Jean Heather

Jean Heather

Born: February 21, 1921
Died: October 29, 1995
in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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.

Movies for Jean Heather...

Red Stallion In The Rockies
Title: Red Stallion In The Rockies
Character: Cynthia 'Cindy' Smith
Released: May 2, 1949
Type: Movie
Horse story with Dynamite, The Red Stallion...
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The Last Round-up
Title: The Last Round-up
Character: Carol Taylor
Released: November 5, 1947
Type: Movie
A rancher tries to convince an Indian tribe to relocate so their land can be used to provide water for Kansas City.
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The Well Groomed Bride
Title: The Well Groomed Bride
Character: Wickley
Released: May 17, 1946
Type: Movie
A man and a woman fight over the last bottle of champagne left in San Francisco--she wants it for a wedding, and he wants to use it to christen a ship.
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Murder, He Says
Title: Murder, He Says
Character: Elany Fleagle
Released: June 23, 1945
Type: Movie
Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle, Pete begins to suspect that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete then believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Title: Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Character: Frances Smithers
Released: November 2, 1944
Type: Movie
In 1923, two young ladies depart unescorted for a tour of Europe, meeting two eligible men aboard ship. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadventures.
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The National Barn Dance
Title: The National Barn Dance
Character: Betty
Released: September 24, 1944
Type: Movie
This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.
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Double Indemnity
Title: Double Indemnity
Character: Lola Dietrichson
Released: July 6, 1944
Type: Movie
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.
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Going My Way
Title: Going My Way
Character: Carol James
Released: May 15, 1944
Type: Movie
Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.