Jane Randolph
Biography
Jane Randolph was an American film actress who moved to Hollywood in 1939 and worked her way from small parts to leading roles. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, and raised in Kokomo, Indiana, she studied at DePauw University and at an acting school run by Max Reinhardt. Warner Bros. gave her bit roles in 1941, and her screen debut came that year in Manpower. RKO signed her in 1942 and cast her as a leading lady in Highways by Night. She became known for film noir, among them Jealousy (1945) and Railroaded! (1947), and for Val Lewton's horror films Cat People (1942), in which she played Alice Moore, and The Curse of the Cat People (1944). Her last credited screen role was Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). She died in 2009.
94years old at death
- Born Youngstown
- Died Gstaad
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Jane Roemer
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 6 years1942 to 1948
Every film, newest first
- 1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello meet FrankensteinIMDb rating 7.3
- 1947Railroaded!IMDb rating 6.6
- 1947T-MenIMDb rating 6.9
- 1944The Curse of the Cat PeopleIMDb rating 6.7
- 1942Cat PeopleIMDb rating 7.2
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First role
Randolph's screen debut came in the 1941 film Manpower, after Warner Bros. picked her up and gave her bit roles.
Big break
In 1942, RKO picked up Randolph's contract, and that same year she was given a leading lady part in Highways by Night.
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Anthony Mann directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Anthony MannDirector, 2 films, 1947
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