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Jean Peters

Actor

Jean Peters

Born October 15, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, USADied October 13, 200019 films

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Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress, known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s and as the second (or possibly third) wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to be turned into a sex symbol, preferring to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.

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Pickup on South Street posterFirst watchPickup on South Street19537.4as CandyIn New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

19 films as actor
  1. 1955A Man Called PeterCatherine Wood Marshall
  2. 1954Broken LanceBarbara
  3. 1954ApacheNalinle
  4. 1954Three Coins in the FountainAnita Hutchins
  5. 1953VickiVicki Lynn
  6. 1953A Blueprint for MurderLynn Cameron
  7. 1953Pickup on South StreetCandy
  8. 1953NiagaraPolly Cutler
  9. 1952O. Henry's Full HouseSusan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
  10. 1952Lure of the WildernessLaurie Harper
  11. 1952Wait Till the Sun Shines, NellieNellie Halper
  12. 1952Viva Zapata!Josefa
  13. 1951Anne of the IndiesCaptaine Anne Providence
  14. 1951Take Care of My Little GirlDallas Prewitt
  15. 1951As Young as You FeelAlice Hodges
  16. 1950Love That BruteRuth Manning
  17. 1949It Happens Every SpringDeborah Greenleaf
  18. 1948Deep WatersAnn Freeman
  19. 1947Captain from CastileCatana Perez