Ellen Drew

Birth Name:

Esther Loretta Ray

Birth Place:

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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

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