Jean Kent

Jean Kent (born June 21 1921) is a British film actress who performed in movies of the period 1935-76.

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.

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
* Beyond This Place - 1959
* Please Turn Over - 1960
* Shout at the Devil - 1976

TV Series

* Sir Francis Drake - 1962-3
* Tycoon - 1978
* Crossroads - 1981-2
* Lovejoy - 1991
* Shrinks - 1991

References

*Halliwell's Who's Who of the Movies ISBN 0-06-093507-3

External links

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* [http://www.britishpictures.com/stars/Kent.htm British Pictures Stars]
* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=439 Photographs of Jean Kent]