Janis Carter

Acting

Born:October 10, 1913
Died:July 30, 1994(aged 80)
Birthplace:Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janis Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (31 movies)

Slightly French movie poster
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Slightly French

1949

as Louisa Gayle

The Fighting Guardsman movie poster
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The Fighting Guardsman

1945

as Christine Roualt

One Way to Love movie poster
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One Way to Love

1946

as Josie Hart

Santa Fe movie poster
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Santa Fe

1951

as Judith Chandler

Framed movie poster
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Framed

1947

as Paula Craig

I Love Trouble movie poster
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I Love Trouble

1948

as Mrs. Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy

A Woman of Distinction movie poster
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A Woman of Distinction

1950

as Teddy Evans

The Missing Juror movie poster
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The Missing Juror

1944

as Alice Hill

The Mark of the Whistler movie poster
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The Mark of the Whistler

1944

as Patricia Henley

The Girl in the Case movie poster
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The Girl in the Case

1944

as Myra Warner

One Mysterious Night movie poster
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One Mysterious Night

1944

as Dorothy Anderson

Flying Leathernecks movie poster
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Flying Leathernecks

1951

as Joan Kirby

The Power of the Whistler movie poster
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The Power of the Whistler

1945

as Jean Lang

The Notorious Lone Wolf movie poster
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The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946

as Carla Winter

That Other Woman movie poster
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That Other Woman

1942

as Constance Powell

My Forbidden Past movie poster
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My Forbidden Past

1951

as Corinne Lucas

Thunder Birds movie poster
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Thunder Birds

1942

as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee

Night Editor movie poster
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Night Editor

1946

as Jill Merrill

The Woman on Pier 13 movie poster
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The Woman on Pier 13

1950

as Christine Norman

Lady of Burlesque movie poster
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Lady of Burlesque

1943

as Janine

Miss Grant Takes Richmond movie poster
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

as Peggy Donato

Just Off Broadway movie poster
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Just Off Broadway

1942

as Lillian Hubbard

I Married an Angel movie poster
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I Married an Angel

1942

as Sufi

The Half-Breed movie poster
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The Half-Breed

1952

as Helen Dowling

Who Is Hope Schuyler? movie poster
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Who Is Hope Schuyler?

1942

as Vesta Hadden

And Baby Makes Three movie poster
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And Baby Makes Three

1949

as Wanda York

Secret Agent of Japan movie poster
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Secret Agent of Japan

1942

as Doris Poole

Swing Out the Blues movie poster
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Swing Out the Blues

1943

as Dena Marshall

The Ghost That Walks Alone movie poster
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The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944

as Enid Turner

Cadet Girl movie poster

Cadet Girl

1941

as Mary Moore

The Sergeant and the Spy movie poster

The Sergeant and the Spy

1954

as Gizelle

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