Occupation Film actress Role Actress Name Eilene Janssen | Spouse(s) married (5 children) Years active 1940-1968 | |
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Mary Eilene Janssen (born May 25, 1938), is an American former actress in film and television.
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- Eilene janssen performs what are cowboys made of avi
- Early life
- Film career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Early life
Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 1938, to parents Harry and Mary Ellen Janssen.
Film career
She began her film career as a child actress in the early 1940s. With her father being a longtime worker for Universal Studios, Eilene Janssen made her first screen appearance in the 1940 film Sandy Gets Her Man. She continued to have bit parts in several movies such as Two Girls and a Sailor and It Happened Tomorrow. In 1944, she was awarded the title Little Miss America.
As she grew older, she gained more prominent roles such as Elise in Song of Love and Peggy in The Boy with Green Hair.
Apart from films, Eilene Janssen also acted in television series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, Mister Ed, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Tales of Wells Fargo, Make Room for Daddy, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Beverly Hillbillies and Perry Mason.
She retired from acting in 1968. As of 2004, she is residing in Pasadena, California.
Personal life
She married Harry Ronald Rothschild on November 29, 1957. They later divorced.
Filmography
Actress
1968
Panic in the City as
Information Clerk
1963
Black Zoo as
Bride
1963
Mister Ed (TV Series) as
Penny Hoblock
- Wilbur's Father (1963) - Penny Hoblock
1962
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Maureen Franklin
- The Case of the Polka Dot Pony (1962) - Maureen Franklin
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) as
First Airline Stewardess
- Home for Christmas (1962) - First Airline Stewardess
1962
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Jill Wagner
- The Beauty Contest (1962) - Jill Wagner
1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) as
Emily Busby
- Where Is Thy Sting? (1962) - Emily Busby
1958
The Space Children as
Phyllis Manley
1958
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Nancy Boggs
- Mule Team (1958) - Nancy Boggs
1957
The Danny Thomas Show (TV Series) as
Peggy Conroy
- Good Old Days (1958) - Peggy Conroy
- The Non-Orgs (1957) - Peggy Conroy
- The Dinah Shore Show (1957) - Peggy Conroy
1957
Escape from Red Rock as
Janie Acker
1957
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Rose Janskey
- The Gandy Dancers of Steptoe Valley (1957) - Rose Janskey
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Julie Taylor / Jenny Blake
- The Kid (1957) - Julie Taylor
- The Target (1957) - Jenny Blake
1957
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) as
Eilene
- The African Hunter (1957) - Eilene
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Celia Brady
- House Divided (1957) - Celia Brady
1957
Beginning of the End as
Teenage Girl in Car
1957
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Nancy
- Night of Terror (1957) - Nancy
1956
The Search for Bridey Murphy as
Bridey Murphy at Age 15
1956
Combat Sergeant (TV Series) as
Jeanne
- Mission to Mademoiselle (1956) - Jeanne
1956
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) as
Rosemary
- The Hefferan Family (1956) - Rosemary
1956
Father Knows Best (TV Series) as
Evelyn
- Betty's Graduation (1956) - Evelyn
- Dilemma for Margaret (1956) - Evelyn
1956
Front Row Center (TV Series) as
Phyllis
- Uncle Barney (1956) - Phyllis
1956
The Life of Riley (TV Series) as
Mary Ann
- Junior Quits School (1956) - Mary Ann
1955
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) as
Nancy Parker / Girl
- It's Always Sunday (1956) - Nancy Parker
- A Midsummer Daydream (1955) - Girl
1955
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Katie Hopkins
- While We're Young (1955) - Katie Hopkins
1955
Life with Father (TV Series)
- Father and Young Love (1955)
- Father and the Dress Suit (1955)
1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV Series) as
Nancy Baker / Susie
- A Matter of Principle (1955) - Susie
- Day After Thanksgiving (1952) - Nancy Baker
- The Rivals (1952) - Nancy Baker
1954
The Donald O'Connor Show (TV Series) as
Minor Role
- Episode #1.2 (1954) - Minor Role
1954
About Mrs. Leslie as
Pixie Croffman
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Mike Borer
- Mike - Mike Borer
1950
The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) as
Wilma Willy Markham / Theodora Natalie 'T.N.T.' Town
- Ghost Mountain (1953) - Wilma Willy Markham (as Eileen Janssen)
- T.N.T. (1950) - Theodora Natalie 'T.N.T.' Town
1952
The Range Rider (TV Series) as
Juliet
- Romeo Goes West (1952) - Juliet
1952
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) as
Nora Stone
- The Case of the Little Big Shot (1952) - Nora Stone
1952
Sally and Saint Anne as
Young Jeanne (uncredited)
1952
Wild Horse Ambush as
Judy Dawson
1951
Arizona Manhunt as
Judy Dawson
1951
The Dakota Kid as
Judy Dawson
1951
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas as
Judy Dawson
1948
Words and Music as
Linda, Age 8 (uncredited)
1948
The Boy with Green Hair as
Peggy
1948
Borrowed Trouble as
School Kid
1948
Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? as
Betty
1948
The Bride Goes Wild as
Mary (uncredited)
1948
On Our Merry Way as
Peggy Thorndyke
1947
Squeaky Mulligan, the Talking Cat (TV Series)
1947
Beyond Our Own as
Shirley Rogers (uncredited)
1947
Song of Love as
Elise Schumann
1947
Driftwood as
Girl (uncredited)
1947
Curley as
Betty
1947
The Millerson Case as
Myra Minnich (uncredited)
1946
Rendezvous 24 as
Anchaka Schmidt
1946
The Green Years as
Alison Keith (as a child)
1946
Renegades as
Janina Jackorski (uncredited)
1945
Man Alive as
Angel (uncredited)
1945
It Happened in Springfield (Short) as
Elementary Student (uncredited)
1944
Army Wives as
Young Girl (uncredited)
1944
Till We Meet Again as
Yvonne (uncredited)
1944
The Seventh Cross as
Girl in Orchard (uncredited)
1944
Since You Went Away as
Sergeant's Child in Train Station (uncredited)
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor as
Patsy - Age 4 (uncredited)
1944
It Happened Tomorrow as
Sylvia (uncredited)
1943
Where Are Your Children? as
Young Girl in Day Care Nursery (uncredited)
1940
Sandy Gets Her Man as
Child (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1958
The Danny Thomas Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Good Old Days (1958) - (performer: "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" - uncredited)
Self
1954
The Donald O'Connor Show (TV Series) as
Self
- The Eyes Have It (1954) - Self
Archive Footage
2007
A Life in Words and Music (Video short) as
Self
1994
The Our Gang Story (Video documentary) as
Betty
1958
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV Series) as
Nancy Baker
- Dave and the Teenager (1963) - Nancy Baker
- Picture in Rick's Notebook (1958) - Nancy Baker (uncredited)
1947
The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival as
Betty
References
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