Margo Woode

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Margo Woode
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Born
Valeria Jean Ketcham

(1928-04-20)April 20, 1928
DiedSeptember 28, 2018(2018-09-28) (aged 90)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1942–1964
SpouseBill Burton (1947-?)

Margo Woode (April 20, 1928 – September 28, 2018) [1] was an American actress, signed by 20th Century Fox in 1944 and started her film debut in Springtime in the Rockies (1942), as a bit player. [2] [3] Her best-known role was as Phyllis in Somewhere in the Night (1946). [3] [4] She married Hollywood personal manager Bill Burton on July 22, 1947, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [3]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1942 Springtime in the Rockies Minor Role Uncredited
1945 The Bullfighters Señorita Tangerine
1945 State Fair GirlUncredited
1945 The Spider Pretty Woman(scenes deleted)
1946 Somewhere in the Night Phyllis
1946 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog Olive Stone
1946 Wife Wanted Miss SheldonUncredited
1947 Moss Rose Daisy Arrow
1950 No Sad Songs for Me Doris WeldonUncredited
1950 When You're Smiling Linda Reynolds
1952 Racket Squad Kay WilsonEpisode: "One More Dream"
1952 My Hero LulubelleEpisode: "The Hillbilly"
1957 Bop Girl Goes Calypso Marion Hendricks
1957 Hell Bound Jan
1958 The Court of Last Resort Episode: "The Arnold McHugh Case"
1961The TouchablesHilda - Miss Switzerland
1964 Iron Angel Nurse Lt. Laura Fleming(final film role)

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References

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  2. "Margo Woode | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
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  4. "Margo Woode". BFI. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021.