Helen Walker was a beautiful and bright actress whose career never reached its full potential, in spite of her evident talent. She was a successful actress on Broadway, and in 1942 her performance in the play "Jason" was so impressive that she was signed up to act in films. She immediately earned good notice and received star billing in her film ...
On New Year's Eve, 1946, she picked up three hitchhiking soldiers while driving from Palm Springs to Los Angeles. (During and after WWII, everyone was more than happy to help returning soldiers.) Near Redlands, California, she struck a dividing island, causing the car to flip over several times. One of the soldiers was killed, and the other two were injured. She suffered a broken pelvis in the accident. The survivors later brought charges against her, claiming that she was drunk and driving at 90 miles per hour when the accident occurred. In the end, she was exonerated of all guilt in the accident. At the time of the accident, she was working on the film "Heaven Only Knows" and was replaced by Marjorie Reynolds.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lock Up
1960
TV Series
Janice Horton / Margaret Benedict
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1957
TV Series
Shirley Larkin
Dragnet
1956
TV Series
The Big Combo
1955
Alicia Brown
Problem Girls
1953
Miss Dixon
My True Story
1951
Ann Martin
Impact
1949
Irene Williams
My Dear Secretary
1948
Elsie
Call Northside 777
1948
Laura McNeal
Nightmare Alley
1947
Lilith Ritter
The Homestretch
1947
Kitty Brant
Her Adventurous Night
1946
Constance Fry
Cluny Brown
1946
Elizabeth 'Betty' Cream
Murder in the Music Hall
1946
Millicent
People Are Funny
1946
Corey Sullivan
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Helen Walker
Murder, He Says
1945
Claire Matthews
Brewster's Millions
1945
Peggy Gray
The Man in Half Moon Street
1945
Eve Brandon
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
Joyce Stuart
The Good Fellows
1943
Ethel Hilton
Lucky Jordan
1942
Jill Evans
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Duffy's Tavern
1945
performer: "Swinging on a Star"
Brewster's Millions
1945
performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" - uncredited
$400,000
