Cast

Jean Parker

1915 – 2005

Active years (films on this site)

1933–1935

Genres

ComedyDramaFamilyRomanceFantasy

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodFrench Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

Directors worked with

Frank Capra1 filmGeorge Cukor1 filmRené Clair1 film

Biography

Jean Parker was an American film and stage actress. A native of Montana, indigent during the Great Depression, she was adopted by a family in Pasadena, California, at age ten. She initially aspired to be an illustrator and artist, but was discovered at age 16 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executive Louis B. Mayer after a photograph of her was published in a Los Angeles newspaper when she won a poster contest.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3 films on this site

1. Lady for a Day 1933 · Frank Capra · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. Little Women 1933 · George Cukor · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. The Ghost Goes West 1935 · René Clair · IMDb 6.7 · Cast