List of Jean Parker performances
Jean Parker was an American film, stage, and television actress whose career spanned over three decades, beginning in the pre-code era. She made her feature debut in 1932's Divorce in the Family, followed by an uncredited bit part in Rasputin and the Empress (1932). Parker had her breakthrough role opposite Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett in George Cukor's Little Women (1933), portraying Elizabeth March. She subsequently starred in Frank Capra's comedy-mystery Lady for a Day (also 1933), followed by the romantic comedy The Ghost Goes West (1935).
Parker continued to star in films through the 1940s, notably opposite Lon Chaney in Dead Man's Eyes (1944), and in the film noir Bluebeard (1944). Beginning in 1946, Parker appeared on Broadway in the original production of Born Yesterday. She appeared in two additional Broadway productions after: Loco (1946), in the title role, and Burlesque (1946–1947).
By the 1950s, Parker's career had slowed, though she appeared in a small number of films, such as The Gunfighter (1950) and Those Redheads from Seattle (1953). She made her final film appearance in 1965's Apache Uprising before retiring from acting.
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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1932 | Divorce in the Family | Lucile | Charles Reisner | ||
1932 | Rasputin and the Empress | Princess Maria | Richard Boleslawski | Uncredited | |
1933 | The Secret of Madame Blanche | Eloise Duval | Charles Brabin | [1] | |
1933 | Gabriel Over the White House | Alice Bronson | Gregory La Cava | [2] | |
1933 | Made on Broadway | Adele Manners | Harry Beaumont | ||
1933 | What Price Innocence? | Ruth Harper | Willard Mack | ||
1933 | Storm at Daybreak | Danitza | Richard Boleslawski | ||
1933 | Lady for a Day | Louise | Frank Capra | ||
1933 | Little Women | Elizabeth "Beth" March | George Cukor | ||
1934 | Two Alone | Mazy | Elliot Nugent | ||
1934 | You Can't Buy Everything | Elizabeth "Beth" Burton Bell |
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1934 | Caravan | Timka | Erik Charell | ||
1934 | Lazy River | Sarah Lescalle | George B. Seitz | [3] | |
1934 | Operator 13 | Eleanor Shackleford | Richard Boleslawski | [4] | |
1934 | Have a Heart | Sally Moore | David Butler | [4] | |
1934 | A Wicked Woman | Rosanne | Charles Brabin | [3] | |
1934 | Limehouse Blues | Toni | Alexander Hall | ||
1934 | Sequoia | Toni Martin | Chester M. Franklin | [5] | |
1935 | Princess O'Hara | Princess O'Hara | David Burton | ||
1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Betty Lansing | Edward Sedgwick | [6] | |
1935 | The Ghost Goes West | Peggy Martin | René Clair | ||
1936 | The Farmer in the Dell | Adie Boye | Ben Holmes | ||
1936 | The Texas Rangers | Amanda Bailey | King Vidor | ||
1937 | The Barrier | Necia Gale | Lesley Selander | ||
1937 | Life Begins with Love | Carole Martin | Ray McCarey | ||
1938 | Penitentiary | Elizabeth Mathews | John Brahm | ||
1938 | Romance of the Limberlost | Laurie | William Nigh | ||
1938 | The Arkansas Traveler | Judy Allen | Alfred Santell | ||
1939 | Romance of the Redwoods | June Martin | Charles Vidor | ||
1939 | Zenobia (UK: 'Elephants Never Forget') | Mary Tibbett | Gordon Douglas | ||
1939 | She Married a Cop | Linda Fay | Sidney Salkow | ||
1939 | Flight at Midnight | Maxine Scott | Sidney Salkow | ||
1939 | Parents on Trial | Susan Wesley | Sam Nelson | ||
1939 | The Flying Deuces | Georgette | A. Edward Sutherland | ||
1940 | Knights of the Range | Holly Ripple | Lesley Selander | ||
1940 | Son of the Navy | Stevie Moore | William Nigh | ||
1940 | Beyond Tomorrow | Jean Lawrence | A. Edward Sutherland | ||
1940 | Young America Flies | Jane | B. Reeves Eason | Short film | |
1941 | Roar of the Press | Alice Williams | Phil Rosen | ||
1941 | Power Dive | Carol Blake | James P. Hogan | ||
1941 | Flying Blind | Shirley Brooks | Frank McDonald | ||
1941 | The Pittsburgh Kid | Patricia Mallory | Jack Townley | ||
1941 | No Hands on the Clock | Louise Campbell | Frank McDonald | ||
1942 | Torpedo Boat | Grace Holman | John Rawlins | ||
1942 | The Girl from Alaska | Mary 'Pete' McCoy | |||
1942 | Hello, Annapolis | Doris Henley | Lew Landers | ||
1942 | I Live on Danger | Susan Richards | Sam White | ||
1942 | Hi, Neighbor | Dorothy Greenfield | Charles Lamont | ||
1942 | Tomorrow We Live | Julie Bronson | Edgar G. Ulmer | ||
1942 | Wrecking Crew | Peggy Starr | Frank McDonald | ||
1942 | The Traitor Within | Molly Betts | Frank McDonald | ||
1943 | High Explosive | Connie Baker | Frank McDonald | ||
1943 | Alaska Highway | Ann Coswell | Frank McDonald | ||
1943 | Minesweeper | Mary Smith | William Berke | ||
1943 | Deerslayer | Judith Hutter | Lew Landers | ||
1944 | The Navy Way | Ellen Sayre | William Berke | ||
1944 | Lady in the Death House | Mary Kirk Logan | Steve Sekely | ||
1944 | Detective Kitty O'Day | Kitty O'Day | William Beaudine | ||
1944 | Oh, What a Night | Valerie | William Beaudine | ||
1944 | One Body Too Many | Carol Dunlap | Frank McDonald | ||
1944 | Dead Man's Eyes | Heather Hayden | Reginald Le Borg | ||
1944 | Bluebeard | Lucille Lutien | Edgar G. Ulmer | ||
1945 | Adventures of Kitty O'Day | Kitty O'Day | William Beaudine | ||
1946 | Rolling Home | Frances Crawford | William Berke | ||
1950 | The Gunfighter | Molly | Henry King | ||
1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | Della | R. G. Springsteen | ||
1953 | Those Redheads From Seattle | Liz | Lewis R. Foster | ||
1954 | Black Tuesday | Hattie Combest | Hugo Fregonese | ||
1955 | A Lawless Street | Cora Dean | Joseph H. Lewis | ||
1957 | The Parson and the Outlaw | Mrs. Sarah Jones | Oliver Drake | ||
1965 | Apache Uprising | Mrs. Hawks | R. G. Springsteen |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1951 | Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Sally Field | Episode: "The Wisdom Tooth" | |
1953 | Cowboy G-Men | Dixie Shannon / Mayor Crystal Colby | 2 episodes | |
1954 | Stories of the Century | Cattle Kate | Episode: "Cattle Kate" | |
1954 | The Lone Wolf | Agnes Henshaw | Episode: "The Department Store Story" | |
1954 | Adventures of the Falcon | Madge Reynolds | Episode: "The Big Heist" | |
1955 | The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre | Edith | Episode: "The Mink Coat" | |
1955 | Damon Runyon Theater | Dolly | Episode: "Barbeque" | |
1956 | Matinee Theater | Amelia | Episode: "Dinner at Antoine's" | |
1956 | Private Secretary | Edmee Esmond | Episode: "Cat in the Hot Tin File" | |
1956 | The Red Skelton Hour | Clara Appleby | Episode: "Appleby's Invention" | |
1959 | Frontier Doctor | Liz Lambert | Episode: "The Woman Who Dared" |
Stage[]
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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1946 | Loco | Loco Dempsey | Biltmore Theatre, New York City | [7] |
1946–1947 | Burlesque | Bonny King | Belasco Theatre, New York City | [7] |
1948–1949 | Born Yesterday | Billie Dawn | National Broadway tour | [7] |
1949 | Light Up the Sky | Touring production; New York and Boston appearances | [8] | |
1951 | Detective Story | Mary McLeod | Gayety Theatre, Montreal | [9] |
References[]
- ^ Eames 1988, p. 97.
- ^ Eames 1988, p. 92.
- ^ a b Eames 1988, p. 102.
- ^ a b Eames 1988, p. 103.
- ^ Eames 1988, p. 105.
- ^ Eames 1988, p. 115.
- ^ a b c "Jean Parker". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020.
- ^ Fishgall 2002, p. 142.
- ^ Whitehead, Harold (September 25, 1951). "Kingsley Drama Seen at Gayety". The Montreal Gazette. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
Sources[]
- Eames, John Douglas (1988). The MGM Story: The Complete History of Fifty Roaring Years. New York City, New York: Crown. ISBN 978-0-517-52613-2.
- Fishgall, Gary (2002). Gregory Peck: A Biography. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-684-85290-4.
- Actress filmographies
- American filmographies