Marcia Ralston

Marcia Mascotte Ralston (19 September 1906 – 23 November 1988) was an Australian-born^{[citation needed]} American actress who appeared in Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.

Marcia Ralston
Born	Marie Mascotte Ralston (1906-09-19)19 September 1906
Died	23 November 1988(1988-11-23) (aged 82) Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Other names	Mascotte Ralston
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1933–1976
Spouses	Phil Harris ​ ​ (m. 1927; div. 1940)​ Bud Henderson ​ (m. 1954)​
Children	1
Relatives	Robert Young (brother-in-law)

In Australia

Ralston's father was well known Australian singer and actor John Ralston. She attended Bethlehem College, Ashfield and won third place in a 1926 Miss Australia competition.^[1] Known as Mascotte Ralston, she won a place in J. C. Williamson's Musical Comedy Company, working her way up from the chorus until she was playing Lili in Lilac Time.^[2] She had a leading part in the "comedy mystery" The Ghost Train from January 1927, and during its run she met drummer Phil Harris and they married on 2 September 1927,^[3] then moved to California.^[4] She had a Warner Bros. contract by 1937 and appeared in a number of supporting and leading roles, mostly in B films.^[5]

Career in Hollywood

Ralston's marriage to Harris ended in divorce in 1940. She continued to act in various bit parts and supporting roles until the late 1940s. Work after this included instructing for the Arthur Murray dance studio in the early 1950s. Ralston married Bud Henderson in 1954.^[6] Henderson's sister Betty was married to actor Robert Young. The connection resulted in an occasional supporting role as Nurse Donnelly in the TV series Marcus Welby, M.D. in the early 1970s. Ralston died at Rancho Mirage, California in 1988.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1933	Night Flight	Nightclub Vamp	Uncredited
1934	Hollywood Party	Show Girl	Uncredited
1937	Her Husband's Secretary	Mrs. Garron	(scenes deleted)
	Call It a Day	Beatrice Gwynn
	Fly Away Baby	Ila Sayre
	Ever Since Eve	Camille Lansing
	The Singing Marine	Helen Young
	Sh! The Octopus	Vesta Vernoff
	Missing Witnesses	Mabel Jones	Uncredited
1938	Gold Is Where You Find It	Molly Featherstone
	Fools for Scandal	Jill
	Men Are Such Fools	Wanda Townsend
	Crime Takes a Holiday	Margaret 'Peggy' Stone
1941	San Antonio Rose	Diner	Uncredited
	The Kid from Kansas	Linda Walker
	Never Give a Sucker an Even Break	Stewardess	Uncredited
	Sea Raiders	Leah Carlton	Serial
	Keep 'Em Flying	USO Girl	Uncredited
	Paris Calling	Renee
1942	Sunday Punch	Blonde	Uncredited
1947	Out of the Blue	Patricia	Uncredited