura Whipple | 1958 |
Rescue 8 | Dot | 1958 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Dangerous Charter | June | 1962 |
Elmer Gantry | Prostitute | 1960 |
Mr. Lucky | Jane Musco | 1959 |
Men Into Space | Donna Talbot | 1959 |
North by Northwest | Second United Nations Receptionist | 1959 |
21 Beacon Street | Sherry Burke | 1959 |
Roadracers | Joanie Wilson | 1959 |
One Step Beyond | Ann | 1959 |
The Texan | Martha Maitland / Laura Whipple | 1958 |
Rescue 8 | Dot | 1958 |
The Spider | Mrs. Helen Kingman / Helen Kingman | 1958 |
War of the Colossal Beast | Joyce Manning | 1958 |
Giant from the Unknown | Janet Cleveland | 1958 |
Trackdown | Lucy Franklin | 1957 |
The Walter Winchell File | Alice Prevost | 1957 |
The Gray Ghost | Grace Coulter | 1957 |
Bachelor Father | Laurie | 1957 |
Date with the Angels | Barbara | 1957 |
Panic! | Joanie | 1957 |
Broken Arrow | Faith Peterson | 1956 |
The Sheriff of Cochise | Lucy | 1956 |
It Conquered the World | Joan Nelson | 1956 |
General Electric Summer Originals | Janie Brown | 1956 |
Telephone Time | Alice | 1956 |
State Trooper | Nancy Sheldon | 1956 |
It's a Dog's Life | Dorothy Wyndham | 1955 |
Matinee Theatre | Diane | 1955 |
The Adventures of Champion | Beth Collier | 1955 |
Cheyenne | Virginia Stagge | 1955 |
Navy Log | Leilani Jones / Nurse Mary Stasek | 1955 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Cora Watrous / Pauline | 1955 |
The Millionaire | Doris Williard | 1955 |
December Bride | Betty | 1954 |
Shower of Stars | Belle / Spirit of Christmas Past | 1954 |
Lassie | Nancy Pearson / Mrs. Baker | 1954 |
Captain Midnight | Martha Stanhope | 1954 |
The Whistler | Dorothy | 1954 |
Public Defender | Peg Whitney / Doris | 1954 |
Annie Oakley | Nancy Cooper / Susan Meriwether | 1954 |
A Christmas Carol | Belle / Ghost of Christmas Past | 1954 |
Flight Nurse | Best Girl | 1953 |
Colonel Humphrey Flack | Doris | 1953 |
The Ray Milland Show | Rosalind | 1953 |
City Detective | Emilie | 1953 |
All I Desire | Daughter in Auditorium | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Ann Davis / Belle | 1953 |
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Jackie / Sally | 1952 |
The Ford Television Theatre | Jean Carter / Peggy Warren | 1952 |
Cavalcade of America | Dixie Patterson | 1952 |
Four Star Playhouse | Trudy | 1952 |
Schlitz Playhouse | Ann / Miss Moyer | 1951 |
Racket Squad | Helen Davies | 1951 |
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Nancy Latham | 1951 |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mrs. Brody / Carol Nelson | 1950 |
Big Town | Sue Wallace | 1950 |
The Gene Autry Show | Torrey Palmer / Deborah Talbot | 1950 |
Space Patrol | Linda | 1950 |
The Cisco Kid | Martha | 1950 |