Lori Nelson is an American actress born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She began as a preformer, dancing at the young age of 4, as well as winning Little Miss America. Many of herearly auditions were known to be unsuccessful and amater. However, in 1952, she made it into her first role as Marjie Baile in Bend of the River. Many of her roles were big, and were mostly in 1950's movies. Today, she is acting sparringly, still maintaining popular roles, most recently, The Naked Monster.