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{{Short description|British actress (1905–1989)}}
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[[File:Tommy Trinder and Jean Colin.jpg|thumb|Colin with [[Tommy Trinder]] during the making of ''Communal Kitchen: Eating Out With Tommy Trinder'' for the [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Information]] in 1941]]
'''Jean Colin''' (24 March 1905 – 7 March 1989) was an [[England|English]] [[actress]]. She began her career on stage in [[pantomime]], [[musical theatre]] and [[operetta]]s.<ref>[http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/mikfilm-program.htm Jean Colin profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517034643/http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/mikfilm-program.htm |date=2008-05-17 }} in ''[[The Mikado]]'' Technicolor film programme, 1939</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/nx0/jean-colin|title=Jean Colin &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> She appeared in several films beginning in the 1930s.<ref name=bfi/>


Colin was born in [[Brighton]], [[Sussex]] and died in London.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f7a4256|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326102555/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f7a4256|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2019|title=Jean Colin|website=BFI}}</ref> In her later years, she lived in a flat near [[Marble Arch]] in [[central London]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
'''Jean Colin''' (March 24, 1905 – March 7, 1989) was an [[England|English]] [[actress]]. She began her career on stage in [[pantomime]], [[musical theatre]] and operettas.<ref>[http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/mikfilm-program.htm Jean Colin profile] in ''The Mikado'' Technicolor film program, 1939</ref> Colin appeared in several films beginning the thirties. Colin was born in [[Brighton]] and died in London.


==Career==
==Career==
Her stage debut was in 1923 in Brighton when Mary Lynn, niece of [[Ralph Lynn]], persuaded her to work up a dancing act with her. Her big chance came when she was given the part originally meant for June in ''[[The Five O'Clock Girl]]''. ''The Hate Ship'' was her first film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/jean-colin-p14143/filmography|title=Jean Colin &#124; Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

Her stage debut was in 1923 in Brighton when [[Mary Lynn]], niece of [[Ralph Lynn]] persuaded her to work up a dancing act with her. Her big chance came when she was given the part originally meant for June in [[The Five O'Clock Girl]]. [[The Hate Ship]] was her first film.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[The Hate Ship]]'' (1930)
* ''[[The Hate Ship]]'' (1930)
*''[[Compromising Daphne]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Compromising Daphne]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Lord Babs]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Charing Cross Road (film)|Charing Cross Road]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Charing Cross Road (film)|Charing Cross Road]]'' (1935)
*''[[The Mikado]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Such Is Life (1936 film)|Such Is Life]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Stardust (1938 film)|Stardust]]'' (1938)
* ''[[The Mikado (1939 film)|The Mikado]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Laugh It Off (1940 film)|Laugh It Off]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Laugh It Off (1940 film)|Laugh It Off]]'' (1940)
*''[[Bob's Your Uncle (film)|Bob's Your Uncle]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Bob's Your Uncle (film)|Bob's Your Uncle]]'' (1941)
*''[[Last Holiday (1950 film)|Last Holiday]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Last Holiday (1950 film)|Last Holiday]]'' (1950)
*''[[Laxdale Hall]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Laxdale Hall]]'' (1953)


==Notes==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 17 October 2023

Colin with Tommy Trinder during the making of Communal Kitchen: Eating Out With Tommy Trinder for the Ministry of Information in 1941

Jean Colin (24 March 1905 – 7 March 1989) was an English actress. She began her career on stage in pantomime, musical theatre and operettas.[1][2] She appeared in several films beginning in the 1930s.[3]

Colin was born in Brighton, Sussex and died in London.[3] In her later years, she lived in a flat near Marble Arch in central London.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Her stage debut was in 1923 in Brighton when Mary Lynn, niece of Ralph Lynn, persuaded her to work up a dancing act with her. Her big chance came when she was given the part originally meant for June in The Five O'Clock Girl. The Hate Ship was her first film.[4]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jean Colin profile Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine in The Mikado Technicolor film programme, 1939
  2. ^ "Jean Colin | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ a b "Jean Colin". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Jean Colin | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.

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