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Chili Williams(1921-2003)

  • Actress
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Chili Williams
Chili Williams was a popular pin-up known as "The Polka-Dot Girl". After a photo of her wearing a polka-dotted bikini appeared in Life magazine she received more than 100,000 fan letters. She landed a movie contract and had bit parts in movies like Having Wonderful Crime and Wonder Man. Chili was involved in several scandals including being caught breaking into an ex-boyfriend's apartment. She eventually quit acting and stayed out of the spotlight until her death in 2003.
BornDecember 18, 1921
DiedOctober 17, 2003(81)
BornDecember 18, 1921
DiedOctober 17, 2003(81)
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Known for

Benny Bartlett, Tommy Bond, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Rudy Wissler, and Chili Williams in Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
Gas House Kids Go West
5.7
  • Nan Crowley
  • 1947
Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran, Gloria Jean, and Andy Russell in Copacabana (1947)
Copacabana
6.1
  • Copa Girl - with Sobel
  • 1947
1 sheet, 27 x 41 in
Raw Deal
7.2
  • Marcy
  • 1948
Robert Clarke and Margaret Field in Captive Women (1952)
Captive Women
5.0
  • Second Captive
  • 1952

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  • Robert Clarke and Margaret Field in Captive Women (1952)
    Captive Women
    5.0
    • Second Captive
    • 1952
  • Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward, and Arthur Kennedy in The Lusty Men (1952)
    The Lusty Men
    7.3
    • Bit Part (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Groucho Marx, William Bendix, and Marie Wilson in A Girl in Every Port (1952)
    A Girl in Every Port
    5.2
    • Car Hop #8 (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Jane Russell and Victor Mature in The Las Vegas Story (1952)
    The Las Vegas Story
    6.3
    • Guest (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Shelley Winters, Elsa Lanchester, and Joel McCrea in Frenchie (1950)
    Frenchie
    6.3
    • Dealer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
    Where the Sidewalk Ends
    7.6
    • Teddy (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • William Bendix and Gloria Henry in Kill the Umpire (1950)
    Kill the Umpire
    6.4
    • Chorus Girl (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, and S.Z. Sakall in My Dream Is Yours (1949)
    My Dream Is Yours
    6.6
    • Fan Club President (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • 1 sheet, 27 x 41 in
    Raw Deal
    7.2
    • Marcy
    • 1948
  • Noreen Nash and Gene Raymond in Assigned to Danger (1948)
    Assigned to Danger
    5.7
    • Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Kenneth Farrell, Edward Norris, Sheila Ryan, and Chill Wills in Heartaches (1947)
    Heartaches
    5.6
    • Sally - Morton's Secretary
    • 1947
  • Benny Bartlett, Tommy Bond, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Rudy Wissler, and Chili Williams in Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
    Gas House Kids Go West
    5.7
    • Nan Crowley
    • 1947
  • Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran, Gloria Jean, and Andy Russell in Copacabana (1947)
    Copacabana
    6.1
    • Copa Girl - with Sobel
    • 1947
  • Signe Hasso, George Raft, and Claire Trevor in Johnny Angel (1945)
    Johnny Angel
    6.2
    • Redhead (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Martha Holliday, Gene Krupa, and Ethel Smith in George White's Scandals (1945)
    George White's Scandals
    5.6
    • Showgirl (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 18, 1921
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • October 17, 2003
    • California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • John Uhlman1955 - ? (her death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Achieved fame as a model and pin-up girl in the 1940s known as "The Polka Dot Girl" from her World War II posters.
  • Quotes
    I dove into that whirlwind career head-first and now, looking back, I really thank God there were angels around my shoulders.
  • Trademark
      Wearing polka-dots
  • Nickname
    • The Polka-Dot Girl

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