Editing Dolores Fuller (section)

== Film career ==
Her first screen appearance was at the age of 10, when she appeared briefly in [[Frank Capra]]'s ''[[It Happened One Night]]''. According to Fuller,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/147880 |title=Bride of the Monster |last=Miller |first=John M. |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=April 3, 2017 }}</ref> the female lead in ''[[Bride of the Monster]]'' was written for her but Wood gave it to [[Loretta King Hadler|Loretta King]] instead.

In August 1954, Fuller was cast in Wood's ''The Vampire's Tomb'', intended to star [[Bela Lugosi]]. [[Frank Yaconelli]] was named as her co-star and 'comic killer'. The film was never made. She ended up making an appearance in ''Bride of the Monster'' (1956), also with Lugosi.<ref>"Vampire Types Gathering For Movie" (August 2, 1954) ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', p. B9</ref> Fuller hosted a benefit for Lugosi which preceded the showing of ''Bride of the Atom'' (early working title of ''Bride of the Monster'') on May 11, 1955. A cocktail party was held at the Gardens Restaurant at 4311 Magnolia Avenue in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], California. [[Maila Nurmi|Vampira]] attended and was escorted by [[Paul Marco]]. A single screening of the film was presented at the Hollywood Paramount.<ref>"Lugosi Benefit Slated Tonight" (May 11, 1955) ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', p. 27</ref>

According to Fuller, as quoted in Wood biography ''Nightmare of Ecstasy'' (1992), she first met Ed Wood when she attended a casting call with a friend for a movie he was supposed to direct called ''Behind Locked Doors'' (which he did not go on to direct); it has also been stated that they met in a restaurant.<ref name=telegraph-obit />

She became his girlfriend shortly thereafter and began acting in his films. Her movie career included a bit part in ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' (1934) and roles in ''Outlaw Women'' (1952), ''[[Glen or Glenda]]'' (1953), ''Body Beautiful'' (1953), ''[[The Blue Gardenia]]'' (1953), ''[[Count the Hours]]'' (1953), ''[[Mesa of Lost Women]]'' (1953), ''College Capers'' (1954), ''[[Jail Bait (1954 film)|Jail Bait]]'' (1954), ''[[The Raid (1954 film)|The Raid]]'' (1954), ''This Is My Love'' (1954), ''[[The Opposite Sex]]'' (1956), and many years later appearances in ''The Ironbound Vampire'' (1997) and ''Dimensions in Fear'' (1998).