Sally Fraser

Acting

Sally Fraser

Born December 12, 1932Williston, North Dakota, USA16 credits

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.                                          Sally Fraser (born December 12, 1932) is an American actress who appeared on television and in numerous films. She became best known for appearing in low-budget science fiction films of the 1950s. Born in Williston, North Dakota, Fraser moved to Southern California with her family after spending a few years in Minneapolis. Spotted after singing on a local TV show, she was encouraged to take drama lessons and eventually gained experience in stage plays. On television she appeared opposite Tyler MacDuff in the episode "The Saga of Clement O'Toole" of the western series, Annie Oakley. She also appeared on Guy Madison's series, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok. and in the 1954 TV presentation of A Christmas Carol starring Frederic March. Fraser eventually became typecast in low budget 1950s sci-fi films. She played a wife possessed by aliens in the Roger Corman film It Conquered the World (1956), the sister of the titular monster in War of the Colossal Beast (1958), and a mother protecting her baby in Earth vs. the Spider (1958). She was briefly onscreen as the United Nations receptionist who introduces Cary Grant's character to Philip Ober's Lester Townsend in Hitchcock's North by Northwest. She continued to work on television and the stage into the 1960s until she decided to retire to raise her family. Fraser moved to Idaho in the 1980s and lives on a cattle ranch.                              Description above from the Wikipedia article Sally Fraser, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.                    

Known For

Filmography

Creepy Classics
1987Creepy Classics
as Joyce Manning - (archive footage)Movie
Elmer Gantry
1960Elmer Gantry
as ProstituteMovie
North by Northwest
1959North by Northwest
as Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)Movie
Roadracers
1959Roadracers
as Joanie WilsonMovie
Earth vs. the Spider
1958Earth vs. the Spider
as Helen KingmanMovie
War of the Colossal Beast
1958War of the Colossal Beast
as Joyce ManningMovie
Giant from the Unknown
1958Giant from the Unknown
as Janet ClevelandMovie
It Conquered the World
1956It Conquered the World
as Joan NelsonMovie
It's a Dog's Life
1955It's a Dog's Life
as Dorothy WyndhamMovie
A Christmas Carol
1954A Christmas Carol
as Belle / Spirit of Christmas PastMovie
Flight Nurse
1953Flight Nurse
as Best GirlMovie
All I Desire
1953All I Desire
as Daughter in AuditoriumMovie