Her parents, Mr. & Mrs. C. N. Ford, managed the Tennessee Hotel in
Clarksville, Tennessee, in 1943. At that time, she reported to the
local newspaper in Clarksville that she had a daughter named Shelley,
age 2. Also,
Orson Welles is her godfather. Prior to her Hollywood
experience, she was in
Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre plays before he left
for the coast and was playing summer stock when noticed by a Hollywood
playwright. He set Columbia Pictures on her trail to sign her up and
since that time she has been with them and Warner Brothers. She posed
for Harpers' Magazine and for the Paris and London issues of "Vogue"
and "Harpers"; also appeared in "Town and Country" and "Mademoiselle."
She even appeared in the local newspaper, "The Leaf-Chronicle" showing
her modeling a pair of black stockings. She said that "(her) Mother and
Daddy noticed it by chance and the next day it was on the front
page."
Requiem for a Nun(1975)
Sanctuary(1961)
Too Scared to Scream(1984)as Irma
The Eyes of the Amaryllis(1982)as Gran
Camera Three(1954)as Narrator, Verena Talbo
Play It As It Lays(1972)as Carlotta
Orson Welles: What Went Wrong?(1992)as Self - Interviewee
What's My Line?(1950)as Self - Mystery Guest
The Arthur Murray Party(1950)as Self, Self - Actress
Marlon Brando Screentest for Rebel Without a Cause(1947)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles(2014)as Self
