Stephanie Bachelor | |
---|---|
![]() Bachelor in
Lady of Burlesque, 1943 | |
Born | May 23, 1912 |
Died | November 22, 1996 | (aged 84)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1943–1948 |
Spouse |
Cornelius “Connie” Hurley
(
m. 1946; died 1976) |
Stephanie Bachelor (May 23, 1912 – November 22, 1996) was an American film actress. During the 1940s, Bachelor briefly achieved leading status in supporting features such as Republic Pictures' Secrets of Scotland Yard. However, most of her appearances were supporting parts.
When Bachelor was 13, she studied drama in a school headed by Jessie Bonstelle.and she appeared in a professional show in Detroit. She also performed in productions at Newman School for Girls and Royal Oak High School. [3]
Bachelor modeled clothes for dress shops [3] and was a photographer's model in Detroit. [4] She acted on stage in New York before she began performing in films. [5]
Bachelor acted with the Penman Players in Detroit and performed on the Dramatized Book Review on CKLW radio. She was a member of a stock theater company whose show had closed when she visited Hollywood as a tourist. An agent invited her to test for a part in a film, and that led her her role in Lady of Burlesque. [3]
In December 1946, Bachelor married Cornelius Vincent "Connie" Hurley, who owned and operated a casino in Las Vegas. [3] [6] [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1943 | Lady of Burlesque | The Princess Nirvena | |
1943 | His Butler's Sister | Dot Stanley | |
1944 | Her Primitive Man | Marcia | |
1944 | Man from Frisco | Ruth Warnecke | |
1944 | Secrets of Scotland Yard | Sudan Ainger | |
1944 | The Port of 40 Thieves | Muriel Chaney | |
1944 | Experiment Perilous | Elaine | |
1944 | Lake Placid Serenade | Irene Cermak | |
1945 | Earl Carroll Vanities | Claire Elliott | |
1945 | Gangs of the Waterfront | Jane Rodgers | |
1945 | Scotland Yard Investigator | Tony Collison | |
1946 | Crime of the Century | Audrey Brandon | |
1946 | The Undercover Woman | Marcia Conroy | |
1946 | Passkey to Danger | Gwen Hughes | |
1946 | G.I. War Brides | Elizabeth Wunderlich | |
1946 | The Magnificent Rogue | Vera Lane | |
1946 | I've Always Loved You | Redhead | |
1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | Irene Winters | |
1947 | Springtime in the Sierras | Jean Loring | |
1947 | Blackmail | Carla | |
1948 | Campus Honeymoon | Dean Carson | |
1948 | King of the Gamblers | Elsie Pringle | |
1948 | Sons of Adventure | Laura Gifford | |
1948 | Homicide for Three | Collette Rose - aka Madam Colette | (final film role) |