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Jeanne Crain

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Jeanne Crain

Born May 25, 1925 in Barstow, California, USADied December 14, 200341 films

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.

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The Joker is Wild posterFirst watchThe Joker is Wild19578.1as Letty PageA Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Leave Her to Heaven poster7.5Leave Her to Heaven1945A Letter to Three Wives poster7.2A Letter to Three Wives1949People Will Talk poster7.1People Will Talk1951Man Without a Star poster6.4Man Without a Star1955The Fastest Gun Alive poster6.9The Fastest Gun Alive1956Cheaper by the Dozen poster6.4Cheaper by the Dozen1950State Fair poster6.6State Fair1945Pinky poster7.1Pinky1949

Filmography

41 films as actor
  1. 1972SkyjackedMrs. Clara Shaw
  2. 1971The Night God ScreamedFanny Pierce
  3. 1967Hot Rods to HellPeg Phillips
  4. 1962Invasion 1700Helen
  5. 1962Pontius PilateClaudia Procula
  6. 1961Nefertiti, Queen of the NileNefertiti
  7. 1961Twenty Plus TwoLinda Foster
  8. 1961Madison AvenuePeggy Shannon
  9. 1960Guns of the TimberlandLaura Riley
  10. 1959Meet Me in St. LouisRose Smith
  11. 1958The Great GatsbyDaisy Fay Buchanan
  12. 1957The Joker is WildLetty Page
  13. 1957The Tattered DressDiane Blane
  14. 1956The Fastest Gun AliveDora Temple
  15. 1955Gentlemen Marry BrunettesConnie Jones / Mitzi Jones
  16. 1955The Second Greatest SexLiza McClure
  17. 1955Man Without a StarReed Bowman
  18. 1954Duel in the JungleMarian Taylor
  19. 1953VickiJill Lynn
  20. 1953City of Bad MenLinda Culligan
  21. 1953Dangerous CrossingRuth Stanton Bowman
  22. 1952O. Henry's Full HouseDella (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
  23. 1952Belles on Their ToesAnn Gilbreth
  24. 1951The Model and the Marriage BrokerKitty Bennett
  25. 1951People Will TalkDeborah Higgins
  26. 1951Take Care of My Little GirlLiz Erickson
  27. 1950I'll Get ByJeanne Crain (uncredited)
  28. 1950Cheaper by the DozenAnn Gilbreth
  29. 1949PinkyPatricia "Pinky" Johnson
  30. 1949The FanLady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere
  31. 1949A Letter to Three WivesDeborah Bishop
  32. 1948Apartment for PeggyPeggy Taylor
  33. 1948You Were Meant for MePeggy Mayhew
  34. 1946MargieMarjorie "Margie" MacDuff
  35. 1946Centennial SummerJulia Rogers
  36. 1945Leave Her to HeavenRuth Berent
  37. 1945State FairMargy Frake
  38. 1944Winged VictoryHelen
  39. 1944In the Meantime, DarlingMargaret 'Maggie' Preston
  40. 1944Home in IndianaCharlotte 'Char' Bruce
  41. 1943The Gang's All HereChorus Girl / Pool Party Guest (uncredited)