Ellen Drew Biography

Fast Facts

• Made her screen acting debut in the film "The Return of Sophie Lang" in 1936
• Was working in an ice cream shop in Hollywood when actor William Demarest told her "You ought to be in pictures․"
• Best known for her role as Thea in "Isle of the Dead" and as Betty Casey in "Christmas in July․"
• During her later career she had a number of roles on television, including "The Ford Television Theatre" and "Science Fiction Theatre․"
• In her first films she appeared under the name Terry Ray, but changed it to Ellen Drew in 1938 when she began getting starring roles