June Kenney
Biography
June Kenney was an American actress who became known for B movies in the late 1950s. Born in Boston and raised in the Malden area, she began singing and dancing as a child and appeared on Boston radio before signing with Warner Bros. for musical shorts. As a teenager she acted in stage plays and studied dance, and she won early television work in episodes of The Loretta Young Show and Public Defender. Roger Corman gave her the lead in Teenage Doll (1957) and roles in Sorority Girl and The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957). Bert I. Gordon then cast her in Attack of the Puppet People (1958) and Earth vs. the Spider (1958). She also starred in Hot Car Girl, took a part in Bloodlust! (1961), and retired from acting in 1962.
87years old at death
- Born Boston
- Died Pahrump
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as June Claire Sebastian
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years1957 to 1961
Every film, newest first
- 1961Bloodlust!IMDb rating 3.7
- 1958Attack of the Puppet PeopleIMDb rating 5.2
- 1958The SpiderIMDb rating 4.7
- 1957The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea SerpentIMDb rating 3.4
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A first
A casting call gave Kenney an uncredited role in Jerry Lewis's 1961 movie The Ladies Man, the only "A" movie she appeared in. She said she got the part because Lewis liked her walking down stairs in rhythm to music.
Getting ready for a role
Kenney provided her own wardrobe for a number of her film parts. For Attack of the Puppet People, the dress she wore was custom made by a friend from her dance school.
June Kenney movies on Netflix
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Bert I. Gordon directed two of these films. Three 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
Hank Patterson's page
Jack Kosslyn's page
June Jocelyn's page
Bert I. GordonDirector, 2 films, 1958
All films by Bert I. Gordon
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.