Donna Corcoran (born September 29, 1942)[1] is an American former child actress who appeared in nine Hollywood films from 1951 through 1955. She most notably appeared in two aquatic musicals that featured Esther Williams (playing swimmer Annette Kellerman as a child in one of them), and as a vulnerable girl being victimized by an emotionally disturbed babysitter (played by Marilyn Monroe) in a more serious drama, Don't Bother to Knock.
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Donna Corcoran | |
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Corcoran in Scandal at Scourie (1953) | |
Born | (1942-09-29) September 29, 1942 (age 80) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Years active | 1951–1963 |
Spouse(s) | Luis Felipe Guerrero Newman (1961-?) Jerry Keene (m. 1981; died 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Noreen Corcoran (sister) Kevin Corcoran (brother) Kelly Corcoran (brother) |
After making her last film, she made a token comeback as a young adult in an episode of the long-running television sit-com My Three Sons (starring Fred MacMurray) in the early 1960s before finally leaving acting altogether.
Corcoran was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, to William Henry Corcoran, Sr. and Kathleen H. McKenney.[1] Several of her siblings were also child stars, including younger sister Noreen Corcoran,[2] Kevin Anthony Corcoran, and Kelly Corcoran.
Corcoran married Luis Felipe Guerrero Newman, a rancher, in 1961; they had two daughters and later divorced. She married mining engineer Jerry Keene in 1981, and they remained wed until his death in 2017.[1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | Angels in the Outfield[3] | Bridget White | with Paul Douglas and Janet Leigh |
1952 | Love Is Better Than Ever | Janice Lee Yogurt | Uncredited |
1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Caroline Webster | |
1952 | Don't Bother to Knock | Bunny Jones | with Marilyn Monroe |
1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid | Annette - 10 years old | with Esther Williams |
1953 | Scandal at Scourie[3] | Patsy | with Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson |
1953 | Dangerous When Wet[4] | Junior Higgins | again with Esther Williams |
1954 | Gypsy Colt[5] | Meg MacWade | with Ward Bond |
1955 | Moonfleet | Grace | with Stewart Granger |
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