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Eilene Janssen

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Known For

87 Years Old

Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 1938, to Henry Janssen and Mary Ellen Thompson. She began her film career as a child actress in the early 1940s. With her father being a longtime worker for Universal Studios, Eilene Janssen made her first screen appearance in the 1940 film Sandy Gets Her Man. She continued to have bit parts in several movies such as Two Girls and a Sailor and It Happened Tomorrow. In 1944, she was awarded the title "Little Miss America". As she grew older, she gained more prominent roles such as Elise in Song of Love and Peggy in The Boy with Green Hair. As a young adult she had a good role as the female lead in the 1957 Western film Escape from Red Rock. Apart from films, Eilene Janssen also acted in television series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, Mister Ed, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Tales of Wells Fargo, Make Room for Daddy, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Beverly Hillbillies and Perry Mason. She retired from acting in 1968. As of 2004, she is residing in Pasadena, California. Janssen married Harry Ronald Rothschild on November 29, 1957. They had two children together before they divorced in 1962. She then married Thomas Alexander Orchard, in 1963. They had one child together before their 1966 divorce. Janssen married George Ellis Moore in 1968. They had two children together before he died in 2000. CLR

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 25th May 1938

All Credits

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Image
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Nancy Baker
The Beverly Hillbillies Image
The Beverly Hillbillies
First Airline Hostess
On Our Merry Way Image
On Our Merry Way
Peggy Thorndyke
Song of Love Image
Song of Love
Elise Schumann
The Boy with Green Hair Image
The Boy with Green Hair
Peggy
Beginning of the End Image
Beginning of the End
William's Date
It Happened Tomorrow Image
It Happened Tomorrow
The Search for Bridey Murphy Image
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Bridey Murphy Age 15
The Green Years Image
The Green Years
Alison Keith as a child
Who Killed Doc Robbin? Image
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
Betty
Black Zoo Image
Black Zoo
Bride
Till We Meet Again Image
Till We Meet Again
Yvonne
Panic in the City Image
Panic in the City
Information Clerk
Sally and Saint Anne Image
Sally and Saint Anne
Young Jeanne
About Mrs. Leslie Image
About Mrs. Leslie
Pixie Croffman
Borrowed Trouble Image
Borrowed Trouble
Child
Escape from Red Rock Image
Escape from Red Rock
Janie Acker
It's Always Sunday Image
It's Always Sunday
Nancy Parker
The Dakota Kid Image
The Dakota Kid
Judy Dawson
Arizona Manhunt Image
Arizona Manhunt
Judy Dawson
Curley Image
Curley
Betty
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas Image
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Judy Dawson
Wild Horse Ambush Image
Wild Horse Ambush
Judy
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A Midsummer Daydream
Girl