Born in Cedarville, OH. Sultry leading lady of the 1940s and 50s, probably best known as the innocent turned hardened con in CAGED (1950) and as Kirk Douglas's neglected wife in DETECTIVE STORY (1951). Parker continued to appear in secondary roles through the 1980s. Some of her other notable unnominated credits include MISSION TO MOSCOW (1943), PRIDE OF THE MARINES (1945), OF HUMAN BONDAGE (1946), ESCAPE ME NEVER (1947), THE WOMAN IN WHITE (1948), VALENTINO (1951), SCARAMOUCHE (1952), THE NAKED JUNGLE (1954), THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (1955), THE KING AND FOUR QUEENS (1956), THE SEVENTH SIN (1957), A HOLE IN THE HEAD (1959), HOME FROM THE HILL (1960), RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE (1961), MADISON AVENUE (1962), PANIC BUTTON (1964), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965), THE OSCAR (1966), WARNING SHOT (1967), HOW TO STEAL THE WORLD (1968), EYE OF THE CAT (1969), SUNBURN (1979) and several made-for-television movies. Parker's first husband (1946-1953) was producer Bert Friedlob. Her son from her third marriage is actor Fred Clemens (b. 1958). Parker lives in quiet retirement in Palm Springs, California.  Nominated for Actress 1950: CAGED  Nominated for Actress 1951: DETECTIVE STORY  Nominated for Actress 1955: INTERRUPTED MELODY 3 nominations