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Ella Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988)
was an United States|American actor|actress. 

Born Ella Wallace Raubes in Snoqualmie Falls,
Washington, Raines studied drama at the University
of Washington and was appearing in a play there
when she was seen by Howard Hawkes.  She became
the first actor signed to the new production
company he had formed with the actor Charles
Boyer, "B-H Productions", and made her film debut
in Corvette K-225 in 1943. Her other films include
Phantom Lady (1944)|Phantom Lady, Hail the
Conquering Hero, Tall in the Saddle, Enter Arsene
Lupin and The Suspect (all 1944), The Senator Was
Indiscreet (1947), Impact (1949 movie)|Impact and
A Dangerous Profession (both 1949) and her final
film The Man in the Road (1957).

During 1954 she starred in her own television
series Janet Dean, Registered Nurse.  She also
appeared in such television series as Robert
Montgomery Presents, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Presents, Lights Out, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse and
The Christophers.

She retired in 1957 and for the rest of her life
worked as an acting teacher.  Her only appearance
in front of the cameras after her retirement was a
guest role in the series Matt Houston in 1984. 

She died from throat cancer in Sherman Oaks,
California.

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. 

==External link==
*imdb name|id=0707048|name = Ella Raines
*http://silverscreensirens.com/raines.htm Screen
Sirens - Ella Raines photo gallery
*http://www.moviemaidens.com/profile.asp?i=1069&e=
3&ct=1&r=20&f=Ella%20&l=Raines Movie Maidens -
brief biography and more photographs of Ella
Raines