| Rita Quigley | |
| Birth Name: | Rita Allene Quigley |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1923 |
| Death Place: | Arroyo Grande, California, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1940–1948 |
| Spouse: | Arthur J. Goehner (his death) |
| Children: | 6 |
Rita Allene Quigley (March 31, 1923 – August 25, 2008) was an American actress.
A visit to the commissary of Universal Pictures in 1939 led to Quigley's film career. She was seen by producer Joe Pasternak as she ate lunch with her mother and her sister, and that contact resulted in a role for her in the Deanna Durbin film First Love.[1]
Quigley made her film debut in 1940 in Susan and God, and appeared in more than a dozen other movies, including Five Little Peppers in Trouble, The Howards of Virginia, Whispering Footsteps and The Human Comedy.
Quigley was married to Arthur Goehner. She left acting in the late 1940s to focus on raising her family.[2]
Quigley died on August 25, 2008, in Arroyo Grande, California, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Susan and God | Blossom | ||
| 1940 | Five Little Peppers in Trouble | Peggy | ||
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Mary Howard at 17 | ||
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | Elvira Kelland | Uncredited | |
| 1940 | Jennie | Amelia Schermer | ||
| 1941 | Ride, Kelly, Ride | Ellen Martin | ||
| 1941 | Blonde Inspiration | Regina | ||
| 1941 | Riot Squad | Mary Davis | ||
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian | Caroline, as an Adult | Uncredited | |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Martha Daley | ||
| 1942 | Keeper of the Flame | Susan | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Helen Elliot | ||
| 1943 | Isle of Forgotten Sins | Diane | ||
| 1943 | Women in Bondage | Herta Rumann | ||
| 1943 | Whispering Footsteps | Brook Hammond | ||
| 1946 | The Trap | Clementine | ||
| 1948 | Hills of Home | Alan Burnbrae's Wife | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | The Love God? | Minor Role | Uncredited, (final film role) |