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Jane Frazee

Acting Born Jul 18, 1915 Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA 24 credits

Biography

A professional entertainer since the age of six, blue-eyed brunette Jane Frazee and her older sister Ruth Frazee had a vaudeville sister act and appeared in nightclubs and on radio together. They journeyed to Hollywood, but the act broke up when Ruth failed her screen tests and Jane passed hers. Jane was quite attractive with a pleasant singing voice, and went on to play in numerous westerns and light musicals after signing with Republic Pictures. She later appeared in a number of films for Universal Pictures, which put her to the test by having her warble amidst the antics of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Buck Privates (1941) and Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson in Hellzapoppin' (1941). She married actor/director Glenn Tryon in 1942 and had a son, Timothy, but the couple divorced in 1947. Moving into TV guest appearances in the early 1950s, Jane later retired and started a successful real estate business. She died in Newport Beach, California at age 67 following complications from a stroke on September 6, 1985.

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Known for

Film

Psycho III

as Farmwoman
Film

Doc Hollywood

as Gilda
Film

Herbie Fully Loaded

2005

Racket Squad

1951
Film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

as Alice Henderson

Full filmography

  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Farmwoman
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Gilda
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950)
  • Racket Squad (1951)
  • The Beulah Show (1950) as Alice Henderson
  • Buck Privates (1941) as Judy Gray
  • Moonlight Masquerade (1942) as Vicki Forrester
  • Hellzapoppin' (1941) as Kitty Rand
  • She's a Sweetheart (1944) as Maxine Lecour
  • Swing in the Saddle (1944) as Penny Morrow
  • Ten Cents a Dance (1945) as Jeanne Hollis
  • Rhythm of the Islands (1943) as Joan Holton
  • The Big Bonanza (1944) as Chiquita McSweeney
  • Melody and Moonlight (1940) as Kay Barnett
  • Grand Canyon Trail (1948) as Carol Martin aka Carol Vanderpool
  • Last of the Wild Horses (1948) as Jane Cooper
  • Sing Another Chorus (1941) as Edna
  • So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955) as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
  • Hi'ya, Chum (1943) as Sunny Lee
  • Get Hep to Love (1942) as Ann Winters
  • Cowboy Canteen (1944) as Connie Gray
  • So You're Taking in a Roomer (1954) as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
  • Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) as Star of Movie House Film
  • Angels with Broken Wings (1941) as Jane Lord