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Amy Douglass
Born(1902-12-21)December 21, 1902
Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 1980(1980-03-05) (aged 77)
OccupationActress
Years active1950–1977

Amy Douglass (December 21, 1902 – March 5, 1980) was an American actress.

Her works as a film actress include The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Duel (1971), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). She also worked on television, appearing in episodes of 77 Sunset Strip and Ben Casey among others.[1]

Biography

Douglass was born in Mansfield (Ohio) in 1902. She began her acting career in 1950, appearing on television in episodes of Actors Studio, Suspicion, The Thin Man and Alfred Hitchcock Presents during the 1950s and in Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Dennis the Menace, Stoney Burke and Thriller during the 1960s.[2]

She also appeared in films like The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Mrs. Fitzgerald, in Duel as an old woman in car and in Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Implantee.[1]

Douglass died in Los Angeles, California, on March 5, 1980.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

  • Actor's Studio (1950) - (uncredited)
  • Suspicion (1958) - Jean - Markham's Secretary
  • The Thin Man (1959) - Lucy Van Horn
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) - Mrs. Logan
  • Dennis the Menace (1960) - Mrs. Toland
  • Window on Main Street (1961) - Grandma
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1962) - Mrs. Gray
  • Thriller (1962) - Mrs. Carson
  • Ben Casey (1962)
  • Stoney Burke (1963) - Miss Sherry

References