From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paula Raymond (November 23, 1924 – December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress. In 1950, she was put under contract by MGM, where she played opposite such leading men as Cary Grant and Dick Powell. Earlier in her career, Raymond acted in film noir thrillers such as City That Never Sleeps (with Gig Young and Marie Windsor), but later in her career she developed a horror film reputation. In 1952, she played the heroine in The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. In the late 1950s and 1960 Raymond appeared in many television shows and low-budget horror movies including Perry Mason, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, and Blood of Dracula's Castle with Alexander D'Arcy and John Carradine. She turned down the role of saloon keeper Kitty in the long-running western classic series Gunsmoke (the role went to Amanda Blake). In 1962, Raymond was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree on Sunset Boulevard. Her nose was severed by the rear view mirror. After only a little more than a year of extensive plastic surgery and recovery she returned to acting. In 1977, while working on the soap opera Days of our Lives, after only 3 appearances, she accidentally tripped on a telephone cord and broke her ankle. She was written out of the show. In 1984 she broke both hips, and in 1994 she broke her shoulder. Raymond was previously married. In 1944, Raymond married Floyd Leroy Patterson. In 1946, they divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter, Raeme Dorene Patterson. In 1993, Raymond's daughter died. In 2003, Raymond died at the age of 79 from a series of respiratory ailments. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Raymond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 1994Mind Twister — Agnes
• 1969Blood of Dracula's Castle — Countess Townsend
• 1969Five Bloody Graves — Kansas Kelly
• 1965The Spy with My Face — Director
• Temple Houston — Miss Katherine
• 1962Hand of Death — Carol Wilson
• The Beachcomber
• 1961The Flight That Disappeared — Marcia Paxton
• The New Breed — Andrea Beauvoir
• Surfside 6
• The Aquanauts — Judy O'Brien
• The Roaring 20's
• Bourbon Street Beat
• Hawaiian Eye — Lady Blanche Carleton, Anne Hunter, Miriam Harrison
• Lock-Up
• One Step Beyond — Passenger
• Philip Marlowe
• Rawhide — Franny Wells
• Tightrope
• 77 Sunset Strip
• Bat Masterson — Millie Wilkins, Linda Wills, Angie Pierce
• Peter Gunn
• Yancy Derringer — Lucy Maridale
• Have Gun, Will Travel
• M Squad — Simone Brayden
• Maverick
• Perry Mason — Helen Reynolds, Doris Shackley, Brenda Larkin, Terry Faye, Katherine Ames
• State Trooper
• Cheyenne
• 1955The Gun That Won the West — Mrs. Max Gaines
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
• 1954King Richard and the Crusaders — Queen Berengaria
• 1954The Human Jungle — Pat Danforth
• 1954The Shadow — Margot Lane
• 1953City That Never Sleeps — Kathy Kelly
• General Electric Theater — Netta Jarvais
• 1953The Bandits of Corsica — Christina
• 1953The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms — Lee Hunter
• 1953The Story of Three Loves — Mrs. Campbell
• Cavalcade of America — Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, Polly Key
• Four Star Playhouse — Countess
• 1952Pat and Mike — Photographer at Tennis Tournament (uncredited)
• 1952The Sellout — Peggy Stauton
• 1951Grounds for Marriage — Agnes Oglethorpe Young
• 1951Inside Straight — Zoe Carnot
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Martina, Kathleen
• 1951Texas Carnival — Marilla Sabinas
• 1951The Tall Target — Ginny Beaufort
• 1950Crisis — Helen Ferguson
• 1950Devil's Doorway — Orrie Masters
• 1950Duchess of Idaho — Ellen Hallet
• 1949Adam's Rib — Emerald - Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited)
• 1949Challenge of the Range — Judy Barton
• 1949Holiday Affair — Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)
• 1948Racing Luck — Natalie Gunther
• 1948Rusty Leads the Way — Louise Adams
• 1948Sealed Verdict — Guard
• 1938Keep Smiling — Bettina Bowman

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere — Self