# Catherine Craig

Catherine Craig (born Catherine Jewel Feltus; January 18, 1915 – January 14, 2004), sometimes credited as Kay Craig, was an American actress.

## Early years

Catherine Jewel Feltus was born in Bloomington, Indiana, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society at Indiana University. She was recognized as the outstanding senior girl. She later moved to Los Angeles and become an actress under the stage name of Catherine Craig.

## Career

Craig was a student at the Pasadena Playhouse, and appeared in numerous bit part roles such as Las Vegas Nights (1941), West Point Widow (1941), Parachute Nurse (1942), Showboat Serenade (1944) and The Bride Wore Boots (1946). Later, she found more success in movies such as Seven Were Saved (1947) — her first leading role, The Pretender (1947), and Albuquerque (1948). After 1950, she retired from acting and supported her husband's career.

## Personal life

Craig married actor Robert Preston on November 9, 1940, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Preston pre-deceased her on March 21, 1987.

## Filmography

Feature length film credits of Catherine Craig :
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| Manhattan Heartbeat | 1940 | Nurse | 20th Century Fox |
| Doomed to Die | 1940 | Cynthis Wentworth | Monogram Pictures |
| Murder Over New York | 1940 | Stewardess | 20th Century Fox |
| Las Vegas Nights | 1941 | Girl with Bill | Paramount Pictures |
| One Night in Lisbon | 1941 | Guest | Paramount Pictures |
| West Point Widow | 1941 | Hilda | Paramount Pictures |
| Nothing but the Truth | 1941 | Betty - Receptionist | Paramount Pictures |
| Among the Living | 1941 | Second Mill Girl | Paramount Pictures |
| Louisiana Purchase | 1941 | Saleslady | Paramount |
| Parachute Nurse | 1942 | Lt. Mullins | Columbia Pictures |
| You Were Never Lovelier | 1942 | Julia Acuña - the Bride | Paramount Pictures |
| Salute for Three | 1943 | Canteen Hostess | Paramount Pictures |
| Spy Train | 1943 | Jane Thornwall | Monogram Pictures |
| Lady in the Dark | 1944 | Miss Foster | Paramount |
| Showboat Serenade | 1944 | Girl | Short |
| The Story of Dr. Wassell | 1944 | Mrs. Wayne | Paramount Pictures |
| Fun Time | 1944 | Secretary | Short; Uncredited |
| And Now Tomorrow | 1944 | Receptionist | Paramount Pictures |
| Here Come the Waves | 1944 | Lt. Townsend | Paramount Pictures |
| Incendiary Blonde | 1945 | Louella Parsons | Paramount Pictures |
| You Hit the Spot | 1945 | Minerva | Short |
| Love Letters | 1945 | Jeanette Campbell | Hal Wallis Productions |
| Duffy's Tavern | 1945 | Nurse | Paramount Pictures |
| The Stork Club | 1945 | Louella Parsons | Uncredited |
| The Bride Wore Boots | 1946 | Mrs. Medford | Paramount Pictures |
| O.S.S. | 1946 | Williams' Secretary | Paramount Pictures |
| The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | 1946 | French Maid | Hal Wallis Productions |
| Monsieur Beaucaire | 1946 | Duchess | Paramount Pictures |
| Cross My Heart | 1946 | Reporter | Paramount Pictures |
| The Perfect Marriage | 1947 | Julie Camberwell | Hal Wallis Productions |
| Seven Were Saved | 1947 | Lt. Susan Brisoce | Medallion Pictures |
| Sweet and Low | 1947 | Andrew Mather, Masquerade Party Hostess | Paramount Pictures |
| The Pretender | 1947 | Claire Worthington | Republic Pictures |
| Variety Girl | 1947 | Secretary | 20th Century Fox |
| Albuquerque | 1948 | Celia Wallace | Paramount Pictures |
| Appointment with Murder | 1948 | Lorraine W. Brinckley | Film Classics |
| El Paso | 1949 | Mrs. Elkins | Paramount Pictures |
| No Man of Her Own | 1950 | Rosalie Baker | Paramount Pictures |