Portrait of Maris Wrixon

Maris Wrixon

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maris Wrixon (December 28, 1916 – October 6, 1999) was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1939 and 1951. Between 1940 and 1942, Wrixon appeared in 29 films at Warner Bros., alternating between uncredited parts (in films including High Sierra and Dark Victory) and supporting roles. Wrixon worked primarily in B-movies and, in addition to her Warners films, in films produced by Poverty Row studios such as Monogram Pictures. Monogram released the film in which The New York Times says "horror fans remember her best," The Ape, which starred Boris Karloff.

Born: December 28, 1916

Place of Birth: Pasco, Washington, USA

Filmography

1967
The Graduate

as Welcoming Party Guest (uncredited)

1955
The Millionaire

as Mrs. Robinson - Ellen's Mother

1951
1948
Highway 13

as Mary Hadley

1948
The Saxon Charm

as Mrs. McCarthy

1947
Hollywood Wonderland

as Western Heroine (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)

1946
The Glass Alibi

as Linda Vale

1946
The Face of Marble

as Linda Sinclair

1945
Black Market Babies

as Helen Roberts

1945
1945
White Pongo

as Pamela Bragdon

1945
The Master Key

as Dorothy Newton

1944
Trail to Gunsight

as Mary Wagner

1944
Waterfront

as Freda Hauser

1944
Phantom Lady

as Blonde (uncredited)

1943
Women in Bondage

as Grete Ziegler

1943
Silent Witness

as Betty Higgins, Special Investigator

1942
The Old Homestead

as Mary Jo Weaver

1942
Sons of the Pioneers

as Louise Harper

1942
Spy Ship

as Sue Mitchell

1941
Bullets for O'Hara

as Elaine Standish

1941
Sunset in Wyoming

as Wilmetta 'Billie' Wentworth

1941
Million Dollar Baby

as Diana Bennett

1941
A Shot in the Dark

as Helen Armstrong

1941
Footsteps in the Dark

as June Brewster

1941
1940
Santa Fe Trail

as Girl at Wedding (uncredited)

1940
Lady with Red Hair

as Miss Annie Ellis (uncredited)

1940
Knute Rockne All American

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

1940
The Ape

as Frances Clifford

1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much

as Roscoe's Secretary

1940
Cinderella's Feller

as Fairy Godmother

1940
Saturday's Children

as 2nd Nurse - City Hospital (uncredited)

1940
'Til We Meet Again

as Girl (uncredited)

1940
Alice in Movieland

as Operator (uncredited)

1940
Calling Philo Vance

as Long-Distance Operator (uncredited)

1939
Private Detective

as First Telephone Operator (uncredited)

1939
A Child Is Born

as Information Girl (uncredited)

1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

as Lady of the Court (uncredited)

1939
British Intelligence

as Dorothy Bennett

1939
Jeepers Creepers

as Connie Durant

1939
No Place to Go

as Mrs. Washburn

1939
Dust Be My Destiny

as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

1939
Each Dawn I Die

as Girl in Car (uncredited)

1939
Daughters Courageous

as Girl at Beach (uncredited)

1939
Code of the Secret Service

as Saxby's Secretary (uncredited)

1939
Dark Victory

as Judith's Friend (uncredited)

1939
1939
Off the Record

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)