Audrey Totter obituary: 1940s film noir actress Audrey Totter dies
| LOS ANGELES
Audrey聽Totter, the radio actress who became a silver screen star by playing femmes fatale in 1940s film noir including "Lady in the Lake," has died.
Totter's聽daughter, Mea Lane, that her mother died Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital. She was 95 and had recently had a stroke.
Totter聽was under contract with MGM starting in 1944. After landing a small part in "The Postman Always Rings Twice,"聽Totter聽went on to a series of roles as tough-talking blondes.
Her breakthrough came with "Lady in the Lake," the 1947 adaptation of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe detective tale. She also appeared in the thriller "The Unsuspected" and the boxing drama "The Set-Up."
After retiring to raise a family,聽Totter聽later resurfaced on television.
