Jean Peters
Biography
Jean Peters was an American film actress who built her career at 20th Century Fox in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Canton, Ohio, she studied at Ohio State University and won the Miss Ohio State Pageant, which led to a screen test and a seven-year contract with Fox. Her first film was Captain from Castile (1947), where she replaced Linda Darnell opposite Tyrone Power. She became known for playing unglamorous, down-to-earth women rather than sirens, despite her role in Pickup on South Street (1953). She also appeared in Viva Zapata! (1952) and Niagara (1953). Later came Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), and she was critically acclaimed for Apache (1954). She retired from films after A Man Called Peter (1955), then returned to television later in Winesburg, Ohio (1973) and The Moneychangers (1976). She also appeared in Peter and Paul (1981), and her final acting role was on Murder, She Wrote in 1988.
73years old at death
- Born Canton
- Died Carlsbad
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 34 years1947 to 1981
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First role
Peters won the Miss Ohio State Pageant in 1945 while studying for a teaching degree, and the grand prize was a screen test with 20th Century-Fox.
A role that slipped away
In Niagara, Peters took over the part from Anne Baxter, her co-star in the anthology film O. Henry's Full House. Peters's role began as the lead, but the movie ended up a showcase for Monroe.
Getting ready for a role
To get ready for a singing and dancing scene in Love That Brute, Peters took some lessons from the dance instructor who taught Betty Grable.
Jean Peters movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Henry Hathaway directed two of these films, Henry King two. Two actors appear in four 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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Henry HathawayDirector, 2 films, 1952 to 1953
All films by Henry Hathaway
Henry KingDirector, 2 films, 1947 to 1952
All films by Henry King
Also two films together13 more actors
- Walter SandeApache (1954) and A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
- Parley BaerPickup on South Street (1953) and Vicki (1953)
- Max ShowalterNiagara (1953) and Vicki (1953)
- Carleton YoungA Blueprint for Murder (1953) and Anne of the Indies (1951)
- Thomas GomezAnne of the Indies (1951) and Captain from Castile (1947)
- Louis JourdanThree Coins in the Fountain (1954) and Anne of the Indies (1951)
- David WayneO. Henry's Full House (1952) and As Young as You Feel (1951)
- Jeanne CrainVicki (1953) and O. Henry's Full House (1952)
- Mae MarshA Blueprint for Murder (1953) and It Happens Every Spring (1949)
- Debra PagetAnne of the Indies (1951) and It Happens Every Spring (1949)
- Thelma RitterPickup on South Street (1953) and As Young as You Feel (1951)
- Alan ReedPickup on South Street (1953) and Viva Zapata! (1952)
- Richard GarrickO. Henry's Full House (1952) and Viva Zapata! (1952)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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