Janis Carter

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

Birth Location Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Born 1913-10-10
Died 1994-07-30

Movies

The Half-Breed as Helen Dowling
1952
Flying Leathernecks as Joan Kirby
1951
My Forbidden Past as Corinne Lucas
1951
Santa Fe as Judith Chandler
1951
The Woman on Pier 13 as Christine Norman
1950
A Woman of Distinction as Teddy Evans
1950
And Baby Makes Three as Wanda York
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Peggy Donato
1949
Slightly French as Louisa Gayle
1949
I Love Trouble as Mrs. Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy
1948
Framed as Paula Craig
1947
Night Editor as Jill Merrill
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf as Carla Winter
1946
One Way to Love as Josie Hart
1946
The Fighting Guardsman as Christine Roualt
1946
1945
1945
The Missing Juror as Alice Hill
1944
One Mysterious Night as Dorothy Anderson
1944
The Mark of the Whistler as Patricia Henley
1944
The Girl in the Case as Myra Warner
1944
1944
Swing Out the Blues as Dena Marshall
1943
Lady of Burlesque as Janine
1943
That Other Woman as Constance Powell
1942
Thunder Birds as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
1942
Just Off Broadway as Lillian Hubbard
1942
1942
Who Is Hope Schuyler? as Vesta Hadden
1942
Secret Agent of Japan as Doris Poole
1942
Cadet Girl as Mary Moore
1941
Janis Carter hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows