Roxanne Arlen

Roxanne Arlen (born Roxanne Giles; January 10, 1931 – February 22, 1989) was an American film and stage actress and model active in the 1950s and 1960s.

Early years Roxanne Arlen was born Roxanne Giles on January 10, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan. Her father, Harry Giles, was a chemist based in Detroit.

Career She appeared in a number of feature and tevevision films in the 1950s and 1960s. On Broadway, Arlen portrayed Gloria Coogle in Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? (1958). Arlen left show business when she found herself being groomed for a sex-goddess role like that of Marilyn Monroe.

Personal life Arlen was married to Red Buttons from 1947 to 1949, Milton Gilman from 1949 to 1954, and Tom Roddy from 1954 to 1957. All three marriages ended in divorce.

She died in London, England, on February 22, 1989. A House Is Not a Home (1964) as Hattie's girl Gypsy (1962) as Electra Bachelor Flat (1962) as Mrs. Roberts Slim Carter (1957) as Cigarette girl The Big Caper (1957) as Doll The Young Stranger (1957) as Carhop The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) as Perky Nichols Everything but the Truth (1956) as Blonde Miracle in the Rain (1956) as Red-headed secretary Bundle of Joy (1956) as Blonde Hot Rod Girl (1956) as Long Play Son of Sinbad (1955) as Raider Battle Cry (1955) as Blonde Illegal (1955) as Miss Hathaway

Television Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 35 "The Legacy") as Donna Dew Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 2 Episode 26 "I Killed the Count Part 2") as Miss LaLune Colgate Theatre (1958) (Season 1 Episode 1 "Adventures of a Model") as Model Perry Mason (CBS-TV series) "The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink"; Original air date: 12/14/1957 as Mae Nolan.