The Resume

(October 23, 1918-October 24, 2002)
Born in Clinton, Iowa
Birth name was Mary Jeanette Moran
Appeared in the films ‘Gold Diggers in Paris’ (1938), ‘Rhythm of the Saddle’ (1939), ‘I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby’ (1940), ‘The Mummy’s Hand’ (1940), ‘Horror Island’ (1941), ‘Drums of the Congo’ (1942), ‘King of the Cowboys’ (1943), and ‘Stage Door Canteen’ (1943)

Why she might be annoying:

She became an actress based on a prediction a psychic made to her when she was a child.
Her leading roles were in B movies.
Most of her appearances in A movies – such as portraying a cigarette girl in ‘Ninotchka’ (1939) – went uncredited.
She retired shortly after marrying director Henry Koster.

Why she might not be annoying:

Koster promised to include her in every movie he made; after she retired, he had a bust of her head sculpted and used it in all of his films.
She acquired a cult following for her roles in ‘The Mummy’s Hand’ and ‘Horror Island.’
Her ‘scream queen’ fame lasted long enough for her to be invited to the premier of ‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001).
She died one day after her 84th birthday of complications from injuries suffered in a car crash two months earlier.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A.M. and P.M.
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 75]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10231918)
• I Died in 2002 (Ranked: 84)
• I Was Buried at Sea
• I was Cremated
• I was Involved in a Car Accident in 2002
• Profiles 46501-46750 (Ranked: 46719)
• Scream Queens
• Stage Door Canteen [1943]
• Stars of Horror Films
• Stars of Universal Monster Movies
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20021024)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying