Janis Carter
Janis Carter
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
34
Gender
Female
Birthday
1913-10-10 (111 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Acting

1954

The Elgin Hour as Not available

1952

The Half-Breed as Helen Dowling

1951

My Forbidden Past as Corinne Lucas

1951

Santa Fe as Judith Chandler

1951

Flying Leathernecks as Joan Kirby

1950

A Woman of Distinction as Teddy Evans

1950

The Woman on Pier 13 as Christine Norman

1949

Suspense as Not available

1949

Lights Out as Not available

1949

Slightly French as Louisa Gayle

1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Peggy Donato

1949

And Baby Makes Three as Wanda York

1948

I Love Trouble as Mrs. Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy

1947

Framed as Paula Craig

1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf as Carla Winter

1946

Night Editor as Jill Merrill

1946

One Way to Love as Josie Hart

1945

A Thousand and One Nights as Harem Girl

1945

The Power of the Whistler as Jean Lang

1945

The Fighting Guardsman as Christine Roualt

1944

The Missing Juror as Alice Hill

1944

One Mysterious Night as Dorothy Anderson

1944

The Ghost That Walks Alone as Enid Turner

1944

The Mark of the Whistler as Patricia Henley

1944

The Girl in the Case as Myra Warner

1943

Lady of Burlesque as Janine

1943

Swing Out the Blues as Dena Marshall

1942

Just Off Broadway as Lillian Hubbard

1942

Secret Agent of Japan as Doris Poole

1942

Thunder Birds as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee

1942

I Married an Angel as Sufi

1942

Who Is Hope Schuyler? as Vesta Hadden

1942

That Other Woman as Constance Powell

1941

Cadet Girl as Mary Moore