Acting
Marla English
Born January 4, 1935 · San Diego, California, USA
Died December 10, 2012 · aged 77
She was born Marleine Gaile English in San Diego, California. As a teenager, she worked as a model and performed locally. English was originally signed to a contract by Paramount Pictures in 1952 after winning a San Diego beauty pageant to be "Fairest of the Fair". She was paid $150 per week to appear in such films as Red Garters (1954) and Rear Window (1954). She was often cut out of these films…
Known For
Rear Window · 1954Rear Window
★ 8.31954
MovieThrillerMystery
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Living It Up · 1954Living It Up
★ 6.51954
MovieComedyMusic
Homer Flagg is a railroad worker in the small New Mexico town of Desert Hole. One day, he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris, diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A big city reporter hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.
Three Bad Sisters · 1956Three Bad Sisters
★ 4.31956
MovieDrama
Following the death of a wealthy man, his three daughters squabble about who should be the principal heiress.
Casanova's Big Night · 1954Casanova's Big Night
★ 6.11954
MovieComedyAdventure
Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to romance the attractive widow Francesca. He little suspects what awaits him... Locked into the incongruous role by the desperation of the real Casanova's creditors, Pippo must journey to Venice on a delicate mission far beyond his capabilities.
Flesh and the Spur · 1956Flesh and the Spur
★ 4.91956
MovieWestern
A young man searches for his brother's killer with the help of a gunfighter, a native woman and a traveling medicine man.
Shield for Murder · 1954Shield for Murder
★ 6.71954
MovieCrimeDrama
A crooked police detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep the stolen money.
About Mrs. Leslie · 1954About Mrs. Leslie
★ 7.41954
MovieDramaRomance
A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.
Yankee Pasha · 1954Yankee Pasha
★ 5.31954
MovieAdventureRomance
Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.
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Rear Window · 1954Rear Window
★ 8.31954
MovieThrillerMystery
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Girl at Songwriter's Party (uncredited)
