Filmography
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Known For
Pinky Patricia 'Pinky' Johnson (1949) -
State Fair Margy Frake (1945) -
A Letter to Three Wives Deborah Bishop (1949) -
Known For
Apartment for Peggy Peggy Taylor (1948) -
Actress
Skyjacked Mrs. Clara Shaw (1972) -
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Lily MacMurdy (1972) -
The Night God Screamed Fanny Pierce (1971) -
The Name of the Game Mrs. McKendricks (1968) -
The Danny Thomas Hour Frances Merrill (1968) -
Men Against Evil Betty Stone (1966) -
Hot Rods to Hell Peg Phillips (1966) -
Valentine's Day Louise Brooks (1965) -
Burke's Law Lorraine Turner (1964-1965) -
Insight Jane (1963) -
![The Dick Powell Theatre]( "The Dick Powell Theatre")
The Dick Powell Theatre Elsie (1963) -
![The Comedy Spot]( "The Comedy Spot")
The Comedy Spot (1962) -
![His Model Wife]( "His Model Wife")
His Model Wife Jeanne Lauren (1962) -
![Invasion 1700]( "Invasion 1700")
Invasion 1700 Helen (1962) -
![The United States Steel Hour]( "The United States Steel Hour")
The United States Steel Hour Jill Gardner (1960-1962) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Marion Miller (1960-1962) -
![Pontius Pilate]( "Pontius Pilate")
Pontius Pilate Claudia Procula (1962) -
![Queen of the Nile]( "Queen of the Nile")
Queen of the Nile Nefertiti (1961) -
![Twenty Plus Two]( "Twenty Plus Two")
Twenty Plus Two Linda Foster (1961) -
![Madison Avenue]( "Madison Avenue")
Madison Avenue Peggy Shannon (1961) -
![Guns of the Timberland]( "Guns of the Timberland")
Guns of the Timberland Laura Riley (1960) -
![Riverboat]( "Riverboat")
Riverboat Laura Sutton (1959) -
![Goodyear Theatre]( "Goodyear Theatre")
Goodyear Theatre Lila Babrek (1959) -
![Meet Me in St. Louis]( "Meet Me in St. Louis")
Meet Me in St. Louis Rose Smith (1959) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Ruth Elliot (1958) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Daisy Buchanan (1958) -
![The Joker Is Wild]( "The Joker Is Wild")
The Joker Is Wild Letty Page (1957) -
![The Tattered Dress]( "The Tattered Dress")
The Tattered Dress Diane Blane (1957) -
![The Fastest Gun Alive]( "The Fastest Gun Alive")
The Fastest Gun Alive Dora Temple (1956) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Joyce Randall (1956) -
![Star Stage]( "Star Stage")
Star Stage Nancy (1955) -
![The Second Greatest Sex]( "The Second Greatest Sex")
The Second Greatest Sex Liza McClure (1955) -
![Gentlemen Marry Brunettes]( "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes")
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes Connie Jones / Mitzi Jones (1955) -
![Man Without a Star]( "Man Without a Star")
Man Without a Star Reed Bowman (1955) -
![Duel in the Jungle]( "Duel in the Jungle")
Duel in the Jungle Marian Taylor (1954) -
![City of Bad Men]( "City of Bad Men")
City of Bad Men Linda Culligan (1953) -
![Vicki]( "Vicki")
Vicki Jill Lynn (1953) -
![Dangerous Crossing]( "Dangerous Crossing")
Dangerous Crossing Ruth Stanton Bowman (1953) -
![O. Henry's Full House]( "O. Henry's Full House")
O. Henry's Full House Della Young (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (1952) -
![Belles on Their Toes]( "Belles on Their Toes")
Belles on Their Toes Ann Gilbreth (1952) -
![The Model and the Marriage Broker]( "The Model and the Marriage Broker")
The Model and the Marriage Broker Kitty Bennett (1951) -
![People Will Talk]( "People Will Talk")
People Will Talk Deborah Higgins (1951) -
![Take Care of My Little Girl]( "Take Care of My Little Girl")
Take Care of My Little Girl Liz Erickson (1951) -
![I'll Get By]( "I'll Get By")
I'll Get By Jeanne Crain (1950) -
![Cheaper by the Dozen]( "Cheaper by the Dozen")
Cheaper by the Dozen Ann Gilbreth (1950) -
![Pinky]( "Pinky")
Pinky Patricia 'Pinky' Johnson (1949) -
![The Fan]( "The Fan")
The Fan Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere (1949) -
![A Letter to Three Wives]( "A Letter to Three Wives")
A Letter to Three Wives Deborah Bishop (1949) -
![Apartment for Peggy]( "Apartment for Peggy")
Apartment for Peggy Peggy Taylor (1948) -
![You Were Meant for Me]( "You Were Meant for Me")
You Were Meant for Me Peggy Mayhew (1948) -
![Margie]( "Margie")
Margie Marjorie 'Margie' MacDuff (1946) -
![Centennial Summer]( "Centennial Summer")
Centennial Summer Julia Rogers (1946) -
![Leave Her to Heaven]( "Leave Her to Heaven")
Leave Her to Heaven Ruth Berent (1945) -
![State Fair]( "State Fair")
State Fair Margy Frake (1945) -
![Winged Victory]( "Winged Victory")
Winged Victory Helen (1944) -
![In the Meantime, Darling]( "In the Meantime, Darling")
In the Meantime, Darling Margaret 'Maggie' Preston (1944) -
![Home in Indiana]( "Home in Indiana")
Home in Indiana 'Char' Bruce (1944) -
Actress
![The Gang's All Here]( "The Gang's All Here")
The Gang's All Here Chorus Girl / Pool Party Guest (1943) -
Soundtrack
![Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals]( "Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals")
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![The Second Greatest Sex]( "The Second Greatest Sex")
The Second Greatest Sex (1955) -
![Gentlemen Marry Brunettes]( "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes")
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) -
![Belles on Their Toes]( "Belles on Their Toes")
Belles on Their Toes (1952) -
![Apartment for Peggy]( "Apartment for Peggy")
Apartment for Peggy (1948) -
![Margie]( "Margie")
Margie (1946) -
![Centennial Summer]( "Centennial Summer")
Centennial Summer (1946) -
Soundtrack
![State Fair]( "State Fair")
State Fair (1945) -
Archive footage
![The 76th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 76th Annual Academy Awards")
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![Classified X]( "Classified X")
Classified X (1998) -
![Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies]( "Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies")
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1995) -
![Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti]( "Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti")
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![Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals]( "Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals")
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Archive footage
![Hollywood Without Make-Up]( "Hollywood Without Make-Up")
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1955)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
Did You Know
Trivia
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 108-109. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Quotes
I loved being at the studio [20th Century-Fox]. After all, I started at 15, and I grew up there. But there comes a time when an actress stays too long in the same place. People get used to having you around, and they can't think of you in a ...
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain
Barstow, California, USA
Died
(age 78)
Santa Barbara, California, USA
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