Angie Dickinson

AKA:
Angeline Brown
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
09/30/1931
Birthplace:
Kulm, North Dakota
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biography
A former secretary who drifted into a beauty contest in order to win a watch, Dickinson won several other such contests, which led to her feature debut in 1954. With her chestnut brown hair, large eyes and healthy good looks, Dickinson first played wholesome roles, but her husky voice and oft-displayed legs suggested a move to tougher, more sultry parts. An early example of this was the half-Chinese combatant against the Vietcong which she played in Samuel Fuller's typically bizarre action pic, "China Gate" (1957). Dickinson's real breakthrough role, though, and arguably the most important Continued
Credits
Mrs Barlow
2002
Grace
2000
Ingrid Tyson
1995
Miss Adrian
1994
Ruby Calder
1965
Beatrice Ocean
1960
Vanessa McBride
Kelly
Feathers
Laura Breckenridge
Lieutenant Francie Corum
Emma Marcus
Lily Beloit
Actor
Lucky Legs
Sheila Farr
1964
Lisa Denton
Cathy Simon
Chris
Kate Miller
Jessica
Wilma McClatchie
Wilma McClatchie
milestones
Year
Milestone
1952 
Entered local beauty contest, Jack Roarke's Beauty Parade, when she was 20 in order to win a watch; won competition, and also won subsequent larger-scale contests which followed (date approximate)
1954 
Screen acting debut in "Lucky Me"
 
Earliest TV appearances include work on "General Electric Theater" and "Matinee Theater"
1956 
Played first female lead in the Western film, "Gun the Man Down", opposite James Arness
1959 
Played breakthrough role in the Howard Hawks western, "Rio Bravo"
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