Jane Frazee
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1915-07-18
- Died
- 1985-09-06
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Jane Frehse
Biography
A professional entertainer since the age of six, blue-eyed brunette Jane Frazee and her older sister Ruth Frazee had a vaudeville sister act and appeared in nightclubs and on radio together. They journeyed to Hollywood, but the act broke up when Ruth failed her screen tests and Jane passed hers. Jane was quite attractive with a pleasant singing voice, and went on to play in numerous westerns and light musicals after signing with Republic Pictures. She later appeared in a number of films for Universal Pictures, which put her to the test by having her warble amidst the antics of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Buck Privates (1941) and Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson in Hellzapoppin' (1941). She married actor/director Glenn Tryon in 1942 and had a son, Timothy, but the couple divorced in 1947. Moving into TV guest appearances in the early 1950s, Jane later retired and started a successful real estate business. She died in Newport Beach, California at age 67 following complications from a stroke on September 6, 1985.
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (42)
Buck Privates
1941
as Judy Gray
Ten Cents a Dance
1945
as Jeanne Hollis
Swing in the Saddle
1944
as Penny Morrow
Rhythm of the Islands
1943
as Joan Holton
So You Don't Trust Your Wife
1955
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
She's a Sweetheart
1944
as Maxine Lecour
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Kitty Rand
Sing Another Chorus
1941
as Edna
Melody and Moonlight
1940
as Kay Barnett
Hi'ya, Chum
1943
as Sunny Lee
A Guy Could Change
1946
as Barbara Adams
The Gay Ranchero
1948
as Betty Richards
Last of the Wild Horses
1948
as Jane Cooper
San Antonio Rose
1941
as Hope Holloway
Beautiful But Broke
1944
as Sally Richards
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Ann Winters
Incident
1948
as Marion Roberts
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Anne Payne
So You're Taking in a Roomer
1954
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
The Big Bonanza
1944
as Chiquita McSweeney
Under California Stars
1948
as Caroline Bullfincher
Cowboy Canteen
1944
as Connie Gray
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Calendar Girl
1947
as Patricia O'Neill
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Star of Movie House Film
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947
as Candy
Moonlight in Hawaii
1941
as Toby Spencer
Practically Yours
1944
as Jane Frazee - Vocalist
Rosie the Riveter
1944
as Rosalind 'Rosie' Warren
Moonlight Masquerade
1942
as Vicki Forrester
Don't Get Personal
1942
as Mary Reynolds
Angels with Broken Wings
1941
as Jane Lord
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
as Taffy Baker
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1942
as Joyce
Almost Married
1942
as Gloria Dobson
Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as Carol Martin aka Carol Vanderpool
Kansas City Kitty
1944
as Eileen Hasbrook
Moonlight in Havana
1942
as Gloria Jackson
So You Want a Model Railroad
1955
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Rhythm Inn
1951
as Carol Denton
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Lynn Ford
So You Think the Grass Is Greener
1956
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
About Jane Frazee
A professional entertainer since the age of six, blue-eyed brunette Jane Frazee and her older sister Ruth Frazee had a vaudeville sister act and appeared in nightclubs and on radio together. They journeyed to Hollywood, but the act broke up when Ruth failed her screen tests and Jane passed hers. Jane was quite attractive with a pleasant singing voice, and went on to play in numerous westerns and light musicals after signing with Republic Pictures. She later appeared in a number of films for Universal Pictures, which put her to the test by havi… With 47 credits spanning from 1940 to 1956, Jane Frazee has appeared in 42 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jane Frazee Movies
- Buck Privates (1941) — as Judy Gray
- Ten Cents a Dance (1945) — as Jeanne Hollis
- Swing in the Saddle (1944) — as Penny Morrow
- Rhythm of the Islands (1943) — as Joan Holton
- So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955) — as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
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