Jean Parker

Jean Parker

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Parker (born Lois Mae Green; August 11, 1915 – November 30, 2005) was an American film and stage actress. She landed her first screen test while still in high school. She acted opposite such well-known actors as Katharine Hepburn, Robert Donat, Edward G. Robinson, Randolph Scott, and Laurel and Hardy. She was married four times and had one son, Robert Lowery Hanks. Parker appeared in 70 movies from 1932 through 1966. In 1932, she posed as a flower girl and living poster in a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, where she was seen by Ida Koverman, secretary to MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer. The following day the studio called her on the phone and invited her for a screen test. Parker's film debut came in Divorce in the Family (1932). She had a successful career at MGM, RKO and Columbia including roles in such films as Little Women, Lady for a Day, Gabriel Over the White House, Limehouse Blues, The Ghost Goes West, and Rasputin and the Empress. In 1939, she starred opposite Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in RKO's The Flying Deuces. Parker remained active in film throughout the 1940s, playing opposite Lon Chaney in Dead Man's Eyes, and a variety of other films. During World War II, she toured many of the veteran hospitals throughout the U.S. and performed on radio. In the 1950s, Parker co-starred opposite Edward G. Robinson in Black Tuesday; had a small but effective role in The Gunfighter, and appeared in A Lawless Street (1955). Her last film appearance was Apache Uprising (1966). Parker also appeared on Broadway. In 1949, she replaced Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday on Broadway and enjoyed a successful run in this classic. She appeared on Broadway opposite Bert Lahr in the play Burlesque. She did summer stock in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, toured in the play Candlelight and Loco, and performed on stage in other professional productions. In 1954, Parker played the role of "Cattle Kate Watson of Wyoming" in an episode of the syndicated television series Stories of the Century, the first western program to win an Emmy Award. The series starred and was narrated by Jim Davis. Later in her career and life, Parker continued a successful stint on the West Coast theatre circuit and worked as an acting coach. At age 83, Parker moved into the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, where she died of a stroke on November 30, 2005, at the age of 90. She was survived by her son, Robert, and granddaughters Katie and Nora Hanks. She was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.

  • Title: Jean Parker
  • Popularity: 2.212
  • Fantatra ho an'ny: Acting
  • Birthday: 1915-08-11
  • Toerana nahaterahana: Deer Lodge, Montana, USA
  • pejy fandraisana:
  • Fantatra koa amin'ny maha: Джин Паркер, Lois Mae Green, Lois May Green
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Jean Parker Movies

  • 1939
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    The Flying Deuces

    The Flying Deuces

    6.369 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    Beyond Tomorrow

    Beyond Tomorrow

    6.047 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    One Body Too Many

    One Body Too Many

    5.2 1944 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tomorrow We Live

    Tomorrow We Live

    4.3 1942 HD

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  • 1954
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    Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    5.9 1954 HD

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  • 1944
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    Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

    5.6 1944 HD

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  • 1955
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    A Lawless Street

    A Lawless Street

    5.414 1955 HD

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  • 1933
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    Lady for a Day

    Lady for a Day

    7.049 1933 HD

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  • 1944
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    Dead Man's Eyes

    Dead Man's Eyes

    6.5 1944 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

    7.2 1950 HD

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  • 1933
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    Little Women

    Little Women

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1944
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    Lady in the Death House

    Lady in the Death House

    5.4 1944 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

    6.333 1936 HD

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  • 1943
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    Minesweeper

    Minesweeper

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Detective Kitty O'Day

    Detective Kitty O'Day

    4.8 1944 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Secret of Madame Blanche

    The Secret of Madame Blanche

    4 1933 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Navy Way

    The Navy Way

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1941
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    No Hands on the Clock

    No Hands on the Clock

    4.9 1941 HD

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  • 1934
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    Operator 13

    Operator 13

    5.7 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Sequoia

    Sequoia

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    Zenobia

    Zenobia

    4.6 1939 HD

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  • 1932
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    Divorce In The Family

    Divorce In The Family

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Ghost Goes West

    The Ghost Goes West

    6.5 1935 HD

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  • 1945
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    Adventures of Kitty O'Day

    Adventures of Kitty O'Day

    4.8 1945 HD

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  • 1953
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    Those Redheads from Seattle

    Those Redheads from Seattle

    5.3 1953 HD

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  • 1934
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    Limehouse Blues

    Limehouse Blues

    4.2 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Made on Broadway

    Made on Broadway

    6.5 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    You Can't Buy Everything

    You Can't Buy Everything

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    A Wicked Woman

    A Wicked Woman

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Parson and the Outlaw

    The Parson and the Outlaw

    4.1 1957 HD

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  • 1952
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    Toughest Man in Arizona

    Toughest Man in Arizona

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1934
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    Lazy River

    Lazy River

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1939
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    She Married a Cop

    She Married a Cop

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Arkansas Traveler

    The Arkansas Traveler

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    Murder in the Fleet

    Murder in the Fleet

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    Rolling Home

    Rolling Home

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1934
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    Have a Heart

    Have a Heart

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Two Alone

    Two Alone

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1942
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    I Live on Danger

    I Live on Danger

    5.7 1942 HD

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  • 1933
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    Storm at Daybreak

    Storm at Daybreak

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1938
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    Romance of the Limberlost

    Romance of the Limberlost

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1961
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    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    3.3 1961 HD

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  • 1968
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    Cargo of Love

    Cargo of Love

    3.5 1968 HD

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  • 1935
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    Princess O'Hara

    Princess O'Hara

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1932
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    Rasputin and the Empress

    Rasputin and the Empress

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Gabriel Over the White House

    Gabriel Over the White House

    7.136 1933 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Barrier

    The Barrier

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    Alaska Highway

    Alaska Highway

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Power Dive

    Power Dive

    4.6 1941 HD

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  • 1934
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    Caravan

    Caravan

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    What Price Innocence?

    What Price Innocence?

    3 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    Flight at Midnight

    Flight at Midnight

    4.5 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Hi, Neighbor

    Hi, Neighbor

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1965
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    Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Farmer in the Dell

    The Farmer in the Dell

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsburgh Kid

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    Parents on Trial

    Parents on Trial

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1941
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    Flying Blind

    Flying Blind

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Torpedo Boat

    Torpedo Boat

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Traitor Within

    The Traitor Within

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Deerslayer

    The Deerslayer

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Soaring Stars

    Soaring Stars

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Romance of the Redwoods

    Romance of the Redwoods

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    Knights of the Range

    Knights of the Range

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Son of the Navy

    Son of the Navy

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Hello, Annapolis

    Hello, Annapolis

    10 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Roar of the Press

    Roar of the Press

    5.6 1941 HD

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  • 1937
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    Life Begins with Love

    Life Begins with Love

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1942
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    Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1940
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    Young America Flies

    Young America Flies

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1943
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    High Explosive

    High Explosive

    5.5 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Girl from Alaska

    The Girl from Alaska

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Oh, What a Night!

    Oh, What a Night!

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1938
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    Penitentiary

    Penitentiary

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1953
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    Private Secretary

    Private Secretary

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1955
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    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    4.6 1955 HD

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  • 1949
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    Suspense

    Suspense

    4.6 1949 HD

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  • 1954
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    Stories of the Century

    Stories of the Century

    5.7 1954 HD

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