Maria Elizabeth Buehler de Lutz (December 10, 1921 – July 6, 2012)[1] was an American film actress.
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Born | December 10, 1921 |
Died | July 6, 2012 | (aged 90)
Education | Columbia University (BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Buehler was from Gloversville, New York,[2] the daughter of Gustave Buehler, a baker and German immigrant.[3] She attended Fort Plain High School, Fort Plain, New York,[3] and graduated from Columbia University with a BA degree.[4]
Buehler's professional stage debut came with the Washington Square Players in Hamlet.[4]
Her work on television led to her having a film contract. Max Arnow, a talent scout for Columbia, saw her on TV and arranged a screen test, after which she had a long-term contract with Columbia.[4] She made her film debut in the noir crime thriller The Mob (1951) alongside Broderick Crawford.[5] She had an uncredited part in the 1953 film Taxi and then disappeared from the film industry.