
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 12, 1932
Died
January 13, 2019 (age 86)
Place of Birth
Williston, North Dakota, USA
Sally Fraser
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Sally Fraser (born December 12, 1932) is an American actress who appeared on television and in numerous films. She became best known for appearing in low-budget science fiction films of the 1950s.
Born in Williston, North Dakota, Fraser moved to Southern California with her family after spending a few years in Minneapolis. Spotted after singing on a local TV show, she was encouraged to take drama lessons and eventually gained experience in stage plays. On television she appeared opposite Tyler MacDuff in the episode "The Saga of Clement O'Toole" of the western series, Annie Oakley. She also appeared on Guy Madison's series, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok. and in the 1954 TV presentation of A Christmas Carol starring Frederic March.
Fraser eventually became typecast in low budget 1950s sci-fi films. She played a wife possessed by aliens in the Roger Corman film It Conquered the World (1956), the sister of the titular monster in War of the Colossal Beast (1958), and a mother protecting her baby in Earth vs. the Spider (1958). She was briefly onscreen as the United Nations receptionist who introduces Cary Grant's character to Philip Ober's Lester Townsend in Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
She continued to work on television and the stage into the 1960s until she decided to retire to raise her family. Fraser moved to Idaho in the 1980s and lives on a cattle ranch.
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Known For
TV
Four Star Playhouse
Trudy
1952

TV
One Step Beyond
Ann
1959

Film
North by Northwest
Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)
1959

Film
It Conquered the World
Joan Nelson
1956

Film
Elmer Gantry
Prostitute
1960

Film
Earth vs. the Spider
Helen Kingman
1958

Film
Creepy Classics
Joyce Manning - (archive footage)
1987

Film
All I Desire
Daughter in Auditorium
1953

Film
War of the Colossal Beast
Joyce Manning
1958

Film
A Christmas Carol
Belle / Spirit of Christmas Past
1954

Film
Giant from the Unknown
Janet Cleveland
1958

Film
Flight Nurse
Best Girl
1953

Film
It's a Dog's Life
Dorothy Wyndham
1955

Film
Dangerous Charter
June
1962

Film
Roadracers
Joanie Wilson
1959

Film
Outlaw's Son
1954
Filmography
1987FilmCreepy Classicsas Joyce Manning - (archive footage)1962FilmDangerous Charteras June1960FilmElmer Gantryas Prostitute1959FilmNorth by Northwestas Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)1959FilmRoadracersas Joanie Wilson1959TVOne Step Beyondas Ann1958FilmEarth vs. the Spideras Helen Kingman1958FilmWar of the Colossal Beastas Joyce Manning1958FilmGiant from the Unknownas Janet Cleveland1956FilmIt Conquered the Worldas Joan Nelson1955FilmIt's a Dog's Lifeas Dorothy Wyndham1954FilmOutlaw's Son1954FilmA Christmas Carolas Belle / Spirit of Christmas Past1953FilmFlight Nurseas Best Girl1953FilmAll I Desireas Daughter in Auditorium1952TVFour Star Playhouseas Trudy