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Adele Jergens

Adele Jergens

Acting

Born: November 26, 1917Brooklyn, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 - November 22, 2002) was an American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jergen's birth date is sometimes listed as 1922. Jergens first rose to prominence in the late 1930s, when she was named "Miss World's Fairest" at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In the early 1940s, she worked as a Rockette, and was named the Number One Showgirl in New York City. After a few years of working as a model and chorus girl, including being an understudy to Gypsy Rose Lee, Jergens landed a movie contract with Columbia Pictures in 1944, with brunette Jergens becoming a blonde. Her chorus girl past came in handy when she played an exotic dancer in Armored Car Robbery (1950). She was usually cast as blonde floozies and burlesque dancers. She once played Marilyn Monroe's mother in Ladies of the Chorus (1948) despite the fact that Jergens was only 9 years older than Monroe. In 1949, while filming Treasure of Monte Cristo, a film noir set in San Francisco, she met and married co-star Glenn Langan (The Amazing Colossal Man). They remained married until his death in 1991. Their only child, actor Tracy Langan, predeceased his mother. She is interred in the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adele Jergens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Bad Girls Behind Bars

Bad Girls Behind Bars

Jenny (archive footage)

2005
Fighting Trouble

Fighting Trouble

Mae Randle

1956
Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

Jenny

1956
Runaway Daughters

Runaway Daughters

Dixie Jackson

1956
Day the World Ended

Day the World Ended

Ruby

1955
The Lonesome Trail

The Lonesome Trail

Mae

1955
The Cobweb

The Cobweb

Miss Cobb

1955
Outlaw Treasure

Outlaw Treasure

Rita Starr

1955
Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

Bella Brown

1955
Overland Pacific

Overland Pacific

Jessie Loraine

1954
The Big Chase

The Big Chase

Doris Grayson

1954
The Miami Story

The Miami Story

Gwen Abbott

1954
Fireman Save My Child

Fireman Save My Child

Harry's Wife

1954
Somebody Loves Me

Somebody Loves Me

Nola Beach

1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

Gladys

1952
Show Boat

Show Boat

Cameo McQueen (uncredited)

1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Boots Marsden

1951
Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

Reva Cairn

1951
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

Velma

1950
Blues Busters

Blues Busters

Lola Stanton

1950
Edge of Doom

Edge of Doom

Irene

1950
Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery

Yvonne LeDoux aka Mrs. Benny McBride

1950
Beware of Blondie

Beware of Blondie

Toby Clifton

1950
Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

Adele Jergens

1950
Side Street

Side Street

Lucille 'Lucky' Colner

1950
The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

Lilly

1950
Blonde Dynamite

Blonde Dynamite

Joanie Marshall

1950
Radar Secret Service

Radar Secret Service

Lila

1950
Treasure of Monte Cristo

Treasure of Monte Cristo

Jean Turner

1949
Law of the Barbary Coast

Law of the Barbary Coast

1949
The Mutineers

The Mutineers

Norma Harrison

1949
Make Believe Ballroom

Make Believe Ballroom

Self

1949
The Crime Doctor's Diary

The Crime Doctor's Diary

Inez Gray

1949
Slightly French

Slightly French

Yvonne La Tour

1949
Ladies of the Chorus

Ladies of the Chorus

Mae Martin

1948
The Dark Past

The Dark Past

Laura Stevens

1948
The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

Miss Sharmley

1948
The Woman from Tangier

The Woman from Tangier

Nylon

1948
The Prince of Thieves

The Prince of Thieves

Lady Christabel

1948
I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

Boots Nestor

1948
Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie's Anniversary

Gloria Stafford

1947

When a Girl's Beautiful

Adele Jordan

1947
Down to Earth

Down to Earth

Georgia Evans

1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

Mona Harrison

1947
She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Allura

1945
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

Woman at Madley's Show (uncredited)

1945
State Fair

State Fair

Girl on Rollercoaster (uncredited)

1945
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

Princess Armina

1945
Together Again

Together Again

Gilda Laverne (uncredited)

1944
Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

Canteen Hostess (uncredited)

1944
Black Arrow

Black Arrow

Mary Brent

1944
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1943
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Woman at Party (uncredited)

1943
Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Chorine (uncredited)

1943