- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 20, 1931
- Place of Birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- July 11, 2007
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. 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 pa…
Filmography
movieEarly Directors on Directing
2009 · Self
movieHitters
2002 · Mama Theresa
movieFrom Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002 · Self / Narrator (voice)
movieCalling the Shots
1988 · Self
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Dorothy Folkes
movieSix Tickets to Hell
1981
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · Martha
tvSwitch
1975 · Sally Odden
movieDoomsday Machine
1972 · Maj. Georgianna Bronski
movieDaddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969 · Meg Stone
movieRogue's Gallery
1968 · Maggie
tvIronside
1967
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Dr. Karen Cherlotov
tvJericho
1966
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Polly Cooper
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Albert Dubois
tvBewitched
1964
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Ellen Ramsey
tvArrest and Trial
1963
tvThe Gallant Men
1962
movieFlight of the Lost Balloon
1961 · Ellen Burton
movieFear No More
1961 · Sharon Carlin
tvEverglades
1961
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Julie Michaels
movieDaniel Boone: The Promised Land
1961 · Rebecca Boone
movieDaniel Boone: The Wilderness Road
1961 · Rebecca Boone
movieDaniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
1960 · Rebecca Boone
movieDaniel Boone: The Warrior's Path
1960 · Rebecca Boone
tvSurfside 6
1960
tvThriller
1960 · Consuelo De La Varra
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
tvBourbon Street Beat
1959
tvThe Rebel
1959 · Cassie
tvLock-Up
1959
tvRawhide
1959 · Loretta Opel
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Margo Latimer
tvThe Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
tvBronco
1958
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Stacy Torrance
movieSierra Baron
1958 · Sue Russell
movieThe Colossus of New York
1958 · Anne Spensser
movieMan on the Prowl
1957 · Marlan Wood
tvMaverick
1957
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Claire Allison, June Sinclair, Janet Brent, Helen Bradshaw, Elaine Bayler
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Roberta Shipman
movieDeath in Small Doses
1957 · Valerie 'Val' Owens
movieThe Unknown Terror
1957 · Gina Matthews
movieTammy and the Bachelor
1957 · Barbara
movieThe Storm Rider
1957 · Tay Rorick
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Barbara Anderson
The Last Stop
1956 · Miriam
tvMatinee Theater
1955
tvCheyenne
1955
movieBengazi
1955 · Aileen Donovan
movieRage at Dawn
1955 · Laura Reno
movieThe Yellow Mountain
1954 · Nevada Wray
movieGeraldine
1953 · Janey Edwards
movieCity That Never Sleeps
1953 · Sally 'Angel Face' Connors
movieCity Beneath the Sea
1953 · Terry McBride
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Martha Benton
movieRose of Cimarron
1952 · Rose of Cimarron
movieCyrano de Bergerac
1950 · Roxane
movieOutrage
1950 · Ann Walton
movieEdge of Doom
1950 · Julie
movieTough as They Come
1942 · Esther Clark