Jean Porter
Birthday
1922/12/08
Day of death
2018/01/13 (95 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Cisco, Texas, USA
Also know as
Jean Dmytryk, Джин Портер, Джин Дмитрык, Bennie Jean Porter
Biography
One of MGM's more vivacious secondary stars during the 40s, petite and lovely Jean Porter was born in Texas in 1925 but left the state while young to pursue her dream as an actress. Following some vaudeville experience, she made her uncredited film debut in 1939 (age 14) and slowly graduated to sweet-natured ingénues in light, wholesome "B" fare. Most were sentimental trifles, such as Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)and Easy to Wed (1946), or western action with such obvious titles as Hea...Read more
Acting
(1951) Cry Danger
as Darlene LaVonne
(1944) Bathing Beauty
as Jean Allenwood
(1955) The Left Hand of God
as Mary Yin
(1945) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Ruthie
(1947) Sweet Genevieve
as Genevieve
(1943) Nazty Nuisance
as Kela
(1946) Till the End of Time
as Helen Ingersoll
(1942) About Face
as Sally
(1943) The Youngest Profession
as Patricia Drew
(1942) Heart of the Rio Grande
as Pudge
(1944) San Fernando Valley
as Betty Lou Kenyon
(1942) Better Not Roll Those Eyes
as ---
(1942) Two Pair of Shoes
as ---
(1945) What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
as Jeanne Quidoc
(1949) Roller Derby Girl
as ---
(1947) That Hagen Girl
as Sharon Bailey
(1945) Twice Blessed
as Kitty
(1951) Kentucky Jubilee
as Sally Shannon
(1939) The Under-Pup
as Penguin Girl
(1932) The Gambling Sex
as Classmate
(1943) Calaboose
as Major Barabara
(1946) Betty Co-Ed
as Joanne Leeds
(1942) Fall In
as Joan
(1944) Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Katy Anderson
(1947) Two Blondes and a Redhead
as Catherine Abbott
(1940) One Million B.C.
as Shell Person - Loana's Sister
(1941) Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Girl Going to Audition (uncredited)
(1941) Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as Passerby (uncredited)
(1951) G.I. Jane
as Jan Smith
(1947) Little Miss Broadway
as Judy Gibson
(1945) Thrill of a Romance
as Ga-Ga Bride (uncredited)
(1936) Song and Dance Man
as Girl (uncredited)
(1941) Hellzapoppin'
as Chorine (uncredited)
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as ---
(1958) Sea Hunt
as ---
(1954) Climax!
as Joan
(1987) The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self