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Janis Carter

Janis Carter

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.

Known for

The Sergeant and the Spy
The Sergeant and the Spy
1954 • Gizelle
The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed
1952 • Helen Dowling
Flying Leathernecks
Flying Leathernecks
1951 • Joan Kirby
My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past
1951 • Corinne Lucas
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
1951 • Judith Chandler
The Woman on Pier 13
The Woman on Pier 13
1950 • Christine Norman
A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction
1950 • Teddy Evans
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three
1949 • Wanda York

Full filmography

The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed
1952 • Helen Dowling
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My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past
1951 • Corinne Lucas
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Santa Fe
Santa Fe
1951 • Judith Chandler
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The Woman on Pier 13
The Woman on Pier 13
1950 • Christine Norman
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Slightly French
Slightly French
1949 • Louisa Gayle
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I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble
1948 • Mrs. Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy
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Framed
Framed
1947 • Paula Craig
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Night Editor
Night Editor
1946 • Jill Merrill
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One Way to Love
One Way to Love
1946 • Josie Hart
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The Fighting Guardsman
The Fighting Guardsman
1945 • Christine Roualt
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The Missing Juror
The Missing Juror
1944 • Alice Hill
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One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night
1944 • Dorothy Anderson
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The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler
1944 • Patricia Henley
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The Girl in the Case
The Girl in the Case
1944 • Myra Warner
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Swing Out the Blues
Swing Out the Blues
1943 • Dena Marshall
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That Other Woman
That Other Woman
1942 • Constance Powell
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Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds
1942 • Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
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Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway
1942 • Lillian Hubbard
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Who Is Hope Schuyler?
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942 • Vesta Hadden
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Cadet Girl
Cadet Girl
1941 • Mary Moore
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