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Jane Wald

Born January 13, 1938 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA10 films

American comedienne and glamour girl of the 1960s, Jane was invited by her friend, Barbara Steele, to visit the 20th Century-Fox commissary, where she was discovered by an independent producer. She had small but significant roles in J. Lee Thompson's What a Way to Go! (1964), as a beatnik painter living in Paris; in Henry Koster's Dear Brigitte (1965), as James Stewart's sexy neighbor, and in the television series, Batman (1966), starring Adam West, playing Jill against Cesar Romero's Joker. She was also seen in Thompson's John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965), as one of Peter Ustinov's harem wives; and in David Swift's Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963), as one of Jack Lemmon's flirts. She was married to writer William L. Driscoll from 1963 to 1966. In 1967, she married Joseph F. Antonoff, with whom she had sons Joseph and John, and daughter Jennifer. She resides in Los Angeles.

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10 films as actor
  1. 1976Special DeliveryFirst Woman in Deck Chair
  2. 1970Hell's Bloody DevilsGirl on Boat
  3. 1966SecondsParty Guest
  4. 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Harem Girl (uncredited)
  5. 1965Dear BrigitteTerry, George's Wife
  6. 1964What a Way to Go!Polly
  7. 1964Honeymoon HotelMrs. Jones
  8. 1963Take Her, She's MineGirl (uncredited)
  9. 1963Under the Yum Yum TreeLiz
  10. 1962The Three Stooges in OrbitBathing Girl