Jeanne Crain

Acting

Jeanne Crain

Born 25 May 1925 · Barstow, California, USA · Died 14 December 2003 at 78

Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in Pinky.

Known for

Highlights

Leave Her to Heaven1945 · Film · Ruth Berent
The Joker is Wild1957 · Film · Letty Page
A Letter to Three Wives1949 · Film · Deborah Bishop
People Will Talk1951 · Film · Deborah Higgins
Man Without a Star1955 · Film · Reed Bowman
The Fastest Gun Alive1956 · Film · Dora Temple

Filmography

Movies

41 films

Skyjacked1972 · Film · Mrs. Clara Shaw
The Night God Screamed1971 · Film · Fanny Pierce
Hot Rods to Hell1967 · Film · Peg Phillips
Invasion 17001962 · Film · Helen
Pontius Pilate1962 · Film · Claudia Procula
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile1961 · Film · Nefertiti
Twenty Plus Two1961 · Film · Linda Foster
Madison Avenue1961 · Film · Peggy Shannon
Guns of the Timberland1960 · Film · Laura Riley
Meet Me in St. Louis1959 · Film · Rose Smith
The Great Gatsby1958 · Film · Daisy Fay Buchanan
The Joker is Wild1957 · Film · Letty Page
The Tattered Dress1957 · Film · Diane Blane
The Fastest Gun Alive1956 · Film · Dora Temple
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes1955 · Film · Connie Jones / Mitzi Jones
The Second Greatest Sex1955 · Film · Liza McClure
Man Without a Star1955 · Film · Reed Bowman
Duel in the Jungle1954 · Film · Marian Taylor
Vicki1953 · Film · Jill Lynn
City of Bad Men1953 · Film · Linda Culligan
Dangerous Crossing1953 · Film · Ruth Stanton Bowman
O. Henry's Full House1952 · Film · Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Belles on Their Toes1952 · Film · Ann Gilbreth
The Model and the Marriage Broker1951 · Film · Kitty Bennett
People Will Talk1951 · Film · Deborah Higgins
Take Care of My Little Girl1951 · Film · Liz Erickson
I'll Get By1950 · Film · Jeanne Crain (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen1950 · Film · Ann Gilbreth
Pinky1949 · Film · Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
The Fan1949 · Film · Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere
A Letter to Three Wives1949 · Film · Deborah Bishop
Apartment for Peggy1948 · Film · Peggy Taylor
You Were Meant for Me1948 · Film · Peggy Mayhew
Margie1946 · Film · Marjorie "Margie" MacDuff
Centennial Summer1946 · Film · Julia Rogers
Leave Her to Heaven1945 · Film · Ruth Berent
State Fair1945 · Film · Margy Frake
Winged Victory1944 · Film · Helen
In the Meantime, Darling1944 · Film · Margaret 'Maggie' Preston
Home in Indiana1944 · Film · Charlotte 'Char' Bruce
The Gang's All Here1943 · Film · Chorus Girl / Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

5 shows

The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Mrs. McKendricks
Burke's Law1963 · Series · Amy Booth
Riverboat1959 · Series · Laura Sutton
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Hope
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series · Ruth Elliot