Laurie Mitchell (born Mickey Koren; July 14, 1928 – September 20, 2018) was an American actress and model. Mitchell was perhaps best known for her role as Queen Yllana, the ruler of Venus, in Edward Bernds's 1958 science-fiction film Queen of Outer Space.
Early life Mitchell was born in Manhattan on July 14, 1928. Her parents were Samuel and Adele Koren. She began her career in The Bronx where she was a child model. Her family moved to Los Angeles when Mitchell was in her teens.
Career In 1954, she made her acting debut as a hooker opposite Kirk Douglas in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. She also appeared on television for the first time in an installment of Ford Television Theatre. She garnered a degree of fame in her role alongside Zsa Zsa Gabor in the 1958 science-fiction film Queen of Outer Space.
Mitchell has co-starring roles in the feature films Calypso Joe (1957) and That Touch of Mink (1962). She can also be seen in episodes of various American television series produced in the 1950s and 1960s, such as the Adventures of Superman, 77 Sunset Strip, Wanted: Dead or Alive playing Belle Colter in S2 E15 "Chain Gang" (1959), Hawaiian Eye, Perry Mason, Bonanza, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Addams Family, and The Virginian.
Personal life and death In 1949, aged 21, Mitchell married magician Larry White. They had two children and divorced in 1976. Mitchell later remarried and had two stepsons. She died of natural causes in 2018, at age 90, in Perris, California, and was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Ned's Girlfriend #2 Uncredited1955 Women's Prison Inmate Uncredited1956 The Rawhide Years Minor Role Uncredited1956 Girls in Prison Phyllis - Tall Blonde 1956 Fighting Trouble Dolly Tate 1957 The Garment Jungle Model Uncredited1957 The Oklahoman Girl Uncredited1957 Colt .45 (TV series) Adele season 1 episode 3 (The $3000 Bullet) 1957 Calypso Joe Leah 1957 The Helen Morgan Story Minor Role Uncredited1958 The Female Animal Manicurist Uncredited1958 Attack of the Puppet People Georgia Lane 1958 Queen of Outer Space Queen Yllana 1958 Missile to the Moon Lambda 1959 Some Like It Hot Mary Lou Uncredited1959 Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series) Belle Colter season 2 episode 15 (Chain gang)1960 Hell Bent for Leather Girl Friend Uncredited1961 Perry Mason Madge Elwood Episode: "The Case of the Waylaid Wolf"1961 Rawhide Rosette S4:E8, "The Prairie Elephant"1962 That Touch of Mink Showgirl 1963 A New Kind of Love Parisienne Poule Uncredited1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek Tina Neville 1964 Gomer Pyle USMC Bernice S1E12 (Sergeant Carter, Marine Babysitter)1965 Runaway Girl Winnie Bernay 1966 Lord Love a Duck Jack's Wife (scenes deleted)1968 The Virginian (TV series) Louise season 7 episode 13 (Big Tiny)1969 The Girl Who Knew Too Much Trudell
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External links
Laurie Mitchell at Find a Grave