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Jean Heather
Actor
Born February 21, 1921Died October 29, 1995 (74 years)
Jean Heather (February 21, 1921 – October 29, 1995) was an American actress who appeared in eight feature films during the 1940s.
She acted in two Oscar-nominated movies in 1944: the crime drama Double Indemnity, in which she played Lola Dietrichson, a young woman convinced that her stepmother Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck) is responsible for the murder of Lola's father, and Going My Way, where she played a runaway teenager assisted by Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby).
Heather's acting career was cut short by an automobile accident in December 1947, in which she was thrown from her car onto the pavement and suffered severe facial lacerations.
She acted in two Oscar-nominated movies in 1944: the crime drama Double Indemnity, in which she played Lola Dietrichson, a young woman convinced that her stepmother Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck) is responsible for the murder of Lola's father, and Going My Way, where she played a runaway teenager assisted by Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby).
Heather's acting career was cut short by an automobile accident in December 1947, in which she was thrown from her car onto the pavement and suffered severe facial lacerations.
Jean Heather Filmography
| 1947 | The Last Round-up · as Carol Taylor |
| 1946 | The Well Groomed Bride · as Wickley |
| 1945 | Murder, He Says · as Elany Fleagle |
| 1944 | Going My Way · as Carol James |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay · as Frances Smithers |
| 1944 | Double Indemnity · as Lola Dietrichson |
| 1942 | Holiday Inn · as 4th Of July Dancer |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern · as Jean Heather |