Mary Parker
Date of birth: 1918-08-28
Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: "Punkins" Parker
Biography
Mary Parker (born Mary Frances Roberson) was an American stage, television and screen actress/performer. Parker appeared in 17 films from 1938 to 1954 but was also known for her dance work with partner Billy Daniel. Parker (also known as "Punkins" Parker), was a protégé of Mitchell Leisen. Leisen recruited her for various projects both on and off the screen starting in 1938. She was discovered while performing at the Casa Mañana Theatre in her native Fort Worth, Texas during the Texas Centennial celebrations and given a contract with Paramount Pictures. She performed in several large budget films, and was chosen by Paramount and Max Factor Jr. as "The Real Miss America", yet her fame was short lived
Movie Credits
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945-04-01
A debutante, a serviceman's bride and a girl from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.
Music for Millions
1944-12-18
Six-year-old "Mike" goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in José
Ruff and Tuff
1944-05-15
Soundie featuring "champion judo experts" Mary Parker and Lou Leonard.
Lady in the Dark
1944-02-10
A neurotic editor sees a psychoanalyst about the advertising man, movie star and other man in her li
Ranch House Romeo
1939-04-07
Ray Whitley and his Six-Bar Cowboys Band are working for a rancher named Pop, who has a weakness for
Sudden Money
1939-03-31
Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney a
Cafe Society
1939-03-03
A pampered heiress (Madeleine Carroll) elopes with a shipboard reporter (Fred MacMurray) just to get
St. Louis Blues
1939-02-03
A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the ski
Cocoanut Grove
1938-05-20
Band tries to get an audition for a job at a prestigious nightclub.
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954-01-29
Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952-12-04
After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bat
Lure of the Wilderness
1952-07-16
A young girl and her father, who is unjustly accused of murder, seek refuge in a Georgia swamp until
Campus Confessions
1938-09-23
This comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank Luis
Hunted Men
1938-05-27
Notorious racketeer Joe Albany kills James Flowers when he discovers he is embezzling from the club
Sing, You Sinners
1938-09-02
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in