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Jeanne Crain
★ Acting

Jeanne Crain

1925 – 2003 · Barstow, California, USA · Active 1943–2022

Jeanne Crain, born in 1925, emerged as a prominent actress in the 1950s and 60s, bringing a unique charm to her roles. She appears in The Joker Is Wild (1957), where she navigates the complexities of fame alongside Frank Sinatra. Crain also stars in Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (1961), embodying the regal title character in a film that blends historical drama with a touch of the exotic. Her contributions to cult cinema are further highlighted in Twenty Plus Two (1961) and The Night God Screamed (1971), where her performances resonate within the genre's distinctive narratives.

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Twenty Plus Two

Twenty Plus Two

1961 ★ 6.0
as Linda Foster

A famous movie star's fan club secretary has been brutally murdered. She has in her office old newspaper clippings regarding a missing heiress. Did the secretary know something about the mystery of the heiress? David Janssen investigates.

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Filmography

56 credits
2020s 1 credit
2022
Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
1970s 3 credits
1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti as Self - Nefertiti (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
1972
Skyjacked as Mrs. Clara Shaw
Movie ★ 6.2
1971
Movie ★ 5.6
1960s 13 credits
1968
The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.6
1968
The Name of the Game as Mrs. McKendricks
TV ★ 7.0
1967
Hot Rods to Hell as Peg Phillips
Movie ★ 4.9
1963
Burke's Law as Amy Booth
TV ★ 6.3
1963
Burke's Law as Polly Martin
TV ★ 6.3
1963
Burke's Law as Lorraine Turner
TV ★ 6.3
1962
Pontius Pilate as Claudia Procula
Movie ★ 6.8
1962
Movie ★ 6.6
1961
Madison Avenue as Peggy Shannon
Movie ★ 6.6
1961
Twenty Plus Two as Linda Foster
Movie ★ 6.8
1961
Movie ★ 5.5
1960
Movie ★ 6.2
1950s 24 credits
1959
Movie ★ 6.0
1959
Riverboat as Laura Sutton
TV ★ 6.5
1958
The Great Gatsby as Daisy Fay Buchanan
Movie
1957
The Tattered Dress as Diane Blane
Movie ★ 5.5
1957
Movie ★ 8.1
1956
Movie ★ 6.9
1955
Man Without a Star as Reed Bowman
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes as Connie Jones / Mitzi Jones
Movie ★ 5.3
1955
Movie ★ 7.8
1954
Duel in the Jungle as Marian Taylor
Movie ★ 6.4
1953
Dangerous Crossing as Ruth Stanton Bowman
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Vicki as Jill Lynn
Movie ★ 5.5
1953
City of Bad Men as Linda Culligan
Movie ★ 6.2
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1952
O. Henry's Full House as Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Movie ★ 6.9
1952
Belles on Their Toes as Ann Gilbreth
Movie ★ 7.2
1951
People Will Talk as Deborah Higgins
Movie ★ 7.1
1951
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
Movie ★ 5.3
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Cheaper by the Dozen as Ann Gilbreth
Movie ★ 6.4
1950
I'll Get By as Herself
Movie ★ 5.9
1950
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 15 credits
1949
Pinky as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Movie ★ 7.1
1949
A Letter to Three Wives as Deborah Bishop
Movie ★ 7.2
1949
The Fan as Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere
Movie ★ 6.0
1948
You Were Meant for Me as Peggy Mayhew
Movie ★ 6.3
1948
Apartment for Peggy as Peggy Taylor
Movie ★ 8.2
1948
TV ★ 6.8
1946
Margie as Marjorie "Margie" MacDuff
Movie ★ 7.1
1946
Centennial Summer as Julia Rogers
Movie ★ 5.9
1945
State Fair as Margy Frake
Movie ★ 6.6
1945
Leave Her to Heaven as Ruth Berent
Movie ★ 7.4
1945
The All-Star Bond Rally as Self - Pinup Girl
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
In the Meantime, Darling as Margaret 'Maggie' Preston
Movie ★ 6.8
1944
Movie ★ 6.3
1944
Home in Indiana as Charlotte 'Char' Bruce
Movie ★ 5.9
1943
The Gang's All Here as Chorus Girl / Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9