Charlotte Austin
Charlotte Austin is an American retired actress. She appeared in leading and supporting roles in the 1950s, mostly active in B-films.
Early years
Charlotte Austin was born on November 2, 1933, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her father was the American singer and songwriter Gene Austin. Her mother was also a singer. While born in North Carolina as Gene was visiting on a performance tour, she was raised in Burbank, California by her mother and step-father, Ned Kalmer.Career
Austin signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in the early 1950s and attended the studio's school. Her film career began with an uncredited role in Belles on Their Toes. This was followed by a couple of other uncredited roles. That same year, she had a starring role in the Columbia Pictures musical Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder alongside Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, and Arthur Franz. In the film, she sang, danced, and did a ballet performance. The following year, she had a supporting role in the Technicolor musical comedy film The Farmer Takes a Wife. It starred Betty Grable and Dale Robertson. She had a small role in How to Marry a Millionaire, and was described by The Charlotte Observer as one of the 20th Century Fox's stars of the future.In 1954, Austin had supporting roles in the horror mystery film Gorilla at Large and in the historical romance film Désirée. The former was the second film distributed by 20th Century Fox to be filmed in 3-D. The latter was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. In 1955, she had supporting roles in Daddy Long Legs and How to Be Very, Very Popular. In 1958, she starred in the low-budget horror film The Bride and the Beast. The screenplay was made by the future infamous film director Ed Wood. She later stated that she thought the script was awful. She continued to act in film and television series until the early 1960s. After retiring, she ran an antique store.