Jane Randolph
Jane Randolph (born October 30, 1915 in Youngstown , Ohio , † May 4, 2009 in Saanen - Gstaad , Switzerland ; actually Jane Roemer ) was an American actress .
Life
In the 1930s, Jane Randolph moved from Indiana to Hollywood to pursue a career as a film actress. There she was signed by Warner Bros. during her acting training . After a few small roles in Warner film productions, RKO Pictures took over her contract in 1942 . That same year, Randolph got her first lead role in the crime comedy Highways by Night alongside Richard Carlson . A few bigger and bigger roles followed in B-movie productions of the film noir . Most of the time, Randolph played vulnerable characters in them, including her greatest success, the psychological thriller Cat People by Jacques Tourneur . In a much-cited scene, she flees through New York's Central Park in panic fear of a possibly imaginary panther . Her other films include the sequel The Curse of the Cat People , Anthony Mann's thriller The Perfumed Killer, and the comedy Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein .
After her wedding to Spanish businessman Jaime del Almo in 1949, Randolph ended her acting career and moved to live with her husband in Spain. She had one last film appearance, unnamed in opening and closing credits, in Terence Young's film The King's Lady, shot in Madrid in 1955 . Since the 1960s she lived with her husband Jaime del Amo, with whom she had a daughter, in the Swiss town of Gstaad.
Randolph spent the last years of her life alternately in Los Angeles and in a chalet in Switzerland. After a hip fracture and subsequent complications, she died on May 4, 2009 at the age of 93 in Gstaad.
Filmography (selection)
- 1941: Hearts on fire ( Manpower )
- 1941: With one foot in heaven ( One Foot in Heaven )
- 1942: Subject: Der Mann ( The Male Animal )
- 1942: The Falcon's Brother
- 1942: Highways by Night
- 1942: Cat People ( Cat People )
- 1943: The Falcon Strikes Back
- 1944: The Curse of the Cat People
- 1944: In the Meantime, Darling
- 1945: The Front Page
- 1945: Jealousy
- 1947: The Perfumed Killer ( Railroaded! )
- 1947: Secret Agent T ( T-Men )
- 1948: Open Secret
- 1948: Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein ( Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein )
- 1955: The King (Lady That Lady )
Web links
- Jane Randolph in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jane Randolph in the German dubbing file
- Jane Randolph in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jane Randolph dies at 93; actress was best known for her role in the film noir 'Cat People' , Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2013
- ↑ a b Jane Randolph: Actress best known for her work with Jacques Tourneur and Val Lewton on 'Cat People' , The Independent
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Randolph, Jane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roermer, Jane (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Youngstown , Ohio , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 2009 |
| Place of death | Gstaad , Switzerland |