Gloria Castillo

Gloria Castillo (March 3, 1933 – October 24, 1978) was an American stage and film actress of the 1950s and a businesswoman.

Early years Castillo was born in Belen, New Mexico. and she graduated from Belen High School. She graduated from the University of New Mexico in June 1954, She appeared in a production of the play Late Love in July 1954 at the Little Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico and later at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.

Television Castillo was signed by MGM production manager Harry Joe Brown in 1954. She first appeared on television on the General Electric Theater (1954) in the episode I'm A Fool. Later she was in episodes of Disneyland (1959), The Millionaire (1959), Zorro (1959), and Bat Masterson (1960).

Film Castillo's first movie roles were in 1955 in The Night of the Hunter Joshua Kadison's song "Mama's Arms," which appears on his debut album Painted Desert Serenade, was inspired by his late mother.

Films The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Ruby The Vanishing American (1955) - Yashi Runaway Daughters (1956) - Angela Forrest Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) - Joan Hayden Reform School Girl (1957) - Donna Price Teenage Monster (1958) - Kathy North The Light in the Forest (1958) - Regina (uncredited) You've Got to Be Smart (1967) - Connie Jackson (final film role)

Selected Television Appearances Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 22: "The Return of the Hero") - Lili