Laurie Mitchell
Laurie Mitchell (born Mickey Koren; July 14, 1928 – September 20, 2018) was an American actress and model. Mitchell was perhaps best known for her role as Queen Yllana, the ruler of Venus, in Edward Bernds's 1958 science-fiction film "Queen of Outer Space". Early life. Mitchell was born in Manhattan on July 14, 1928. Her parents were Samuel and Adele Koren. She began her career in The Bronx where she was a child model. Her family moved to Los Angeles when Mitchell was in her teens. Career. In 1954, she made her acting debut as a hooker  opposite Kirk Douglas in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". She also appeared on television for the first time in an installment of Ford Television Theatre. She garnered a degree of fame in her role alongside Zsa Zsa Gabor in the 1958 science-fiction film "Queen of Outer Space". Mitchell has co-starring roles in the feature films "Calypso Joe" (1957) and "That Touch of Mink" (1962). She can also be seen in episodes of various American television series produced in the 1950s and 1960s, such as the "Adventures of Superman", "77 Sunset Strip", "Wanted: Dead or Alive", "Hawaiian Eye", "Perry  Mason", "Bonanza", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "The Addams Family", and "The Virginian". Personal life and death. In 1949, aged 21, Mitchell married magician Larry White. They had two children and divorced in 1976. Mitchell later remarried and had two stepsons. She died of natural causes in 2018, at age 90, in Perris, California.