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Rhonda Fleming

1923–2020 · Actor

Biography

Rhonda Fleming (born Marilyn Louis; August 10, 1923 – October 14, 2020) was an American film and television actress and singer. She acted in more than 40 films, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, and became renowned as one of the most glamorous actresses of her day, nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" because she photographed so well in that medium.

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Notable Noir Roles

Out of the Past

1947Dir. Jacques Tourneur · Meta Carson

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Cry Danger

1951Dir. Dick Powell · Nancy Morgan

After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.

The Killer Is Loose

1956Dir. Budd Boetticher · Lila Wagner

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and a…

Slightly Scarlet

1956Dir. Allan Dwan · June Lyons

Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this a…

Full Noir Filmography

4 films · 1947–1956