Anne Jeffreys

Infobox actor


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birthname = Anne Carmichael
birthdate = birth date and age|1923|01|26
location = Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
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occupation = Actress and Singer
othername = Anne Jeffries, Ann Jeffries
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spouse = Robert Sterling (1951 - 2006, by his death)
Joseph R. Serena (1945 - 1949, annulled)
website = http://www.annejeffreys.com/
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Anne Jeffreys (born Anne Carmichael on January 26, 1923 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is an American actress and singer.

Career

Jeffreys entered the entertainment field at a young age; her initial training was in voice (she was an accomplished soprano), but she decided as a teenager to sign with the John Robert Powers agency as a junior model.

Her plans for an operatic career were sidelined when she was cast in a staged musical review, "Fun for the Money". Her appearance in that revue led to her being cast in her first movie role, in "I Married an Angel" (1942), starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald.She was under contract to both RKO and Republic Studios during the 1940s, including several appearances as Tess in the Dick Tracy series, and the 1942 Frank Sinatra musical "Step Lively"

When her career faltered, she instead focused on her stage career, playing lead roles on Broadway in productions such as the 1947 opera "Street Scene", the 1948 Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me, Kate" (having replaced Patricia Morison) and the 1952 musical "Three Wishes for Jamie". With husband Robert Sterling, she appeared in the CBS sitcom "Topper" (1953-1955).

After a semi-retirement in the 1960s, she appeared on television, appearing in episodes of such TV series as L.A. Law and Murder, She Wrote. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in "The Delphi Bureau" (1972). From 1984 to 1985, she starred in the short-lived Aaron Spelling series "Finder of Lost Loves". She also appeared in "Baywatch" as David Hasselhoff's mother.

In 1979 she guest starred as Siress Blassie in the Battlestar Galactica episode "The Man With Nine Lives" as a love interest of Chameleon, a part played by Fred Astaire. She was the last person to dance with Fred Astaire on screen before he died.

Her most recent career has been in daytime television; since 1984 she has appeared on the soap opera "General Hospital" (as well as its short-lived spinoff, "Port Charles") as wealthy socialite Amanda Barrington.

Personal life

Jeffreys has been married twice. Her first marriage, to Joseph Serena, ended in divorce in 1949.

She married actor Robert Sterling in 1951. Sterling appeared with Jeffreys in the series "Topper". Then again, the duo tried another series in January 1958, Love That Jill. Love That Jill ran only a few months, with 13 episodes shot. They had three sons: Jeffrey, Dana and Tyler. Sterling died on May 30, 2006.

Trivia

Jeffreys' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 1501 Vine Street.

External links

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* [http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-2900-3 Anne Jeffreys profiled in book]
* [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978---interviews/anne-jeffreys-galactica.tv-interview.html recent short interview with Anne Jeffreys] at [http://www.galactica.tv GALACTICA.TV]