Mildred Coles (actress)
# Mildred Coles (actress)

Mildred Blanche Coles (July 18, 1920 – August 31, 1995) was an American actress and former beauty queen, from Warner Bros.

## Early years

Coles was born in Los Angeles. The daughter of Thomas R. Coles and Josephine (Warrick) Coles, she graduated from Van Nuys High School and attended Occidental College.

## Career

Coles came to Hollywood after having acted on stage, initially working in two-reel comedies. She acted primarily in Western films, appearing in more than 20 films overall. Although she was known as a dramatic actress, she also sang and danced.

Coles was the leading lady in the RKO films Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941) and Play Girl (1941).

## Personal life

Coles was married to John Rodney Frost, an attorney in Los Angeles.

## Partial filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1939 | Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Uncredited | Doria – a Student |
| 1939 | Our Neighbors – The Carters | Gloria Carter | |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Secretary at Bank | |
| 1940 | Ladies Must Live | Chorus girl | |
| 1941 | Play Girl | Ellen Daley | Grace's protégée |
| 1941 | Scattergood Meets Broadway | Peggy Gibson | |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Jessica Vance | |
| 1941 | Hurry, Charlie, Hurry | Beatrice Boone | |
| 1941 | Lady Scarface | Mary Jordan Powell | |
| 1942 | Sleepytime Gal | Connie Thompson | |
| 1943 | So This Is Washington | Jane Nestor | Marshall's Secretary |
| 1948 | Marshal of Amarillo | Marjorie Underwood | |
| 1948 | Oklahoma Badlands | Leslie Rawlins | |
| 1948 | Desperadoes of Dodge City | Gloria Lamoreaux | |
| 1948 | Bungalow 13 | Hibiscus | |
| 1948 | Bob and Sally | Helen Cooper | |
| 1948 | Blonde Ice | June Taylor | |
| 1948 | Back Trail | Helen Frazer | |
