- Jean Kent
Jean Kent (born
June 21 1921 ) is a Britishfilm 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 theWindmill Theatre in London. She signed toGainsborough 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 Britishmelodrama tic 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 - 1976TV Series
* Sir Francis Drake - 1962-3
* Tycoon - 1978
* Crossroads - 1981-2
*Lovejoy - 1991
* Shrinks - 1991References
*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]
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