Pat Crowley, an actress of Hollywood’s golden age who appeared alongside some of the biggest names of the 1950s before finding long-lasting success on television, died on Sunday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 91.

Her death was confirmed by her son, Jon Hookstratten, who is the executive vice president of administration and operations at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Ms. Crowley first appeared on television and Broadway straight out of high school, and with her charisma, warmth and energy, was soon on course to become a leading actress of the era.

Her Hollywood introduction came with the release of two Paramount films, including “Money From Home” (1953), her first of two Martin and Lewis comedies. She played the veterinarian love interest of Jerry Lewis’s character, an offbeat cousin of a gambler played by Dean Martin. (It also marked the beginning of a decades-long professional relationship with Mr. Martin, whose variety show would host her as a guest.)

In “Forever Female” (1954), a theater industry comedy written by the brothers Julius and Philip Epstein that was loosely adapted from J.M. Barrie’s play “Rosalind,” she played a spirited teenager aiming for a role desired by a fading star (Ginger Rogers), who eventually comes to terms with taking the part of the mother. William Holden and Paul Douglas also starred.