Jean Kent
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Jean Kent (born June 21, 1921) is a British film actress who performed in movies of the period 1935-76.
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[edit] Biography
Jean Kent was born in London as Joan Mildred Summerfield. She started her theatrical career as a dancer in 1931. Initially she used her stage name of Jean Carr, when she appeared as a chorus girl in the Windmill Theatre in London. She signed to Gainsborough Pictures during the Second World War and the turning point in her career came when she was given a dramatic part in Fanny by Gaslight. She appeared in a large number British films during the 1940s and 1950s which included many successful British melodramatic films. The latter part of her acting career was in television.
[edit] Films
- The Rocks of Valpre - 1935
- Who's Your Father - 1935
- Frozen Limits - 1939
- Hullo Fame! - 1940
- It's That Man Again - 1943
- Miss London Ltd - 1943
- Warn That Man - 1943
- Bees in Paradise - 1943
- Fanny by Gaslight - 1944 (Man of Evil in USA)
- Champagne Charlie - 1944
- Madonna of the Seven Moons - 1944
- The Wicked Lady - 1944
- The Rake's Progress - 1944 (Notorious Gentleman in the USA)
- Caravan - 1945
- Waterloo Road - 1945
- Carnival - 1946
- The Magic Bow - 1946
- The Man Within - 1947
- The Loves of Joanna Godden - 1947
- Good Time Girl - 1948
- Bond Street - 1948
- Sleeping Car to Trieste - 1948
- Trottie True - 1949
- Her Favourite Husband - 1949
- The Woman in Question - 1950
- The Reluctant Widow - 1951
- The Browning Version - 1951
- Before I Wake - 1954
- The Prince and the Showgirl - 1957
- Bonjour Tristesse - 1958
- Please Turn Over - 1960
- Shout at the Devil - 1976
[edit] TV Series
- Sir Francis Drake - 1962-3
- Tycoon - 1978
- Crossroads - 1981-2
- Lovejoy - 1991
- Shrinks - 1991
[edit] Reference
Halliwell's Who's Who of the Movies ISBN 0-06-093507-3
