Audrey Totter Biography

Fast Facts

• Had one child with Leo Fred, who she remained married to from 1953 until his death in 1995
• Passed away in 2013 at 94-years-old after suffering both a stroke and numerous heart-related issues
• Her career began on the radio, finding success in Chicago and New York City
• Made her first on-screen appearance in the 1945 film "Main Street After Dark․"
• Quote: "The bad girls were so much fun to play․ I wouldn't have wanted to play Coleen [Gray]'s good-girl parts․"
• Known for portraying tough-talking women in film noirs
• Best known for her work with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio
• Appeared in a Lustre Crème shampoo television commercial in the late 1940s