Rita Allene Quigley (March 31, 1923 – August 25, 2008) was an American actress.
Early years Quigley was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Quigley. Her father was "the originator of Los Angeles' far-famed open air groceries". She had one sister.
Career A visit to the commissary of Universal Pictures in 1939 led to Quigley's film career. She was seen by producer Joe Pasternak as she ate lunch with her mother and her sister, and that contact resulted in a role for her in the Deanna Durbin film First Love.
Quigley made her film debut in 1940 in Susan and God, and appeared in more than a dozen other movies, including Five Little Peppers in Trouble, The Howards of Virginia, Whispering Footsteps and The Human Comedy.
Personal life Quigley was married to Arthur Goehner. She left acting in the late 1940s to focus on raising her family.
Death Quigley died on August 25, 2008, in Arroyo Grande, California, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1940 Susan and God Blossom 1940 Five Little Peppers in Trouble Peggy 1940 The Howards of Virginia Mary Howard at 17 1940 Third Finger, Left Hand Elvira Kelland Uncredited1940 Jennie Amelia Schermer 1941 Ride, Kelly, Ride Ellen Martin 1941 Blonde Inspiration Regina 1941 Riot Squad Mary Davis 1942 The Vanishing Virginian Caroline, as an Adult Uncredited1942 Henry Aldrich, Editor Martha Daley 1942 Keeper of the Flame Susan Uncredited1943 The Human Comedy Helen Elliot 1943 Isle of Forgotten Sins Diane 1943 Women in Bondage Herta Rumann 1943 Whispering Footsteps Brook Hammond 1946 The Trap Clementine 1948 Hills of Home Alan Burnbrae's Wife Uncredited1969 The Love God? Minor Role Uncredited, (final film role)
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