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Jane Russell (I) (1921–2011)

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Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Her father was a United States Army lieutenant and her mother had been a student of drama and an actress with a traveling troupe. Once Mr. Russell was mustered out of the service, the family took up residence in Canada... See full bio »

Born:

Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell
in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Santa Maria, California, USA
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Hide HideActress (33 titles)
1999 Scene by Scene (TV series)
– Jane Russell (1999)
 
1986 Hunter (TV series)
Ava Fontaine
– Burned (1986) … Ava Fontaine
 
1984 The Yellow Rose (TV series)
Rose Hollister
– Sacred Ground (1984) … Rose Hollister
– Running Free (1984) … Rose Hollister
– Divide and Conquer (1984) … Rose Hollister
 
1975 The Godfather and the Lady
Nira DiLaurento
 
1970 Darker Than Amber
Alabama Tigress
 
1970 Cauliflower Cupids
Nira DiLaurento
 
1967 The Born Losers
Mrs. Shorn
 
1966 Waco
Jill Stone
 
1966 Johnny Reno
Nona Williams
 
1959-1963 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Clara Appleby III / Lillian Martin
– To Tell a Fib (1963) … Clara Appleby III
– Son of Paleface Spoof (1959) … Lillian Martin
 
1961 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
– The Bob Hope Buick Sports Awards Show (1961)
 
1960 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Mary Taylor
– Splinter Station (1960) … Mary Taylor
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Lili Travers
– Ballad for a Bad Man (1959) … Lili Travers
 
1958 Colgate Theatre (TV series)
– MacGreedy's Woman (1958)
 
1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Laurel Stevens
 
1956 The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Mamie Stover
 
1956 Hot Blood
Annie Caldash
 
1955 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Bonnie Jones/Mimi Jones
 
1955 The Tall Men
Nella Turner
 
1955 Foxfire
Amanda Lawrence
 
1955 Underwater!
Theresa Gray
 
1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Dorothy Shaw
 
1953 The French Line
Mary 'Mame' Carson
 
1952 Road to Bali
Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
 
1952 Montana Belle
Belle Starr
 
1952 Son of Paleface
Mike 'The Torch' Delroy
 
1952 Macao
Julie Benson
 
1952 The Las Vegas Story
Linda Rollins
 
1951 Double Dynamite
Mildred 'Mibs' Goodhue
 
1951 His Kind of Woman
Lenore Brent
 
1948 The Paleface
Calamity Jane
 
1946 Young Widow
Joan Kenwood
 
1943 The Outlaw
Rio McDonald
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (14 titles)
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary) (performer: "A Little Girl from Little Rock" - uncredited)
 
1968 Handicap (short) ("A Little Girl From Little Rook")
 
1964 Fate Is the Hunter (performer: "No Love, No Nothin'" - uncredited)
 
1956 The Revolt of Mamie Stover (performer: "Keep Your Eyes on the Hands")
 
1955 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (performer: "I've Got Five Dollars", "I Wanna Be Loved by You", "Daddy", "Ain't Misbehavin'")
 
1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (performer: "When Love Goes Wrong" 1953, "Anyone Here for Love?" 1953, "A Little Girl from Little Rock" 1949 - uncredited, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" 1949 - uncredited, "Bye Bye Baby" 1949 - uncredited)
 
1953 The French Line (performer: "WELL! I'LL BE SWITCHED" - uncredited, "WHAT IS THIS THAT I FEEL?" - uncredited, "ANY GAL FROM TEXAS" - uncredited, "LOOKING FOR TROUBLE" - uncredited)
 
1952 Montana Belle (performer: "The Gilded Lily" - uncredited, "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon" 1892 - uncredited)
 
1952 Son of Paleface (performer: "Buttons and Bows", "Wing-Ding Tonight", "Am I In Love")
 
1952 Macao (performer: "Ocean Breeze", "You Kill Me", "One for My Baby")
 
1952 The Las Vegas Story (performer: "I Get Along Without You Very Well", "My Resistance Is Low")
 
1951 Double Dynamite (performer: "Kisses and Tears" / "It's Only Money")
 
1951 His Kind of Woman (performer: "Five Little Miles From San Berdoo", "You'll Know")
 
1946 Young Widow ("These Foolish Things Remind Me of You")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1956 Run for the Sun (producer - uncredited / executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1989 Dieter & Andreas (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (88 titles)
2011 Worst in Show (documentary)
Herself - Rascal Fan
 
2011 Shooting the Hollywood Stars (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Marilyn Monroe - Ich möchte geliebt werden (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (video documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (video documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Hollywood on Fire (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2008 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #15.36 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Loose Women (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #12.171 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 This Is David Gest (TV series documentary)
Herself
– It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To... (2007) … Herself
 
2006 Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 May 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The Passions of Howard Hughes (video documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Hollywood Legenden (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 100 Years of Hope and Humor (TV special)
Herself
 
2003 Bob Hope at 100 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 December 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (TV movie)
Herself
 
2002 Screen Tests of the Stars (TV documentary short)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2001 The Game of Their Lives: Pro Football's Wonder Years (TV documentary)
Herself (Actress/Wife of Bob Waterfield)
 
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jane Russell: Body and Soul (1997) … Herself
– Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain (1997) … Herself
 
1996 Private Screenings (TV series)
Herself
– Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell (1996) … Herself
 
1995 America: A Call to Greatness (TV documentary)
Host
 
1995 Inside the Dream Factory (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The Hollywood Fashion Machine (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Star (1995) … Herself
 
1994 Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Herself
 
1993 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 May 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1992 The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Cecil B. DeMille Award
 
1991 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Herself
– Jane Russell (1991) … Herself
 
1991 The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1991 Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 The Geraldo Rivera Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 November 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1989 The 7th Annual Golden Boot Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 The 5th Annual National WAIF Humanitarian Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Howard's Way (1987) … Herself
 
1987 The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1987 Hollywood Uncensored (documentary)
Herself
 
1986 The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 May 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1978 America Alive! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 August 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1975 Don Adams' Screen Test (TV series)
– Pillow Talk/The African Queen (1975)
 
1973 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 September 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1972 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #2.5 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 June 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.115 (1971) … Herself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.19 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.18 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 Dee Time (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.95 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.10 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.99 (1967) … Herself
 
1955-1966 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 September 1966 (1966) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 June 1956 (1956) … Herself
– Episode #6.1 (1955) … Herself
 
1964 Fate Is the Hunter
Herself
 
1955-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Singer
– Episode #17.7 (1963) … Herself
– Episode #12.47 (1959) … Singer
– Episode #12.25 (1959) … Singer
– Episode #8.53 (1955) … Herself
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Herself
– Bob Hope Variety Special (1963) … Herself
 
1957-1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 18 November 1962 (1962) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 11 August 1957 (1957) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1952-1962 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest Panelist
– Jane Russell vs. Sammy Davis Jr. (1962) … Herself
– Sammy Davis Jr. vs. Jane Russell (1952) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
1961-1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 September 1962 (1962) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 March 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1961 The National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1961 The Annual National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1960 The Arthur Murray Special for Bob Hope (TV movie)
Herself
 
1957-1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest / Herself - Singer
– Episode #4.8 (1958) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #2.43 (1957) … Herself - Singer
 
1957 The Nat King Cole Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.3 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 Screen Snapshots: WAIF International Ball (documentary short)
Herself
 
1956 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Bombshells (1956) … Herself
 
1956 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #3.27 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #4.28 (1954) … Herself - Singer
 
1954 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Connie Haines (1954) … Herself
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (documentary short)
Herself
 
1949 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Rodeo (documentary short)
Herself
 
1941 Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (28 titles)
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2012 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2011 Días de cine (TV series)
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2004 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Marilyn's Man (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Cleavage (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (TV documentary)
 
1997 L.A. Confidential
Herself (uncredited)
 
1996 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
Rio McDonald (uncredited)
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Dorothy Shaw (archive footage: Gentleman Prefer Blondes [1953])
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1975 ABC Late Night (TV series)
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1966 The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Herself
 
1963 Marilyn (documentary)
Herself (scene from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes") (uncredited)
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Cowboy Stars (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Asked why modern Hollywood is so liberal: "I think the Sixties have happened between when I was there and now. A lot of the actors and actresses, their parents were Sixties people and they just have a Democratic left wing - they flipped." See more »

Trivia:

Has a street named after her in Iowa City, Iowa. See more »

Trademark:

Natural brunette hair See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini