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Gloria Dehaven Biography (1925?-)

Full name, Gloria Mildred DeHaven; born July 23, 1925 (some sources cite 1924), in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Carter (an actor and director) and Flora (an actress; maiden name, Parker) DeHaven; sister of Carter DeHaven, Jr. (a producer); married John Payne (an actor, singer, writer, director, and producer), 1944 (divorced, 1950); married Martin Kimmell, June 21, 1953 (divorced, 1954); married Richard Fincher (in business), 1957 (divorced, 1963), remarried,1964 (divorced, 1968); children: (first marriage) Kathleen, Thomas; (third marriage) Harry (an actor; known as Richard DeHaven), Faith.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, singer

Birth Details

July 23, 1925?

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Gamin's sister, Modern Times, United Artists, 1936
• Enid, Susan and God (also known as The Gay Mrs. Trexel), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• Evelyn "Skinny" Thomas, Keeping Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• The Great Dictator, United Artists, 1940
• Anne Logan, The Penalty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• (Uncredited) Debutante in ladies' room, Two-Faced Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Minerva (some sources cite Ethel), Best Foot Forward, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
• Thousands Cheer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
• Christine Marlowe, Step Lively, RKO Radio Pictures, 1944
• Jean Deyo, Two Girls and a Sailor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• Patsy Demming, Broadway Rhythm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• Edna, Between Two Women, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
• Laurabelle "Laura" Ronson, The Thin Man Goes Home, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
• Muriel McComber, Summer Holiday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
• Fabienne Corday, The Doctor and the Girl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
• Lili, Scene of the Crime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
• Sara Jane Winfield, Yes Sir That's My Baby, MCA/Universal, 1949
• Abigail Falbury, Summer Stock (also known as If You Feel Like Singing), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• Ellen Goodrich, The Yellow Cab Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• Mrs. Carter De Haven, Three Little Words, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• Terry Martin, I'll Get By, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
• Hannah Holbrook, Two Tickets to Broadway, RKO Radio Pictures, 1951
• Angela Toland, Down among the Sheltering Palms (also known as Friendly Island), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
• Colette d'Avril/Jane Mitchell, So This Is Paris (also known as So This Is Paree and Three Gobs in Paris), MCA/Universal, 1955
• Taffy Tremaine, The Girl Rush, Paramount, 1955
• (Uncredited) That's Entertainment!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1974
• First president's girl, Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (also known as Won Ton Ton), Paramount, 1976
• Ginny Glenn/Adrianna, Bog, BijouFlix Releasing, 1983
• (In archive footage) That's Dancing!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1985
• Herself, Going Hollywood: The War Years (documentary), Warner HomeVideo, 1988
• The Outlaws: Legend of O. B. Taggart, Northern Arts Entertainment,1994
• Vivian, Out to Sea, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Host, The Gloria DeHaven Show, ABC, 1953-1954
• Sara Fuller, As the World Turns, CBS, 1966-1967
• Host, Girl Talk, syndicated, 1969
• Deputy Irene James, Nakia, ABC, 1974
• Annie Wylie, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, syndicated, 1976
• Marion Wormer, Delta House, ABC, 1979
• Bess Shelby, Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1983-1987
• Miniseries
• Sonia Murphy, Evening in Byzantium, syndicated, 1978
• Movies
• Helen Hardgrove, Call Her Mom, ABC, 1972
• Police matron, Who Is the Black Dahlia?, NBC, 1975
• Lady Jane Gray, Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (also known as Banjo Hackett), NBC, 1976
• Mrs. Blake, Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress, NBC, 1977
• Maureen Brockmeyer, Pigs vs. Freaks (also known as Off Sides), ABC, 1984
• Specials
• Josie Cohan, "Mr. Broadway," Producers' Showcase, NBC, 1957
• Gene Kelly ... An American in Pasadena, CBS, 1978
• Herself, Lucy Moves to NBC, NBC, 1980
• The Thalians, American Movie Classics, 1991
• Presenter, Ninth Annual Genesis Awards, The Discovery Channel, 1995
• Also appeared in specials featuring Bob Hope, NBC, beginning 1953.
• Episodic
• Herself, Cavalcade of Stars, The DuMont Network, 1950
• "Miss Liberty," Musical Comedy Time, NBC, 1951
• The Buick-Berle Show, NBC, 1954
• Guest, Toast of the Town, CBS, 1952, 1955
• Panelist, Make the Connection, NBC, 1955
• "The Snow People," Appointment with Adventure, CBS, 1955
• "The Briefcase," Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1956
• Guest, The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, 1956
• Herself, The Guy Mitchell Show, ABC, 1957
• Lillian "Lil" Halstead, "Eddie's Daughter," The Rifleman, ABC, 1959
• Rosemary Blake, "Love Affair," Johnny Ringo, CBS, 1959
• Guest, The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (also known asThe Dick Clark Show), ABC, 1959
• Guest, The Kraft Music Hall, NBC, 1959
• Allison Justis, "The Allison Justis Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1960
• Agnes A, "Gideon's Follies," The Defenders, CBS, 1961
• Liana MacIntosh, "The Jonah Stone," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1961
• "Who Is This Woman?," The U. S. Steel Hour, ABC, 1962
• Guest, The Lloyd Bridges Show, CBS, between 1962 and 1963
• Connie French, "Who Killed the Swinger on a Hook?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1964
• Herself, "Music of the Movies," The Bell Telephone Hour, NBC, 1966
• Gloria Farnsworth, "Nothing Ever Works Twice," Mannix, CBS, 1967
• Lucy Carruthers, "Old School Ties," The Jimmy Stewart Show, NBC, 1972
• "Catch a Ring That Isn't There," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1973
• Carrie Louise Thompson, "Like Old Times," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1974
• Guest, Match Game '75, CBS, 1975
• Mrs. Duffy, "A Good Smack in the Mouth," Quincy, M.E. (also knownas Quincy), NBC, 1977
• Mrs. Brennan, "The Best Seller/Tomb," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978
• "A Chance to Live," Police Story, NBC, 1978
• "Police Story: A Chance to Live" (also known as "Narc"), David Cassidy--Man Undercover, NBC, 1978
• "Panhandle Pussycats Come to Orly," The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (also known as Lobo), NBC, 1979
• Louise Lawrence, "The Bogeyman Will Get You," Darkroom, ABC, 1981
• Reva, "Rich and Hartless," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1982
• "The Curse of the Moreaus/My Man Friday," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982
• Gloria Marlowe, "Love, Honor, and Obey," Falcon Crest, CBS, 1983
• Sally Nash, "Positive Thinking," Mama's Family, ABC, 1983
• "Prisoner of Love/Youth Takes a Holiday/Don't Leave Home without It," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
• Phoebe Hall, "A Mother and a Daughter," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1987
• Phyllis Grant, "If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
• Phyllis Grant, "The Sins of Castle Cove," Murder, She Wrote, CBS,1989
• Phyllis Grant, "Town Father," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
• Herself, "Mickey Rooney: Hollywood's Little Giant," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• "The Wallet," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX TV, 1999
• Beverly, "Living the Rest of My Life," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000
• Herself, Through the Keyhole, [Great Britain], 2004
• Appeared in The Alan Young Show, CBS.
• Pilots
• Paula, Wednesday Night Out, NBC, 1972
• Dolly Foxworth, The Cabot Connection, CBS, 1977
• Carol Coogan, The Music Mart, NBC, 1980
• Ruth, Ladies on Sweet Street, ABC, 1990
• Stage Appearances
• Diane, Seventh Heaven (musical), American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Playhouse, New York City, 1955
• Also appeared in The Sound of Music (musical) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical), both 1960s.
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Herself, That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 1994
• The Buick-Berle Show, 1954, Moviecraft, 1995