- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1923
- Place of Birth
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Died
- May 10, 1970
Mari Blanchard
Petite, attractive Mari Blanchard rarely managed to get the lucky breaks. The daughter of an oil tycoon and a psychotherapist, she suffered from severe poliomyelitis from the age of nine, which denied her a hoped-for dancing career. For several years, she worked hard to rehabilitate her limbs from paralysis, swimming and later even performing on the trapeze at Cole Brothers Circus. At the urging of her parents, she then attended the University of Southern California, where she studied international law before dropping out nine units short of a degree. Her university studies did not lead to a career either. Sometime in the late 1940s, she joined the Conover Agency as an advertising model and, at the same time, was promoted by famed cartoonist and writer Al Capp, becoming the inspiration for one of his Li'l Abner characters. As the result of an advertisement on the back page of the Hollyw…
Filmography
movieBecoming Marilyn
2022 · (archive footage)
movieMcLintock!
1963 · Camille Reedbottom
tvBurke's Law
1963 · Mrs. Vasquez
tvBreaking Point
1963
movieTwice-Told Tales
1963 · Sylvia Ward
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Marie Coulter
movieDon't Knock the Twist
1962 · Dulcie Corbin
tvGunslinger
1961 · Contessa Maria del Aguilar
tvThe Roaring 20's
1960
tvKlondike
1960 · Kathy O'Hara
tvMr. Lucky
1959
Not for Hire
tvNot for Hire
1959
tvThe Detectives
1959
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
tvRawhide
1959 · Laura Carter
movieMachete
1958 · Jean Montoya
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · , Countess Van Hohenstein
movieNo Place to Land
1958 · Iris Lee LaVonne
tvThe Texan
1958
tvBronco
1958
tvSea Hunt
1958
movieKarasu
1958 · Nevin
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Irene Chase
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Adah Isaacs Menken
movieJungle Heat
1957 · Ann McRae
movieShe Devil
1957 · Kyra Zelas
movieStagecoach To Fury
1956 · Barbara Duval
movieThe Cruel Tower
1956 · Mary 'The Babe' Thompson
movieBasket of Mexican Tales
1956 · Gladys Winthrop
movieThe Crooked Web
1955 · Joanie Daniel
movieThe Return of Jack Slade
1955 · Texas Rose
movieSon of Sinbad
1955 · Chistina
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Policewoman Laura Hunter
movieDestry
1954 · Brandy
tvClimax!
1954
movieBlack Horse Canyon
1954 · Aldis Spain
movieRails Into Laramie
1954 · Lou Carter
movieThe Veils of Bagdad
1953 · Selima
movieAbbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953 · Allura
tvTerry and the Pirates
1952
movieBack at the Front
1952 · Nina - Johnny Redondo's Accomplice
movieAssignment: Paris
1952 · Wanda Marlowe (scenes deleted)
movieThe Brigand
1952 · Dona Dolores Castro
movieSomething to Live For
1952 · Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
movieOverland Telegraph
1951 · Stella
movieThe Unknown Man
1951 · Sally Tever
movieTen Tall Men
1951 · Marie DeLatour
movieBannerline
1951 · Eloise
movieNo Questions Asked
1951 · Natalie
movieOn the Riviera
1951 · Eugenie (uncredited)