Jean Heather
Known for Acting · 8 credits
- Born
- 1921-02-21
- Died
- 1995-10-29
- Place of birth
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- Jean Hetherington
Biography
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.
Known For
Movies (8)
Double Indemnity
1944
as Lola Dietrichson
Going My Way
1944
as Carol James
Murder, He Says
1945
as Elany Fleagle
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Frances Smithers
The Last Round-up
1947
as Carol Taylor
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Wickley
Red Stallion In The Rockies
1949
as Cynthia 'Cindy' Smith
The National Barn Dance
1944
as Betty
About Jean Heather
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,… With 8 credits spanning from 1944 to 1949, Jean Heather has appeared in 8 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean Heather Movies
- Double Indemnity (1944) — as Lola Dietrichson
- Going My Way (1944) — as Carol James
- Murder, He Says (1945) — as Elany Fleagle
- Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) — as Frances Smithers
- The Last Round-up (1947) — as Carol Taylor
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