Margaret Sheridan

Margaret Elizabeth Sheridan (October 29, 1926 – May 1, 1982) was an American actress of the early 1950s, and protégée of director Howard Hawks. The raven-haired beauty is best remembered for her role as Nikki Nickolson opposite Kenneth Tobey in the 1951 science fiction classic The Thing from Another World. She was born in Los Angeles, California, to Thomas J. and Julia P. Sheridan. Margaret was discovered by Howard Hawks while she was still atten... more

Date of birth:

  • Oct 29, 1926

Date of death:

  • May 1, 1982 (age 55 years)
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