Adele Jergens
Adele Jergens (born November 26, 1917 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York , † November 22, 2002 in Camarillo , California ) was an American actress .
Life & Career
She made her film debut in 1943 with Hello, Frisco, Hello . The actress played her greatest role in 1948 in I dance in your heart as the mother of Marilyn Monroe, who was only nine years her junior . In 1949 Adele Jergens played the lead role in the adventure flick The Legacy of Monte Christo alongside her future husband Glenn Langan . In addition, she appeared in numerous TV productions. Adele Jergens withdrew from acting as early as the mid-1950s.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (7046 Hollywood Blvd.)
The artist was married to actor Glenn Langan from 1951 until his death in 1991. The couple had a child.
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: Hello, Frisco, Hello
- 1943: The Gang's All Here
- 1945: 1001 Nights (A Thousand and One Nights)
- 1945: Murder on their wedding night (Fallen Angel)
- 1945: Tonight and Every Night
- 1947: A goddess on earth (Down to Earth)
- 1948: Robin Hood's great love (The Prince of Thieves)
- 1948: That crazy Mr. Jones! (The Fuller Brush Man)
- 1948: The Dark Past
- 1948: I dance in your heart (Ladies of the Chorus)
- 1949: Slightly French
- 1949: The Heritage of Monte Cristo (Treasure of Monte Cristo)
- 1950: Radar Secret Service
- 1950: Side Street
- 1950: Armored Car Robbery
- 1950: Edge of Doom
- 1950: Riot in Santa Sierra (Try and Get Me)
- 1951: A stranger came to Arizona (Sugarfoot)
- 1951: In the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes (Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man)
- 1951: Mississippi Melody (Show Boat)
- 1954: Overland Pacific
- 1954: Fumigated (The Miami Story)
- 1954: The Big Chase
- 1955: From the Life of a Doctor (Strange Lady in Town)
- 1955: The Lost (The Cobweb)
- 1955: The last seven (Day the World Ended)
- 1956: Fight of the Hyenas (Girls in Prison)
literature
- Karen B. Hannsberry: Adele Jergens . In: Diess .: Femme noir. Bad girls of film . McFarland, Jefferon, NC 1998, ISBN 0-7864-0429-9 , pp. 277-286.
Web links
- Adele Jergens in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Adele Jergens in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jergens, Adele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 2002 |
| Place of death | Camarillo , California , United States |