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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American film actress. She was born in San Francisco, California. In 1940, her family moved to Los Angeles. Her father was an executive with United Press. In the summer of her relocation, Powers attended the Max Reinhardt Junior Workshop where she enjoyed her first role in a play before a live audience. She continued with her drama lessons, and a year later she auditioned and won a part in the 1942 Dead End Kids film Tough as They Come. At the age of 16 she began working in radio drama, before becoming a film actress in 1950. Her first roles were in Outrage and Edge of Doom in 1950. That same year, Stanley Kramer signed Powers to star opposite Jose Ferrer in what may be her most remembered role as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her...
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Perry MasonSeries • 1957
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
IronsideSeries • 1967
BewitchedSeries • 1964
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976
MaverickSeries • 1957
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
CheyenneSeries • 1955
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
RawhideSeries • 1959
Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963
SwitchSeries • 1975
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
ThrillerSeries • 1960
Hawaiian EyeSeries • 1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964
Surfside 6Series • 1960
SugarfootSeries • 1957
BroncoSeries • 1958
The RebelSeries • 1959