Lori Nelson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-08-15 (87 years old)

Deathday

2020-08-23

Place of Birth

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Lori Nelson

Biography

Lori Nelson was an American actress born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on August 15, 1933. She began as a performer, dancing at the young age of 4, as well as winning a Little Miss America title. Many of her early auditions were unsuccessful. However, in 1952, she made it into her first role as Marjie Baile in Bend of the River. Many of her roles were large, but were mostly in 1950s B-movies. Today, she is acting sparingly, most recently in The Naked Monster. She costarred with Barbara Eden in the series How to Marry a Millionaire (1957–1959). However, she also had a well-remembered role as Mara, the Mayor's daughter, opposite Van Johnson (who play...

Acting

1998

1956

Pardners

as Carol Kingsley

1955

2005

The Naked Monster

as Dr. Helen Dobson

1955

Day the World Ended

as Louise Madison

1953

All I Desire

as Lily Murdoch

1952

Bend of the River

as Marjie Baile

1955

1956

Hot Rod Girl

as Lisa Vernon

1954

Destry

as Martha Phillips

1957

Untamed Youth

as Jane Lowe

1952

1957

Outlaw's Son

as Lila Costain

1955

Sincerely Yours

as Sarah Cosgrove

1953

Walking My Baby Back Home

as Claire Millard

1953

The All American

as Sharon Wallace

1956

Mohawk

as Cynthia Stanhope

1994

1955

Underwater!

as Gloria

1953

Tumbleweed

as Laura Saunders

1952

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