Cay Forrester (born Mila Patricia Crosby; December 26, 1921 – June 18, 2005) was an American film and television actress. She appeared predominantly in minor films with some exceptions, such as Advise and Consent and the Susan Hayward hit Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman.
Biography Forrester made her debut as "Kay Forrester" in a 1943 Western called Blazing Guns. Her biggest role was in the 1950 cult classic DOA, where Forrester played a married woman who tempts Edmond O'Brien. Shortly after this film, she married producer Ludlow Flower, Jr., and retired from the big screen.
Forrester went on to write and co-star in the 1961 thriller Five Minutes to Live produced by her husband; it was notable for the rare big-screen appearance of Johnny Cash. The film was re-released in 1966 under the title Door-to-Door Maniac.
Forrester was guest-starring on television shows up to the early 1970s. Her final films were two major disaster films with Charlton Heston, Two-Minute Warning and Airport 1975.
Forrester died of pneumonia in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2005.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1943 Blazing Guns Mary Baxter 1944 San Fernando Valley Cowgirl Uncredited1944 Song of the Range Dale Harding 1945 Brenda Starr, Reporter Vera Harvey Serial, [Ch 2-4], Uncredited1945 Dakota Entertainer Uncredited1946 Strange Impersonation Miss Roper 1946 Suspense Party Girl Uncredited1946 Don't Gamble with Strangers Mrs. Horton Uncredited1946 Deadline for Murder Bit Role Uncredited1946 Below the Deadline Blonde 1946 That Brennan Girl Jailbird Uncredited1947 Queen of the Amazons Sugi 1947 Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman Young Woman Uncredited1947 Violence Sally Donahue 1947 The Pretender Evelyn Cossett 1947 Blonde Savage Mary Comstock 1948 The Challenge Roberts' Receptionist Uncredited1948 Canon City Mrs. Wilson - Sherbondy's Sister 1948 Hollow Triumph Nurse Uncredited1949 Hold That Baby! Sanitarium Nurse Uncredited1949 D.O.A. Sue 1950 Love That Brute Moll Uncredited1950 To Please a Lady Minor Role Uncredited1961 Five Minutes to Live Nancy Wilson 1962 Advise & Consent President's Secretary Uncredited1966 Made in Paris Mrs. Leland Uncredited1972 Fuzz Mrs. Scanlon 1973 Showdown Saleslady Uncredited1975 Airport 1975 Mary Chilcutt - Passenger Uncredited1976 Two-Minute Warning Mrs. Ogden (final film role)
References
External links
Cay Forrester at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection