Sally Forrest

Sally Forrest (born Katherine Feeney; May 28, 1928 – March 15, 2015) was an American film, stage and TV actress of the 1940s and 1950s. She studied dance from a young age and shortly out of high school was signed to a contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Early life Forrest was born in San Diego to Michael and Marguerite (née Ellicott) Feeney. Her father was a U.S. Navy career officer who moved his family to various naval bases, finally settling in San Diego. He and his wife later became ballroom dancers and taught dance classes, where their daughter began learning her lifelong craft.

Career Forrest began her film career in the 1940s as a chorus dancer in MGM musicals. Later she returned to Hollywood and continued working at RKO and Columbia Pictures. Her final film was RKO's While the City Sleeps in 1956, a film noir co-starring Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Vincent Price and her frequent collaborator Ida Lupino.

Personal life Forrest married Milo Frank in 1951. They had no children and remained wed until his death in 2004.

Forrest and Frank were owners of the former Benedict Canyon home of Jean Harlow and Paul Bern on Easton Drive in Beverly Hills. They rented it to celebrity hair stylist Jay Sebring prior to his murder at the nearby home of Sharon Tate.

Forrest died of cancer on March 15, 2015, aged 86, at her home in Beverly Hills, California.

Filmography

Till the Clouds Roll By (uncredited showgirl) (1946) - Showgirl (uncredited) The Unfinished Dance (1947, chorus) Fiesta (1947, choreography assistant) Are You With It? (1948) - Dancer (uncredited) The Pirate (1948) - Fiesta Specialty Dancer (uncredited) The Kissing Bandit (1948, choreography assistant) Easter Parade (1948, uncredited dancer) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) - Dancer at Wharf Party (uncredited) Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) - Miss Cadwaller, Dr. Gibbs' Secretary (uncredited) Not Wanted (1949) - Sally Kelton Scene of the Crime (1949) - Minor Role (uncredited) Flame of Youth (1949) - Miss O'Brien (credited as Katherine Lang) Whirlpool (1949) - Minor Role (uncredited) Dancing in the Dark (1949) - Secretary (uncredited) Never Fear (AKA The Young Lovers) (1950) - Carol Williams Mystery Street (1950) - Grace Shanway My Blue Heaven (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) Vengeance Valley (1951) - Lily Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) - Florence Farley Valentino (1951, choreography assistant) Excuse My Dust (1951) - Liz Bullitt The Strip (1951) - Jane Tafford The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951, MGM promotional documentary) Bannerline (1951) - Richie Loomis The Strange Door (1951) - Blanche de Maletroit Code Two (1953) - Mary Hartley Son of Sinbad (1955) - Ameer While the City Sleeps (1956) - Nancy Liggett Ride the High Iron (1956) - Elsie Vanders

Television

Schlitz Playhouse (TV series) "Barrow Street" (1952) Lux Video Theatre (TV series) (1953) The Ford Television Theatre (TV series) "The Life of the Party" (1953) Suspense (TV series) "The Darkest Night" (1953) Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series) "Letter of Love", "The Edge of Evil" (1953) The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) (1953) Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) (1953) Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) "Want Ad Wedding" (1955) Front Row Center (TV Series) "The Teacher and Hector Hodge" (1955), "Guest in the House" (1956) Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series) "They Flee By Night" (1956) Ford Star Jubilee (TV variety show) "You're the Top" musical number (1956) The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) "The Magic Shoes", "Valentine's Day Double Date" (1956) Climax! (TV Series) "Burst of Fire" (1958), "The Man Who Stole the Bible" (1957), "Child of the Wind/Throw Away the Cane" (1956), "Pink Cloud" (1955) The Ed Sullivan Show (TV variety show) Episode #11.2 (1957) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV variety show) Episode #1.8 (1957), Episode #2.27 (1958), Episode #2.31 (1958) Pursuit (TV Series) "Epitaph for a Golden Girl" (1958) The Millionaire (TV Series) "Millionaire Emily Baker" (1959) General Electric Theater (TV Series) "Strictly Solo" (1960) Rawhide (TV Series) "Incident of the Swindler" (1964), "Incident of the Widowed Dove" (1959) Family Affair (TV Series) "Our Friend Stanley" (1967) (final appearance) Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (television documentary) (2000)