Diane Jergens

Diane Jergens was an American actress of film and television who was raised in Minneapolis and moved to Hollywood with her family in 1950, after auditioning for film studios as a child. She danced with the Heidt Steppers, part of the Horace Heidt Show, and sang on tour with composer Jimmy McHugh before making her screen debut in Ginger (1946). In the 1950s she appeared in The FBI Story (1959) with James Stewart and Desk Set (1957) with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, and she took leading roles in High School Confidential! (1958) and Island of Lost Women (1959). She also made two films in the Philippines, Lost Battalion (1960) and Espionage: Far East (1961). For television she played Francine Williams on The Bob Cummings Show for the 1955 to 1956 season and had a recurring role on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, with appearances on Dragnet, The Danny Thomas Show and The Addams Family.