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Janis Carter

Janis Carter

Acting

Born: 1913-10-10 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Known For

Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks

Joan Kirby

Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque

Janine

Framed

Framed

Paula Craig

The Woman on Pier 13

The Woman on Pier 13

Christine Norman

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Judith Chandler

Night Editor

Night Editor

Jill Merrill

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

Mrs. Caprillo

My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past

Corinne Lucas

The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler

Jean Lang

A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

Harem Girl

The Mark of the Whistler

The Mark of the Whistler

Patricia Henley

One Mysterious Night

One Mysterious Night

Dorothy Anderson

Suspense

Suspense

The Missing Juror

The Missing Juror

Alice Hill

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Peggy Donato

Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee

And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

Wanda York

Slightly French

Slightly French

Louisa Gayle

The Notorious Lone Wolf

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Carla Winter

Just Off Broadway

Just Off Broadway

Lillian Hubbard

A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction

Teddy Evans

The Girl in the Case

The Girl in the Case

Myra Warner

Lights Out

Lights Out

Secret Agent of Japan

Secret Agent of Japan

Doris Poole

I Married an Angel

I Married an Angel

Sufi

Swing Out the Blues

Swing Out the Blues

Dena Marshall

The Ghost That Walks Alone

The Ghost That Walks Alone

Enid Turner

That Other Woman

That Other Woman

Constance Powell

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

Vesta Hadden

The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

Helen Dowling

One Way to Love

One Way to Love

Josie Hart

The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman

Christine Roualt

Cadet Girl

Cadet Girl

Mary Moore

No Poster

The Elgin Hour

The Sergeant and the Spy

The Sergeant and the Spy

Gizelle