Cast & creator
Arlene Dahl
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show
Arlene Carol Dahl (August 11, 1925 – November 29, 2021) was an American actress active in films from the late 1940s. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Classical Hollywood cinema era. She was also an author and entrepreneur. She founded two companies, Arlene Dahl Enterprises and Dahlia, a fragrance company. Born in Minnesota to parents of Norwegian descent, Dahl started her acting career in musicals before transitioning to film, where she gained significant roles in MGM productions such as "My Wild Irish Rose" (1947) and "The Bride Goes Wild" (1948). Dahl also starred in adventure films, notably "Caribbean Gold" (1952) and "Desert Legion" (1953). Despite her acting success, Dahl faced financial challenges, declaring bankruptcy in 1981. She then entered the field of astrology, writing a syndicated column and operating a premium phoneline company. She also wrote numerous books on beauty and astrology. In her personal life, Dahl had six husbands, including actors Lex Barker and Fernando Lamas, and was the mother to three children the eldest of whom is actor Lorenzo Lamas. She lived between New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida, until her death in 2021. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arlene Dahl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Arlene Carol Dahl
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film credits
36
television credits
78
1944–2021 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (78)
Showing 78 of 78 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Love Boat
Ellen Kirkwood
1977The Love Boat
Jessica York
1977The Love Boat
Monica Cross
1977The Love Boat
Natalie Martin
1977
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Love, American Style
1969Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Valerie
1963
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Renegade
Elaine Carlisle
1992
Burke's Law
Princess Kortzoff
1963Burke's Law
Maggie French
1963Burke's Law
Eva Martinelli
1963Burke's Law
Gloria Cooke
1963
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
1956
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Jody Hill
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Mary McNeill
1952Vicki!
Self
1992
Your Show of Shows
1950Lux Video Theatre
Marianne Stuart
1950Lux Video Theatre
Ilsa Lund
1950
Riverboat
Lucy Belle
1959V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Self - Hostess
1953
The David Susskind Show
Self
1959
Air America
Cynthia Garland
1998
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Carla Göteborg
1959
Slightly Scarlet
Dorothy Lyons
1956
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
2009
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Scene of the Crime
Gloria Conovan
1949
Life with Father
Girl at Delmonico's (uncredited)
1947
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
That's Dancing!
From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage)
1985
Glorious Technicolor
Self
1998
Night of the Warrior
Edie Keane
1991
Kisses for My President
Doris Reid Weaver
1964
Wicked as They Come
Kathleen 'Kathy' Allen, nee Alanborg
1956
The Bride Goes Wild
Tillie Smith Oliver
1948
Three Little Words
Eileen Percy
1950
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
The Outriders
Jen Gort
1950
Land Raiders
Martha Carden
1969
Inside Straight
Lily Douvane
1951
A Southern Yankee
Sallyann Weatharby
1948
Katmandu
Laureen
1969
Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals
Self
2008
Reign of Terror
Madeleine
1949
My Wild Irish Rose
Rose Donovan
1947
Jamaica Run
Ena Dacey
1953
No Questions Asked
Ellen Sayburn Jessman
1951
The Diamond Queen
Queen Maya
1953
Desert Legion
Morjana
1953
Here Come the Girls
Irene Bailey
1953
Fortune Is a Woman
Sarah Moreton Branwell
1957
Woman's World
Carol Talbot
1954
Bengal Brigade
Vivian Morrow
1954
Caribbean
Christine Barclay McAllister
1952
Mondo Hollywood
1967
The Ponies
Shoura Cassidy
1967
Ambush
Ann Duverall
1950
Sangaree
Nancy Darby
1953
The Deadly Dream
Connie
1971Three Little Words: Two Swell Guys
Self
2006
Watch the Birdie
Lucia Corlane
1950