Jean Hagen
Biography
Jean Hagen was born on August 3, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Jean Shirley Verhagen. She was an actress, known for Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and Make Room for Daddy (1953). She was married to Tom Seidel. She died on August 29, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
54years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Jean Shirley Verhagen
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 15 years1949 to 1964
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A role that slipped away
Hagen first acted on Broadway in Swan Song, then appeared in Another Part of the Forest, Ghosts, and The Traitor. In Born Yesterday she understudied Judy Holliday and took over the role late in the run.
Early training
Hagen studied drama at Northwestern University, where she roomed with actress Patricia Neal, and she graduated from Northwestern in 1945.
First role
Hagen made her movie debut playing a comical femme fatale in Adam's Rib, the 1949 film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn that George Cukor directed.
First role
Hagen's first starring role came in The Asphalt Jungle, in which she played Doll Conovan, a woman who stays with the criminal Dix until the bitter end.
First role
Hagen started out in radio during the 1940s, appearing in programs such as Light of the World and Hollywood Story. Using her birth name, she took the role of Betty Webster on Those Websters.
Jean Hagen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
George Cukor directed two of these films. Six 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.
Films together
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Louis Calhern's page
Tom Ewell's page
All films by George Cukor
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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