Janis Carter
Known For
Acting
Born
1913-10-10 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
1994-07-30
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.
Most Known For
Suspense
Lights Out
The Elgin Hour
I Love Trouble
as Mrs. Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy
Thunder Birds
as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
Flying Leathernecks
as Joan Kirby
Lady of Burlesque
as Janine
Framed
as Paula Craig
A Thousand and One Nights
as Harem Girl
Santa Fe
as Judith Chandler
A Woman of Distinction
as Teddy Evans
I Married an Angel
as Sufi
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Carla Winter
Just Off Broadway
as Lillian Hubbard
The Woman on Pier 13
as Christine Norman
Cadet Girl
as Mary Moore
The Half-Breed
as Helen Dowling
Slightly French
as Louisa Gayle
The Mark of the Whistler
as Patricia Henley
The Missing Juror
as Alice Hill