Catherine Craig (born Catherine Jewel Feltus; January 18, 1915 – January 14, 2004), sometimes credited as Kay Craig, was an American actress.
Early years Catherine Jewel Feltus was born in Bloomington, Indiana, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society at Indiana University. She was recognized as the outstanding senior girl. She later moved to Los Angeles and became an actress under the stage name of Catherine Craig.
Career Craig was a student at the Pasadena Playhouse, and appeared in numerous bit part roles such as Las Vegas Nights (1941), West Point Widow (1941), Parachute Nurse (1942), Showboat Serenade (1944) and The Bride Wore Boots (1946). Later, she found more success in movies such as Seven Were Saved (1947) — her first leading role — The Pretender (1947), and Albuquerque (1948). After 1950, she retired from acting and supported her husband's career.
Personal life Craig married actor Robert Preston on November 9, 1940, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Craig died on January 14, 2004, aged 88.
Filmography + Feature-length film credits of Catherine CraigTitleYearRoleNotes Manhattan Heartbeat 1940 Nurse20th Century Fox Doomed to Die 1940 Cynthis WentworthMonogram Pictures Murder Over New York 1940 Stewardess 20th Century Fox Las Vegas Nights 1941 Girl with BillParamount Pictures One Night in Lisbon 1941 GuestParamount PicturesWest Point Widow 1941 HildaParamount Pictures Nothing but the Truth 1941 Betty - ReceptionistParamount Pictures Among the Living 1941 Second Mill GirlParamount Pictures Louisiana Purchase 1941 SalesladyParamount Parachute Nurse 1942 Lt. MullinsColumbia Pictures You Were Never Lovelier 1942 Julia Acuña - the BrideParamount Pictures Salute for Three 1943 Canteen HostessParamount Pictures Spy Train 1943 Jane ThornwallMonogram Pictures Lady in the Dark 1944 Miss FosterParamountShowboat Serenade 1944 Girl ShortThe Story of Dr. Wassell 1944 Mrs. WayneParamount Pictures Fun Time 1944 Secretary Short; Uncredited And Now Tomorrow 1944 ReceptionistParamount Pictures Here Come the Waves 1944 Lt. TownsendParamount Pictures Incendiary Blonde 1945 Louella ParsonsParamount Pictures You Hit the Spot 1945 Minerva Short Love Letters 1945 Jeanette Campbell Hal Wallis Productions Duffy's Tavern 1945 NurseParamount PicturesThe Stork Club 1945 Louella Parsons Uncredited The Bride Wore Boots 1946 Mrs. MedfordParamount PicturesO.S.S. 1946 Williams' SecretaryParamount Pictures The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946 French Maid Hal Wallis Productions Monsieur Beaucaire 1946 DuchessParamount Pictures Cross My Heart 1946 ReporterParamount Pictures The Perfect Marriage 1947 Julie Camberwell Hal Wallis Productions Seven Were Saved 1947 Lt. Susan BrisoceMedallion PicturesSweet and Low 1947 Andrew Mather, Masquerade Party HostessParamount Pictures The Pretender 1947 Claire WorthingtonRepublic Pictures Variety Girl 1947 Secretary20th Century FoxAlbuquerque 1948 Celia WallaceParamount Pictures Appointment with Murder 1948 Lorraine W. BrinckleyFilm Classics El Paso 1949 Mrs. ElkinsParamount PicturesNo Man of Her Own 1950 Rosalie BakerParamount Pictures
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