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Biography
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in Pinky.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1950 · nominated
Filmography20 titles

Leave Her to Heaven
1945as Ruth Berent
1945as Ruth Berent

A Letter to Three Wives
1949as Deborah Bishop
1949as Deborah Bishop

People Will Talk
1951as Deborah Higgins
1951as Deborah Higgins

Pinky
1949as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
1949as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson

What's My Line?
1950as Self
1950as Self

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956as Dora Temple
1956as Dora Temple

O. Henry's Full House
1952as Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
1952as Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self

State Fair
1945as Margy Frake
1945as Margy Frake

Man Without a Star
1955as Reed Bowman
1955as Reed Bowman

The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951as Kitty Bennett
1951as Kitty Bennett

Cheaper by the Dozen
1950as Ann Gilbreth
1950as Ann Gilbreth

Dangerous Crossing
1953as Ruth Stanton Bowman
1953as Ruth Stanton Bowman

Skyjacked
1972as Mrs. Clara Shaw
1972as Mrs. Clara Shaw

Guns of the Timberland
1960as Laura Riley
1960as Laura Riley

City of Bad Men
1953as Linda Culligan
1953as Linda Culligan

The Fan
1949as Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere
1949as Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere

The Gang's All Here
1943as Chorus Girl / Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
1943as Chorus Girl / Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
1961as Nefertiti
1961as Nefertiti

Hot Rods to Hell
1967as Peg Phillips
1967as Peg Phillips