Audrey Totter

Audrey Mary Totter (born December 20, 1918, Joliet, Illinois) is an American actress and former MGM contract star of Austrian and Swedish descent. Most references cite December 20, 1918 as her date of birth, although Intelius indicates the year was 1917. Totter appeared in several dramatic films during the 1940s, and was most often seen in supporting roles in film noir productions. By the early 1950s, her film career was in decline, and she made ... more

Audrey Mary Totter (born December 20, 1918, Joliet, Illinois) is an American actress and former MGM contract star of Austrian and Swedish descent. Most references cite December 20, 1918 as her date of birth, although Intelius indicates the year was 1917. Totter appeared in several dramatic films during the 1940s, and was most often seen in supporting roles in film noir productions. By the early 1950s, her film career was in decline, and she made a transition to television appearing in continuing roles in both comedies and dramas over the following two decades. Totter began her acting career in radio in the late 1930s and after success in Chicago and New York, was signed to a seven-year film contract with MGM Studios. She made her film debut in Main Street After Dark (1945) and during the 1940s established herself as a popular female lead. Although she appeared in various film genres, she became most widely known to movie audiences in film noir productions. Initially MGM groomed her to... less