Jeanne Crain
Date of birth: 1925-05-25
Place of birth: Barstow, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Jeanne Elizabeth Crain, Jeanne Crain Brinkman
Biography
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in Pinky.
Movie Credits
The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloop
O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the
People Will Talk
1951-08-29
A successful, unorthodox doctor befriends a young woman with suicidal ideations due to her pregnancy
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956-07-12
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950-03-31
"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Provi
State Fair
1945-08-29
During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patr
Hot Rods to Hell
1967-01-27
While on a business trip, Tom Phillips is in a car accident caused by a reckless driver. Tom surviv
Dangerous Crossing
1953-07-22
A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unab
The Great Gatsby
1958-06-26
Adaptation of the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald for "Playhouse 90." A Midwesterner becomes fasci
Man Without a Star
1955-03-24
A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.
Vicki
1953-10-05
A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl
Pinky
1949-09-28
Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating
A Letter to Three Wives
1948-12-01
A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away wi
Leave Her to Heaven
1945-12-25
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy i
Belles on Their Toes
1952-05-02
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet
Madison Avenue
1961-04-13
An adman and an adwoman put a dangerous milk tycoon in line for the White House.
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955-10-29
Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York as well as not getting
Twenty Plus Two
1961-08-13
A famous movie star's fan club secretary has been brutally murdered. She has in her office old newsp
The Tattered Dress
1957-03-14
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
1961-09-20
Chronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti.
Skyjacked
1972-05-24
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
Margie
1946-10-15
A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher.
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951-11-01
A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.
The Joker is Wild
1957-09-26
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob
The Night God Screamed
1971-01-01
A woman is persecuted by Jesus freaks after they've crucified her preacher husband.
In the Meantime, Darling
1944-09-22
A young bride who comes from a rich family has a hard time adjusting to life in a boarding house wit
The Fan
1949-04-01
Lord Windermere appears to all – including his young wife Margaret – to be the perfect husband. The
Centennial Summer
1946-07-10
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepar
Winged Victory
1944-12-22
Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pi
Pontius Pilate
1962-02-15
The events that culminated with the Passion of Christ seen from the perspective of Pontius Pilate, t
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951-07-06
A young woman enters college and learns some hard truths about sorority life, including snobbery and
Home in Indiana
1944-06-15
'Sparke' Thorton, a lad with a penchant for trouble, is sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt Bolt in
Apartment for Peggy
1948-09-30
Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is chan
You Were Meant for Me
1948-01-28
A bandleader falls in love and marries a small town girl.
City of Bad Men
1953-09-11
Outlaws plan a robbery to take place during a championship prizefight in Carson City, Nevada.
Guns of the Timberland
1960-02-01
Logger Jim Hadley and his lumberjack crew are looking for new forest to cut. They locate a prime pro
Invasion 1700
1962-07-14
Set in 18th-century Eastern Europe, the film concerns the star-crossed romance between a Polish mili
The Second Greatest Sex
1955-09-30
In 1880, Osawkie, Kansas is feuding with rival town Mandaroon over which will be county seat, keepin
Duel in the Jungle
1954-06-30
An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diam
Rat Pack
2022-01-11
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Fran
The Gang's All Here
1943-12-24
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959-04-26
A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 19
I'll Get By
1950-10-02
I'll Get By is an updated remake of the 1940 20th Century-Fox musical Tin Pan Alley. William Lundiga
The All-Star Bond Rally
1945-05-10
Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds thro
Monsters and Madonnas: The World of William Mortensen
1963-01-01
This documentary stars Vincent Price and Jeanne Crain. It shows William Mortensen and George Dunham