Jean Brooks
Acting
Born Dec 23, 1915
-- Died Nov 25, 1963
· Houston, Texas, USA
Fluent in Spanish, Jean Brooks began professionally by singing with Enric Madriguera and Orchestra in New York. She had a small role in the New York City-filmed The Crime of Doctor Crespi (1935) and the second lead in a Broadway play, "Name Your Poison" (1938), with Lenore Ulric, all under her real name of Jeanne Kelly. She was signed by an independent film production company that had gone under by the time she got to Hollywood. She spent several years at Universal as a leading lady in "B" pictures, including several Johnny Mack Brown westerns, but her option was dropped in late 1941. By this...
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6.5
movie
The Seventh Victim
as Jacqueline Gibson
1943
6.3
movie
The Invisible Man Returns
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1940
6.5
movie
The Leopard Man
as Kiki Walker
1943
6.7
movie
Buck Privates
as Camp Hostess
1941
6.1
movie
Two O'Clock Courage
as Barbara Borden
1945
5.8
movie
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Olga (uncredited)
1940
6.6
movie
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Vicky Gaines
1943
5.3
movie
Miracle on Main Street
as Nina
1939
7.7
movie
Tango Bar
as Young Ship's Passenger on Lower Deck (uncredited)
1935
4.7
movie
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
as Nurse Gordon (as Jeanne Kelly)
1935
6.0
movie
The Falcon in Hollywood
as Roxanna Miles
1944
5.6
movie
The Falcon in Danger
as Iris Fairchild
1943