Isabel Jeans
Isabel Jeans | |
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.jpg) Jeans in the trailer for the film Gigi (1958) | |
| Born | 16 September 1891 London, England |
| Died | 4 September 1985 (aged 93) London, England |
| Years active | 1917–1972 |
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Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 1985) was an English stage and film actress known for her roles in several Alfred Hitchcock films and her portrayal of Aunt Alicia in the 1958 musical film Gigi.[1][2]
Early life and career
Born in London, Jeans was the daughter of an art critic.[3]
She planned to become a singer but began her career on the London stage in 1908 at age 15, at the invitation of
Films and later years
She appeared in major roles in two
Later stage roles included
She also acted in
Family and personal life
Jeans' brother Desmond was an actor and boxer, and her sister Ursula became a respected character actress.[12]
She was married twice: first to the actor Claude Rains, from 1913 to 1915, and then to the barrister and playwright Gilbert Edward "Gilley" Wakefield from 1920 until his death in 1963.[3]
Partial filmography
- The Profligate (1917) - Janet Preece
- Tilly of Bloomsbury (1921) - Sylvia Mainwaring
- The Rat (1925) - Zelie de Chaumet
- Windsor Castle (1926)
- The Triumph of the Rat (1926) - Zelie de Chaumet
- Downhill (1927) - Julia
- Further Adventures of a Flag Officer(1927) - Pauline
- Easy Virtue (1928) - Larita Filton
- The Return of the Rat (1929) - Zélia de Chaumet Boucheron
- Power Over Men (1929) - Marion Delacour
- Sally Bishop (1932) - Dolly Durlacher
- Rolling in Money (1934) - Duchess of Braceborough
- The Dictator (1935) - Von Eyben
- The Crouching Beast (1935) - The Pellegrini
- Tovarich (1937) - Fermonde Dupont
- Fools for Scandal (1938) - Lady Paula Malverton
- Secrets of an Actress (1938) - Marian Plantagenet
- Youth Takes a Fling (1938) - Mrs. Merrivale
- Garden of the Moon (1938) - Mrs. Lornay
- Hard to Get (1938) - Mrs. Richards
- Good Girls Go to Paris (1939) - Caroline Brand
- Man About Town (1939) - Mme. Dubois
- Suspicion (1941) - Mrs. Newsham
- Banana Ridge (1942) - Sue Long
- Great Day (1945) - Lady Mott
- Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) - Mother in 1903
- Souvenir d'Italie(1957) - Cynthia
- Gigi (1958) - Aunt Alicia
- A Breath of Scandal (1960) - Princess Eugénie
- Heavens Above! (1963) - Lady Despard
- The Magic Christian (1969) - Dame Agnes Grand
Selected stage credits
- Make Way for Lucia by John Van Druten (1948)
References
- ^ a b "Isabel Jeans". Archived from the original on 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Isabel Jeans - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ a b c Harrison, Paul. "Charming British Girl Arrives in Hollywood", The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal (South Carolina), 29 August 1937, front page of Sec. 2
- ^ a b Isabel Jeans at the IBDB database
- ^ Findon, B.H., "Kissing Time", The Play Pictorial, May 1919, p. 82.
- ISBN 0-7183-0455-1pp. 50–51
- ISBN 081313885X, accessed 15 January 2013
- ^ "Isabel Jeans – Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ The Happy Hypocrite on Official London Theatre Guide, accessed 19 September 2011
- ^ Classic Plays – 1950s Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Rob Wilton Theatricalia, accessed 19 September 2011
- ^ Classic Plays – 1960s, Rob Wilton Theatricalia, accessed 19 September 2011
- ISBN 9781476625997– via Google Books.
External links
- Isabel Jeans at IMDb
- Isabel Jeans at AllMovie
- Isabel Jeans at BritishPictures.com
- Isabel Jeans at the Internet Broadway Database
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