Ella Raines

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Ella Raines
Ella Raines in Cry Havoc.jpg
from the trailer for the film
Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
Background information
Born August 6, 1920
Birth place: Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, USA Flag of USA.png
Born as Ella Wallace Raines
Died May 30, 1988, age 67
  Sherman Oaks, CA USA Flag of USA.png


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Ella Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American actress.

Born Ella Wallace Raines in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, Raines studied drama at the University of Washington and was appearing in a play there when she was seen by Howard Hawks. She became the first actor signed to the new production company he had formed with the actor Charles Boyer, "B-H Productions", and made her film debut in "Corvette K-225" (1943). Some of her other films include "Phantom Lady", "Hail the Conquering Hero", "Tall in the Saddle", "Enter Arsene Lupin" and "The Suspect" (all 1944), "The Senator Was Indiscreet" (1947), "The Walking Hills", "Impact" , and "A Dangerous Profession" (all 1949) and her final film "The Man in the Road" (1957).

During 1954 she starred in her own television series "Janet Dean, Registered Nurse". She also appeared in such television series as Robert Montgomery Presents, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents, Lights Out, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse and The Christophers.

Her only appearance in front of the cameras after her retirement in 1957 was a guest role in the series "Matt Houston" in 1984.

She died May 30, 1988 from throat cancer in Sherman Oaks, California.

Ella Raines has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard.

Ella Raines was married in 1947 to the famous American fighter pilot Robin Olds.

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