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Janis Carter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.


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Born:
Oct 10, 1913 In Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
33
First Appeared:
In the movie Cadet Girl 1941-11-28
Latest Project:
Series The Elgin Hour 1954-10-05
Known For
Poster of The Elgin Hour
Poster of One Mysterious Night
Poster of The Mark of the Whistler
Poster of The Girl in the Case
Filmography
Series The Elgin Hour Unknown 1954-10-05
Movie The Half-Breed Helen Dowling 1952-05-03
Movie Santa Fe Judith Chandler 1951-04-01
Movie Flying Leathernecks Joan Kirby 1951-08-28
Movie My Forbidden Past Corinne Lucas 1951-04-25
Movie A Woman of Distinction Teddy Evans 1950-03-16
Movie The Woman on Pier 13 Christine Norman 1950-06-15
Series Suspense Unknown 1949-01-06
Movie Slightly French Louisa Gayle 1949-02-02
Movie Miss Grant Takes Richmond Peggy Donato 1949-10-20
Movie And Baby Makes Three Wanda York 1949-12-02
Movie I Love Trouble Mrs. Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy 1948-01-15
Movie Framed Paula Craig 1947-05-25
Movie One Way to Love Josie Hart 1946-01-08
Movie The Fighting Guardsman Christine Roualt 1946-01-04
Movie The Notorious Lone Wolf Carla Winter 1946-02-14
Movie Night Editor Jill Merrill 1946-03-29
Movie The Power of the Whistler Jean Lang 1945-04-19
Movie A Thousand and One Nights Harem Girl 1945-07-20
Movie The Girl in the Case Myra Warner 1944-04-20
Movie The Mark of the Whistler Patricia Henley 1944-10-09
Movie The Ghost That Walks Alone Enid Turner 1944-02-10
Movie The Missing Juror Alice Hill 1944-11-16
Movie One Mysterious Night Dorothy Anderson 1944-10-21
Movie Lady of Burlesque Janine 1943-05-01
Movie Swing Out the Blues Dena Marshall 1943-12-23
Movie Who Is Hope Schuyler? Vesta Hadden 1942-04-17
Movie Secret Agent of Japan Doris Poole 1942-04-03
Movie I Married an Angel Sufi 1942-07-09
Movie Thunder Birds Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee 1942-10-28
Movie Just Off Broadway Lillian Hubbard 1942-08-28
Movie That Other Woman Constance Powell 1942-11-13
Movie Cadet Girl Mary Moore 1941-11-28