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Maris Wrixon

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Maris Wrixon

Born December 28, 1916 in Pasco, Washington, USADied October 6, 199949 films

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Maris Wrixon (December 28, 1916 – October 6, 1999) was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1939 and 1951.

Between 1940 and 1942, Wrixon appeared in 29 films at Warner Bros., alternating between uncredited parts (in films including High Sierra and Dark Victory) and supporting roles.

Wrixon worked primarily in B-movies and, in addition to her Warners films, in films produced by Poverty Row studios such as Monogram Pictures. Monogram released the film in which The New York Times says "horror fans remember her best," The Ape, which starred Boris Karloff.

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The Graduate posterFirst watchThe Graduate19677.6as Welcoming Party Guest (uncredited)A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.View film

Essential films

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Dark Victory poster6.9Dark Victory1939Phantom Lady poster7.0Phantom Lady1944The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex poster6.3The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex1939Each Dawn I Die poster6.8Each Dawn I Die1939Santa Fe Trail poster5.8Santa Fe Trail1940

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 1967The GraduateWelcoming Party Guest (uncredited)
  2. 1951As You WereWAC
  3. 1948Highway 13Mary Hadley
  4. 1948The Saxon CharmMrs. McCarthy
  5. 1947Hollywood WonderlandWestern Heroine (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
  6. 1946The Glass AlibiLinda Vale
  7. 1946The Face of MarbleLinda Sinclair
  8. 1945Black Market BabiesHelen Roberts
  9. 1945White PongoPamela Bragdon
  10. 1945This Love of OursEvelyn
  11. 1945The Master KeyDorothy Newton
  12. 1944Trail to GunsightMary Wagner
  13. 1944WaterfrontFreda Hauser
  14. 1944Phantom LadyBlonde (uncredited)
  15. 1943Women in BondageGrete Ziegler
  16. 1943Silent WitnessBetty Higgins, Special Investigator
  17. 1942The Old HomesteadMary Jo Weaver
  18. 1942The Sons of the PioneersLouise Harper
  19. 1942Spy ShipSue Mitchell
  20. 1941Bullets for O'HaraElaine Standish
  21. 1941Sunset in WyomingWilmetta 'Billie' Wentworth
  22. 1941Million Dollar BabyDiana Bennett
  23. 1941A Shot in the DarkHelen Armstrong
  24. 1941Footsteps in the DarkJune Brewster
  25. 1941The Case of the Black ParrotSandy Vantine
  26. 1940Santa Fe TrailGirl at Wedding (uncredited)
  27. 1940Lady with Red HairMiss Annie Ellis (uncredited)
  28. 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanTelephone Operator (uncredited)
  29. 1940The ApeFrances Clifford
  30. 1940The Man Who Talked Too MuchRoscoe's Secretary
  31. 1940Cinderella's FellerFairy Godmother
  32. 1940Saturday's Children2nd Nurse - City Hospital (uncredited)
  33. 1940'Til We Meet AgainGirl (uncredited)
  34. 1940Alice in MovielandOperator (uncredited)
  35. 1940Calling Philo VanceLong-Distance Operator (uncredited)
  36. 1939Private DetectiveFirst Telephone Operator (uncredited)
  37. 1939A Child is BornInformation Girl (uncredited)
  38. 1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexLady of the Court (uncredited)
  39. 1939British IntelligenceDorothy Bennett
  40. 1939Jeepers CreepersConnie Durant
  41. 1939No Place to GoMrs. Washburn
  42. 1939Dust Be My DestinySwitchboard Operator (uncredited)
  43. 1939Ride, Cowboy, RideLaura Ramsey
  44. 1939Each Dawn I DieGirl in Car (uncredited)
  45. 1939Daughters CourageousGirl at Beach (uncredited)
  46. 1939Code of the Secret ServiceSaxby's Secretary (uncredited)
  47. 1939Dark VictoryJudith's Friend (uncredited)
  48. 1939The Adventures of Jane ArdenMartha Blanton
  49. 1939Off the RecordTelephone Operator (uncredited)