Shirley Patterson

Personal Info

Birthday

December 26, 1922

Day of Death

1995-04-04

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Also Known As

Shawn Smith

Shirley Patterson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Shirley Patterson, sometimes billed as Shawn Smith, (December 26, 1922 – April 4, 1995) was a Canadian born B-movie actress of the 1940s and 1950s.

Patterson began her acting career after being a beauty contestant in pageants in California in 1940. She graduated from the Mar-Ken School in Sherman Oaks, California in 1941, and shortly thereafter she signed a contract with Columbia Pictures. Her career spanned forty films, a small quantity of television appearances, and a serial.

Known For

Four Star Playhouse

Maigret

A Maid Made Mad

Batman

The More the Merrier

Destroyer

World Without End

The Land Unknown

Filmography

1958
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Ann Anderson
1957
The Land Unknown
as Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway
1956
World Without End
as Elaine
1954
The Silver Chalice
as Poppaea (uncredited)
The Long Wait
as Carol Shay (as Shawn Smith)
The French Line
as Elsie (uncredited)
1947
Black Hills
as Janet Hadley
1946
Stars Over Texas
as Terry Lawrence
Driftin' River
as J.C. Morgan
Tumbleweed Trail
as Robin Ryan
1945
Keep Your Powder Dry
as WAC Brooks
Between Two Women
as Nurse Thorsen
1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mary Saunders
Riding West
as Alice Morton
1943
The Texas Kid
as Nancy
Phony Express
as Lola (bargirl)
Dangerous Blondes
as Bride (uncredited)
Destroyer
as Bigbee's Girl (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
as Josephine
Batman
as Linda Page
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Secretary
Law of the Northwest
as Michele Darcy
The More the Merrier
as Girl (uncredited)
Redhead from Manhattan
as Telephone Operator
Spook Louder
as Perkins, the Secretary
A Maid Made Mad
as Bellhop at Amazon Hotel for Women
1942
Riding Through Nevada
as Gail Holloway
The Spirit of Stanford
as June Rogers
Lucky Legs
as Chambermaid
A Man's World
as Nurse Bentley
Sabotage Squad
as Miss Cole, secretary
Parachute Nurse
as Katherine Webb
Riders of the Northland
as Sheila Taylor
North of the Rockies
as Lydia Rogers