Margaret Sheridan was an American actress, born on October 29, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. She began her acting career in the 1950s, appearing in films such as "The Thing from Another World" and "I, the Jury." Sheridan was best known for her role in "The Thing from Another World," a classic sci-fi film released in 1951. She played the character of Nikki Nicholson, a journalist who becomes caught up in the investigation of an alien spacecraft and its crew. After "The Thing from Another World," Sheridan continued to work as an actress, appearing in several more films and television shows throughout the 1950s and 1960s. However, she eventually retired from acting and began working as a real estate agent in California. Margaret Sheridan passed away on May 1, 1982, at the age of 55.