Mala Powers
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1931-12-20
- Died
- 2007-07-11
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers · Mary Ellen Powers
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American film actress.
She was born in San Francisco, California. In 1940, her family moved to Los Angeles. Her father was an executive with United Press. In the summer of her relocation, Powers attended the Max Reinhardt Junior Workshop where she enjoyed her first role in a play before a live audience. She continued with her drama lessons, and a year later she auditioned and won a part in the 1942 Dead End Kids film Tough as They Come.
At the age of 16 she began working in radio drama, before becoming a film actress in 1950. Her first roles were in Outrage and Edge of Doom in 1950. That same year, Stanley Kramer signed Powers to star opposite Jose Ferrer in what may be her most remembered role as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her part in this movie.
While on a USO entertainment tour in Korea in 1951, she acquired a blood disease and almost died. She was treated with chloromycetin, but a severe allergic reaction resulted in the loss of much of her bone marrow. Powers barely survived, and her recovery took nearly nine months.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
Perry Mason
1957
as Claire Allison / June Sinclair / Janet Brent / Helen Bradshaw / Elaine Bayler
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dorothy Folkes
Bewitched
1964
Ironside
1967
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Martha
Maverick
1957
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Karen Cherlotov
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Julie Michaels
Cheyenne
1955
Daniel Boone
1964
as Polly Cooper
Rawhide
1959
as Loretta Opel
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Barbara Anderson
Matinee Theater
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Stacy Torrance
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Thriller
1960
as Consuelo De La Varra
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Margo Latimer
Sugarfoot
1957
as Roberta Shipman
Surfside 6
1960
Switch
1975
as Sally Odden
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Albert Dubois
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Ellen Ramsey
The Rebel
1959
as Cassie
Bronco
1958
Arrest and Trial
1963
Lock-Up
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Gallant Men
1962
Jericho
1966
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
Everglades
1961
General Electric Theater
1953
as Martha Benton
Movies (33)
Rage at Dawn
1955
as Laura Reno
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950
as Roxane
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Outrage
1950
as Ann Walton
Hitters
2002
as Mama Theresa
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957
as Barbara Bissle
The Yellow Mountain
1954
as Nevada Wray
City That Never Sleeps
1953
as Sally 'Angel Face' Connors
City Beneath the Sea
1953
as Terry McBride
Edge of Doom
1950
as Julie
Sierra Baron
1958
as Sue Russell
Doomsday Machine
1972
as Maj. Georgianna Bronski
Death in Small Doses
1957
as Valerie 'Val' Owens
The Colossus of New York
1958
as Anne Spensser
Flight of the Lost Balloon
1961
as Ellen Burton
Bengazi
1955
as Aileen Donovan
Rose of Cimarron
1952
as Rose of Cimarron
Rogue's Gallery
1968
as Maggie
Man on the Prowl
1957
as Marlan Wood
Fear No More
1961
as Sharon Carlin
The Storm Rider
1957
as Tay Rorick
Calling the Shots
1988
as Self
Tough as They Come
1942
as Esther Clark
Early Directors on Directing
2009
as Self
The Unknown Terror
1957
as Gina Matthews
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
1960
as Rebecca Boone
Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road
1961
as Rebecca Boone
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Meg Stone
Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path
1960
as Rebecca Boone
Geraldine
1953
as Janey Edwards
The Last Stop
1956
as Miriam
Six Tickets to Hell
1981
Daniel Boone: The Promised Land
1961
as Rebecca Boone
About Mala Powers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American film actress. She was born in San Francisco, California. In 1940, her family moved to Los Angeles. Her father was an executive with United Press. In the summer of her relocation, Powers attended the Max Reinhardt Junior Workshop where she enjoyed her first role in a play before a live audience. She continued with her drama lessons, and a year later she auditioned and won a part in the 1942 Dead End Kids film Tough as They Come. A… With 65 credits spanning from 1942 to 2009, Mala Powers has appeared in 33 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mala Powers Movies
- Rage at Dawn (1955) — as Laura Reno
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) — as Roxane
- From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002) — as Self / Narrator (voice)
- Outrage (1950) — as Ann Walton
- Hitters (2002) — as Mama Theresa
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