Andrea King
Biography
Andrea King was an American actress who worked in theater, film and television, beginning as a child performer in Broadway plays that included Growing Pains and Fly Away Home. Born in Paris and raised in New York, she made her film debut in the docudrama The Ramparts We Watch, then signed with Warner Bros. in 1944 and took the screen name King. She appeared in mystery, horror and noir films such as The Beast with Five Fingers (1947) and The Man I Love (1946), both opposite Robert Alda, and Ride the Pink Horse (1947). In the 1950s she had leading roles in the noir Dial 1119 (1950) and the science fiction story Red Planet Mars (1952), and supporting parts in The World in His Arms (1952) and Band of Angels (1957). Much of her later work was on television, including Perry Mason and Maverick, and in 1960 she received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
84years old at death
- Born Paris
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 27 years1946 to 1973
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A role that slipped away
King had been set to play Dr. Lilith Ritter in Nightmare Alley, the film noir, yet she picked the part of Marjorie Lundeen in Ride the Pink Horse instead.
First role
At 14, King took the part of Juliet in a school production. That led to an audition for a role in a play by Lee Shubert, and then to further stage work.
First role
King made her film debut in The Ramparts We Watch, a docudrama that was the first feature-length film from The March of Time.
Andrea King movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Raoul Walsh directed three of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Monte Blue's page
John Alvin's page
Art Smith's page
Patricia Barry's page
Robert Alda's page
Ann Blyth's page
All films by Raoul Walsh
Also two films together1 more actor
- Don McGuireShadow of a Woman (1946) and The Man I Love (1946)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.