As Actor
The Half-Breed
1952
5.0
Janis Carter
Acting
Birth date
October 10, 1913
Birth place
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Death date
July 30, 1994
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.
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Flying Leathernecks
1951
5.9
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Santa Fe
1951
6.8
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A Woman of Distinction
1950
6.2
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And Baby Makes Three
1949
4.9
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
5.4
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Slightly French
1949
7.2
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Framed
1947
6.4
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Night Editor
1946
5.6
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The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
5.5
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The Fighting Guardsman
1945
7.0
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The Missing Juror
1944
6.0
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One Mysterious Night
1944
5.9
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The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944
3.7
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Swing Out the Blues
1943
4.5
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Secret Agent of Japan
1942
4.5