Amy Douglass

Amy Douglass
Amy Douglass in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960)
Born(1902-12-21)December 21, 1902
Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 1980(1980-03-05) (aged 77)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1950–1977

Amy Douglass (December 21, 1902 – March 5, 1980) was an American actress.

Her works as a film actress include The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Duel (1971), and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). She also worked on television, appearing in episodes of 77 Sunset Strip and Ben Casey.

Biography

Douglass was born in Mansfield, Ohio on December 21, 1902.

After having performed at Rowe's Theater in Mansfield, Douglass acted at the Cleveland Play House beginning in 1932 and continuing into the 1940s. She had the only female role in Heavenly Express (1935). In 1943, a newspaper review wrote of her performance of Lorinda Channing in Invitation to a Murder: "Miss Douglass giver her power, a curious mad charm, a magnetic malignancy."

In 1950 she appeared on television in episodes of Actors Studio, Suspicion, The Thin Man and Alfred Hitchcock Presents during the 1950s and in Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Dennis the Menace, Stoney Burke, and Thriller during the 1960s.

She also appeared in films like The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Mrs. Fitzgerald, in Duel as an old woman in car, and in Close Encounters of the Third Kind as implantee.

Douglass's Broadway credits include Kiss Them for Me (1945), Crime and Punishment (1947), Life with Mother (1948), and Mr. Barry's Etchings (1950).

Personal life and death

Douglass was married to Marion Douglass, a physician. They were divorced in 1936. She died in Los Angeles, California, on March 5, 1980.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. 1 2 Actress Amy Douglass
  2. 1 2 "Amy Douglass". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Introducing Rowe". The Cleveland Press. October 13, 1932. p. 22. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Appears in New Play". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 10, 1935. p. 64. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  5. ↑ Marsh, W. Ward (December 25, 1943). "Amy Douglass Continues to Star in Play House Revival of 'Invitation to a Murder'". Cleveland Plain Dealer. p. 16. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Amy Douglass Celebrity
  7. ↑ "Amy Douglass Wins Divorce". The Mansfield News-Journal. July 15, 1936. p. 16. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Character Actress Spanned 4 Decades". Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Times. 10 Mar 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024.