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Mabel Rea(1932-1968)

  • Actress
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Mabel Rea was born on 11 January 1932 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for The Devil's Hairpin (1957), The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960) and Highway Patrol (1955). She died on 24 December 1968 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
BornJanuary 11, 1932
DiedDecember 24, 1968(36)
BornJanuary 11, 1932
DiedDecember 24, 1968(36)
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Known for

Mary Astor, Arthur Franz, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in The Devil's Hairpin (1957)
The Devil's Hairpin
5.9
  • Redhead(as Mabel Lillian Rae)
  • 1957
The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960)
The Girl in Lovers Lane
3.2
  • Actress
  • 1960
Highway Patrol (1955)
Highway Patrol
7.7
TV Series
  • Nurse
John Bentley, Brett Halsey, and Mabel Rea in Submarine Seahawk (1958)
Submarine Seahawk
5.1
  • Maisie
  • 1958

Credits

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Actress

  • Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Blonde
    • Waitress
    • Mabel ...
    • 1959–1962
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Girl
    • 1962
  • The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960)
    The Girl in Lovers Lane
    3.2
    • 1960
  • The Man from Blackhawk (1959)
    The Man from Blackhawk
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Barmaid
    • 1960
  • Li'l Abner (1959)
    Li'l Abner
    6.7
    • Lovelie (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)
    The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Candy Cortez
    • 1959
  • John Bentley, Brett Halsey, and Mabel Rea in Submarine Seahawk (1958)
    Submarine Seahawk
    5.1
    • Maisie
    • 1958
  • Diana Dors and George Gobel in I Married a Woman (1958)
    I Married a Woman
    5.3
    • Camera Girl (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Peter Lorre, Jerry Lewis, Phyllis Kirk, Liliane Montevecchi, and David Wayne in The Sad Sack (1957)
    The Sad Sack
    5.8
    • WAC (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, and Kim Novak in Pal Joey (1957)
    Pal Joey
    6.6
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Mary Astor, Arthur Franz, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in The Devil's Hairpin (1957)
    The Devil's Hairpin
    5.9
    • Redhead (as Mabel Lillian Rae)
    • 1957
  • Diana Dors in The Unholy Wife (1957)
    The Unholy Wife
    5.6
    • Beauty Operator (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, and Mitzi Gaynor in The Joker Is Wild (1957)
    The Joker Is Wild
    7.0
    • Chorine (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)
    Public Pigeon No. 1
    6.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Nurse
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Mabel Lillian Rae
  • Born
    • January 11, 1932
    • Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • December 24, 1968
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, USA(auto accident)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Pictorials

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Rea was killed just outside the city limits of Charlotte after the vehicle she was riding in struck a utility pole. The driver of the car, 40-year-old Glenn Eugene Helms, was critically injured. After leaving acting, she had turned to developing real estate in the Charlotte area, her hometown.

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