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Jean Peters (1926–2000)

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Green-eyed beauty Jean Elizabeth Peters flashed across the screen as a bright star during her relatively brief tenure in Hollywood. After just seven years under contract to 20th Century Fox (1947 to 1954), she joined in the reclusive lifestyle of her eccentric billionaire husband, Howard Hughes, and all but vanished from public view... See full bio »

Born:

Elizabeth Jean Peters
in Canton, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Carlsbad, California, USA
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1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Siobhan O'Dea
– Wearing of the Green (1988) … Siobhan O'Dea
 
1981 Peter and Paul (TV movie)
Priscilla
 
1976 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV mini-series)
Beatrice Heyward
 
1973 Winesburg, Ohio (TV movie)
Elizabeth Willard
 
1955 A Man Called Peter
Catherine Wood Marshall
 
1954 Broken Lance
Barbara
 
1954 Apache
Nalinle
 
1954 Three Coins in the Fountain
Anita Hutchins
 
1953 Vicki
Vicki Lynn
 
1953 A Blueprint for Murder
Lynn Cameron
 
1953 Pickup on South Street
Candy
 
1953 Niagara
Polly Cutler
 
1952 Full House
Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
 
1952 Lure of the Wilderness
Laurie Harper
 
1952 Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Nellie Halper
 
1952 Viva Zapata!
Josefa Zapata
 
1951 Anne of the Indies
Captain Anne Providence
 
1951 Take Care of My Little Girl
Dallas Prewitt
 
1951 As Young as You Feel
Alice Hodges
 
1950 Love That Brute
Ruth Manning
 
1949 It Happens Every Spring
Deborah Greenleaf
 
1948 Deep Waters
Ann Freeman
 
1947 Captain from Castile
Catana Perez
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1953 Vicki (performer: "I Know Why and So Do You" - uncredited, "How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You?" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Candy
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Polly Cutler (archive footage: Niagra [1953])
 

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As Young as You Feel -- Trailer for this comedy Three Coins in the Fountain -- Trailer for this film based on the novel Captain from Castile -- Trailer for this epic battle drama
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Personal Details

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"My life with Howard Hughes was and shall remain a matter on which I will have no comment." (In 1972) See more »

Trivia:

In Italy, her films were often dubbed by Lidia Simoneschi. She was occasionally dubbed by Dhia Cristiani, Micaela Giustiniani, and Andreina Pagnani. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra