Janis Carter

Janis Carter

1913-10-10 – 1994-07-30 (age 80) 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.

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Known For

Flying Leathernecks
Flying Leathernecks

1951

as Joan Kirby

Night Editor
Night Editor

1946

as Jill Merrill

Framed
Framed

1947

as Paula Craig

Lady of Burlesque
Lady of Burlesque

1943

as Janine

I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble

1948

as Mrs. Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy

I Married an Angel
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three

1949

as Wanda York

A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights

1945

as Harem Girl

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

as Peggy Donato

Santa Fe
Santa Fe

1951

as Judith Chandler

The Woman on Pier 13
The Woman on Pier 13

1950

as Christine Norman

Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds

1942

as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee

My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past

1951

as Corinne Lucas

The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler

1944

as Patricia Henley

The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed

1952

as Helen Dowling

Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway

1942

as Lillian Hubbard

Cadet Girl
Cadet Girl

1941

as Mary Moore

The Missing Juror
The Missing Juror

1944

as Alice Hill

Who Is Hope Schuyler?
Who Is Hope Schuyler?

1942

as Vesta Hadden

A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction

1950

as Teddy Evans