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Janis Carter

Acting
Known For

80 Years Old

Janis Carter (October 10, 1913 — July 30, 1994) was a film and television actress working in the 1940s and 1950s. After attending Mather College in Cleveland, Ohio, Carter headed to New York in an attempt to start an opera career. Although unsuccessful in opera, she was working on Broadway where she was spotted on stage by Darryl F. Zanuck who signed her to a movie deal. Carter, after moving to Hollywood, appeared in over 30 films beginning in 1941 for 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, and RKO. She appeared in the films Night Editor (1946) and Framed (1947) with Glenn Ford and the Flying Leathernecks (1951) with John Wayne. After leaving Los Angeles, Carter returned to New York and found work in television in comedies, dramas, and as hostess for the quiz show Feather Your Nest, opposite Bud Collyer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janis Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 10th October 1913

Died

30th July 1994

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Suspense Image
Suspense
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The Elgin Hour
Lights Out Image
Lights Out
My Forbidden Past Image
My Forbidden Past
Corinne Lucas
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A Thousand and One Nights
Harem Girl
Flying Leathernecks Image
Flying Leathernecks
Joan Kirby
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Lady of Burlesque
Janine
I Love Trouble Image
I Love Trouble
Mrs. Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy
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Santa Fe
Judith Chandler
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A Woman of Distinction
Teddy Evans
Framed Image
Framed
Paula Craig
The Missing Juror Image
The Missing Juror
Alice Hill
Just Off Broadway Image
Just Off Broadway
Lillian Hubbard
The Woman on Pier 13 Image
The Woman on Pier 13
Christine Norman
Miss Grant Takes Richmond Image
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Peggy Donato
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Thunder Birds
Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
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The Power of the Whistler
Jean Lang
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Slightly French
Louisa Gayle
Night Editor Image
Night Editor
Jill Merrill
The Half-Breed Image
The Half-Breed
Helen Dowling
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Cadet Girl
Mary Moore
And Baby Makes Three Image
And Baby Makes Three
Wanda York
One Mysterious Night Image
One Mysterious Night
Dorothy Anderson
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I Married an Angel
Sufi
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The Notorious Lone Wolf
Carla Winter
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Who Is Hope Schuyler?
Vesta Hadden
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Secret Agent of Japan
Doris Poole
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The Mark of the Whistler
Patricia Henley
The Girl in the Case Image
The Girl in the Case
Myra Warner
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The Ghost That Walks Alone
Enid Turner
One Way to Love Image
One Way to Love
Josie Hart
That Other Woman Image
That Other Woman
Constance Powell
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The Fighting Guardsman
Christine Roualt
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Swing Out the Blues
Dena Marshall