Mala Powers

Mala Powers

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American film actress. She was born in San Francisco, California. In 1940, her family moved to Los Angeles. Her father was an executive with United Press. In the summer of her relocation, Powers attended the Max Reinhardt Junior Workshop where she enjoyed her first role in a play before a live audience. She continued with her drama lessons, and a year later she auditioned and won a part in the 1942 Dead End Kids film Tough as They Come. At the age of 16 she began working in radio drama, before becoming a film actress in 1950. Her first roles were in Outrage and Edge of Doom in 1950. That same year, Stanley Kramer signed Powers to star opposite Jose Ferrer in what may be her most remembered role as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her part in this movie. While on a USO entertainment tour in Korea in 1951, she acquired a blood disease and almost died. She was treated with chloromycetin, but a severe allergic reaction resulted in the loss of much of her bone marrow. Powers barely survived, and her recovery took nearly nine months. She began working again in 1952 and 1953, including a part in City Beneath the Sea and City That Never Sleeps, although she was still taking medication. Following her recovery, she appeared in B-movie westerns, such as Rage at Dawn (1955), and science fiction films, among them The Colossus of New York (1958), Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961), and Doomsday Machine (1972). She also had a large role in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) She appeared on more than one hundred television programs, including episodes of Appointment with Adventure, John Payne's The Restless Gun, Maverick, Bonanza, Wild Wild West and Perry Mason. She co-starred opposite Anthony Quinn in the television movie The Man and the City, later a television series. She was married to Monte Vanton in 1954, but they divorced in 1962; they had a son, Toren Vanton, who survived his mother. Powers remarried in 1970 to M. Hughes Miller, a book publisher. Powers was a successful children's author of "Follow the Star" and "Follow the Year" and of "Dial a Story". Shortly before her death from complications of leukemia June 11, 2007, aged 75, she had been on a lecture tour at universities. She was a master teacher for the past 14 years in the summer program at the University of Southern Maine for the Michael Chekhov Theatre Institute, training actors and teachers of acting. Mala Powers co-founded the National Michael Chekhov Association with teaching colleagues Wil Kilroy and Lisa Dalton, who continue to teach the curriculum developed by the trio in Maine. Powers was the executrix of the Michael Chekhov estate and instrumental in publishing Chekhov's books On the Technique of Acting, To the Actor, and The Path of the Actor. She also published Chekhov's audio series "On Theatre and the Art of Acting", to which she added a 60 page study guide. She co-narrates with Gregory Peck a documentary on Chekhov entitled "From Russia To Hollywood". She was patron of the Michael Chekhov Studio London and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Powers also had a small but recurring role on Shirley Booth's Hazel series. In that capacity she became a close friend of Lynn Borden, who played Barbara Baxter in the 1965-1966 season. Later, she gave Borden several elephant figurines, one a jade piece an another purchased on a trip to India. Borden became a collector of both frog and elephant figures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mala Powers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Titel: Mala Powers
  • Popularitet: 8.326
  • Kendt for: Acting
  • Fødselsdag: 1931-12-20
  • Fødselssted: San Francisco, California, USA
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  • Også kendt som: Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers, Mary Ellen Powers
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Mala Powers Film

  • 1955
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    Kampen om ranchen

    Kampen om ranchen

    6.1 1955 HD

    Amerika 1866. Specialagenten James Barlow (Randolph Scott) fra Petersons Detektiv Bureau i Chicago bliver sendt af sted til den lille by Seymour i...

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  • 1970
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    Early Directors on Directing

    Early Directors on Directing

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1953
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    City That Never Sleeps

    City That Never Sleeps

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1950
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    Edge of Doom

    Edge of Doom

    5.9 1950 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tammy and the Bachelor

    Tammy and the Bachelor

    7 1957 HD

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  • 1950
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    Den sidste musketer

    Den sidste musketer

    6.9 1950 HD

    Den langnæsede Cyrano har et hidsigt temperament og lader kården tale, hvis nogen omtaler hans fysiske defekt. Han er...

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  • 2002
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    Hitters

    Hitters

    3.3 2002 HD

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  • 1953
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    City Beneath the Sea

    City Beneath the Sea

    5.1 1953 HD

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  • 1950
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    Outrage

    Outrage

    6.5 1950 HD

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  • 1957
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    Death in Small Doses

    Death in Small Doses

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Colossus of New York

    The Colossus of New York

    5.5 1958 HD

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  • 1969
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    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1961
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    Fear No More

    Fear No More

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1957
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    Man on the Prowl

    Man on the Prowl

    2.3 1957 HD

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  • 1972
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    Doomsday Machine

    Doomsday Machine

    3.1 1972 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Unknown Terror

    The Unknown Terror

    5.1 1957 HD

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  • 1968
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    Rogue's Gallery

    Rogue's Gallery

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Storm Rider

    The Storm Rider

    1 1957 HD

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  • 2002
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    From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

    From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

    7 2002 HD

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  • 1952
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    Rose of Cimarron

    Rose of Cimarron

    5 1952 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Yellow Mountain

    The Yellow Mountain

    5.1 1954 HD

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  • 1961
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    Flight of the Lost Balloon

    Flight of the Lost Balloon

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1958
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    Sierra Baron

    Sierra Baron

    4.7 1958 HD

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  • 1981
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    Seis pasajes al infierno

    Seis pasajes al infierno

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1955
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    Bengazi

    Bengazi

    3.4 1955 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tough as They Come

    Tough as They Come

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1954
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    Geraldine

    Geraldine

    5 1954 HD

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  • 1988
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    Calling the Shots

    Calling the Shots

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1984
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    Hun så et mord

    Hun så et mord

    7.6 1984 HD

    Den tidligere engelsklærer på gymnasiet og den berømte mysterieforfatter Jessica Fletcher har en gave til at løse...

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  • 1962
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    The Gallant Men

    The Gallant Men

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1958
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    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    6.682 1958 HD

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  • 1955
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    Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

    5.833 1955 HD

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  • 1959
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    Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1963
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    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    5.333 1963 HD

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  • 1976
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    Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

    6.6 1976 HD

    Den nørdede Natalie Cook , den hårdtslående Dylan Sanders (Drew Barrymore) og den elegante Alex Munday er en trio af smukke...

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  • 1960
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    Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1963
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    Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1964
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    Bewitched

    Bewitched

    7.875 1964 HD

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  • 1959
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    Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1967
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    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.9 1967 HD

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  • 1961
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    Everglades

    Everglades

    8.5 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1964
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    Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

    6.9 1964 HD

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  • 1975
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    Switch

    Switch

    6.7 1975 HD

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  • 1960
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    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.233 1960 HD

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  • 1958
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    Bronco

    Bronco

    4.8 1958 HD

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  • 1955
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    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    3.3 1955 HD

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  • 1959
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    Lock-Up

    Lock-Up

    6.167 1959 HD

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  • 1958
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    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    6.9 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Rebel

    The Rebel

    5.3 1959 HD

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  • 1957
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    Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

    4.2 1957 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1966
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    Jericho

    Jericho

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1957
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    Maverick

    Maverick

    6.8 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1966
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    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    7.6 1966 HD

    Dette klassiske tv-drama handler om et team af elitespioner, der hver især er ekspert på sit felt: lederen (Steven Hill), teknikeren...

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