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Dolores Fuller

Acting Born Mar 10, 1923 South Bend, Indiana, USA 18 credits

Biography

Dolores Agnes Fuller (March 10, 1923 – May 9, 2011) was an American actress and songwriter best known as the one-time girlfriend of the low-budget film director Ed Wood. She played the protagonist's girlfriend in Glen or Glenda, co-starred in Wood's Jail Bait, and had a minor role in his Bride of the Monster. After she broke up with Wood in 1955, she relocated to New York and had a very successful career there as a songwriter. Elvis Presley recorded a number of her songs written for his films.

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Known for

Film

It Happened One Night

as Young Girl in the Shower Line (uncredited)
Film

The Opposite Sex

as (uncredited)
Film

The Blue Gardenia

as Woman At Bar (uncredited)
Film

Count the Hours!

as Reporter (uncredited)
Film

Glen or Glenda

as Barbara
Film

Mesa of Lost Women

as Blonde 'Watcher in the Woods'

Frequent co-stars

Lyle Talbot 2 shared titles
Teresa Wright 1 shared title
Macdonald Carey 1 shared title
Dolores Moran 1 shared title
Adele Mara 1 shared title
Edgar Barrier 1 shared title
John Craven 1 shared title
Jack Elam 1 shared title
Ralph Sanford 1 shared title
Gene Roth 1 shared title

Career timeline

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
The Corpse Grinders 2
Dimension in Fear
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
The Ironbound VampireEd Wood: Look Back in Angora
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
The Opposite Sex
Bride of the Monster
Jail Bait
The Blue GardeniaCount the Hours!Glen or GlendaMesa of Lost WomenThe Body Beautiful
Outlaw Women
It Happened One Night

Full filmography

  • The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988) as Self
  • It Happened One Night (1934) as Young Girl in the Shower Line (uncredited)
  • The Opposite Sex (1956) as (uncredited)
  • The Blue Gardenia (1953) as Woman At Bar (uncredited)
  • Count the Hours! (1953) as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Glen or Glenda (1953) as Barbara
  • Mesa of Lost Women (1953) as Blonde 'Watcher in the Woods'
  • Outlaw Women (1952) as One of Uncle Barney's Girls
  • Bride of the Monster (1955) as Margie
  • The Body Beautiful (1953) as June
  • Jail Bait (1954) as Marilyn Gregor
  • Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins (2014) as Self
  • The Corpse Grinders 2 (2000) as Patricia Grant
  • The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996) as Herself
  • The Ironbound Vampire (1994) as Theresa Powell
  • Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994) as Herself
  • Dimension in Fear (1998) as TV Station Owner
  • College Capers (1953) as Character