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Cay Forester

Born December 26, 1921 in Stockton, California, USADied June 18, 200519 films

Cay Forester (born Mila Patricia Crosby December 26, 1921 in Stockton, California died June 18, 2005) was an American film and television actress. She appeared predominantly in minor films with some exceptions, (Advise and Consent, and the Susan Hayward hit Smash Up: Story of a Woman). Her biggest role was in the 1950 cult classic DOA, where Forester played a married woman who tempts Edmond O'Brien. Forester went on to write and co-star in the 1961 thriller Door-to-Door Maniac, notable for the rare big-screen appearance of Johnny Cash. Forrester was last seen guest-starring on television shows in the early 1970s.

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Forester died of pneumonia in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2005.

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Advise & Consent posterFirst watchAdvise & Consent19627.2as President's Secretary (uncredited)Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig…View film

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Filmography

19 films as actor
  1. 1976Two-Minute WarningMrs. Ogden (as Kate Archer)
  2. 1974Airport 1975Mary Chilcutt (uncredited)
  3. 1972FuzzMrs. Scanlon
  4. 1966Made in ParisMrs. Leland
  5. 1962Advise & ConsentPresident's Secretary (uncredited)
  6. 1961Five Minutes to LiveNancy Wilson
  7. 1949D.O.A.Sue
  8. 1948Hollow TriumphNurse (uncredited)
  9. 1948Canon CityMrs. Wilson
  10. 1947Blonde SavageMary Comstock
  11. 1947The PretenderEvelyn Cossett
  12. 1947ViolenceSally Donahue (as Cay Forester)
  13. 1947Queen of the AmazonsSugi
  14. 1946That Brennan GirlJailbird (uncredited)
  15. 1946Below the DeadlineBlonde
  16. 1946Don't Gamble with StrangersMrs. Horton
  17. 1946Strange ImpersonationMiss Roper, interrogation witness
  18. 1944Song of the RangeDale Harding
  19. 1943Blazing GunsMary Baxter