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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-06-21

Day of Death

2011-02-28 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Bemidji, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell

جین راسل

Jane Russell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American film actress and was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. Russell moved from the Midwest to California, where she had her first film role in 1943 with The Outlaw. In 1947, Russell delved into music before returning to films. After starring in multiple films in the 1950s, Russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s. She starred in over 20 films throughout her career. Russell married three times and adopted three children and, in 1955, founded the World Adoption International Fund. For her achievements in film, she received several accolades including having her hand and foot prints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as

Dorothy Shaw

Foxfire

1955

Foxfire

as

Amanda

Son of Paleface

1952

Son of Paleface

as

Mike 'The Torch' Delroy

The Outlaw

1943

The Outlaw

as

Rio McDonald

Macao

1952

Macao

as

Julie Benson

The Las Vegas Story

1952

The Las Vegas Story

as

Linda Rollins

His Kind of Woman

1951

His Kind of Woman

as

Lenore Brent

The Tall Men

1955

The Tall Men

as

Nella Turner

Darker Than Amber

1970

Darker Than Amber

as

Alabama Tigress

The Paleface

1948

The Paleface

as

Calamity Jane

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

The French Line

1954

The French Line

as

Mary 'Mame' Carson

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes

1955

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes

as

Bonnie Jones / Mimi Jones

Double Dynamite

1951

Double Dynamite

as

Mildred 'Mibs' Goodhue

Hot Blood

1956

Hot Blood

as

Annie Caldash

Johnny Reno

1966

Johnny Reno

as

Nona Williams

Montana Belle

1952

Montana Belle

as

Belle Starr

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

1956

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

as

Mamie Stover

Underwater!

1955

Underwater!

as

Theresa Gray

Waco

1966

Waco

as

Jill Stone

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

as

Laurel Stevens

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Young Widow

1946

Young Widow

as

Joan Kenwood

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as

Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

2006

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

as

Self (archive footage)

Cauliflower Cupids

1970

Cauliflower Cupids

as

Nira DiLaurento

The Born Losers

1967

The Born Losers

as

Mrs. Shorn

Road to Bali

1953

Road to Bali

as

Herself (uncredited)

Marilyn

1963

Marilyn

as

Dorothy Shaw (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hunter

Hunter

as

Ava Fontaine

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Singer

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Production

Crew

Directing