Ella Wallace Raines was an American film and television actress active from the early 1940s through the mid-1950s.
11 Facts About Ella Raines
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Ella Raines studied drama at the University of Washington and was appearing in a play there when she was seen by director Howard Hawks.
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Ella Raines achieved stardom almost overnight in Hollywood when she was made the sole contract star of a $1-million new production company Hawks had formed in 1943 with actor Charles Boyer, B-H Productions.
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Ella Raines made her film debut in Corvette K-225, which Hawks produced.
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Immediately following her debut in Corvette K-225 opposite Randolph Scott, Ella Raines was cast in the all-female war film Cry "Havoc".
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Ella Raines starred in the film noir Phantom Lady with Franchot Tone, the Preston Sturges comedy Hail the Conquering Hero, and the John Wayne western Tall in the Saddle.
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Ella Raines appeared in such television series as Robert Montgomery Presents, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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On February 6,1947, Ella Raines married then double-ace World War II fighter pilot Robin Olds, who went on to become a triple-ace during the Vietnam War, was eventually promoted to United States Air Force brigadier general, and served as commandant of the United States Air Force Academy from 1967 to 1971.
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Ella Raines was a Republican who supported Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan in their presidential elections.
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Ella Raines died from throat cancer in Sherman Oaks, California in 1988, aged 67.
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Ella Raines has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for her contribution to motion pictures at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard.