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Janis Carter (October 10, 1913 — July 30, 1994) was a film and television actress working in the 1940s and 1950s.
1943
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.
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Gender
Female
Birthday
October 10, 1913
Died
July 30, 1994
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
Lady of Burlesque
1943
The Half-Breed
1952
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
Slightly French
1949
Cadet Girl
1941
Just Off Broadway
1942
The Fighting Guardsman
1945
Santa Fe
1951
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
Thunder Birds
1942
I Married an Angel
1942
Framed
1947
One Way to Love
1946
That Other Woman
1942
Flying Leathernecks
1951
I Love Trouble
1948
The Sergeant and the Spy
1954
One Mysterious Night
1944
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
The Woman on Pier 13
1950
+ 12 more movies