Jean Wallace
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1923-10-12
- Died
- 1990-02-14
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Born Jean Walasek in Chicago to John T. Walasek and Mary A. Walasek (née Sharkey), Wallace began her career as a model then got her first small movie role at the age of seventeen. She was married two times; once to her Jigsaw co-star Franchot Tone from 1941 to 1948 and once to actor Cornel Wilde (her co-star in The Big Combo and Lancelot and Guinevere) from 1951 to 1981. She had two sons with Tone and one with Wilde. She attempted suicide in 1946 with sleeping pills, and in 1949 with a self inflicted knife wound.
Wallace died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on February 14, 1990. She is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (20)
Maracaibo
1958
as Laura Kingsley
Native Son
1951
as Mary Dalton
The Big Combo
1955
as Susan Lowell
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Beach Red
1967
as Julie MacDonald
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Bonnie Conroy
Sword of Lancelot
1963
as Guinevere
No Blade of Grass
1970
as Ann Custance
Glamour Boy
1941
as Girl (uncredited)
Storm Fear
1955
as Elizabeth
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949
as Edna Wallace
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as Louisiana Belle
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Poppy
Star of India
1954
as Countess Katrina
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946
as Bess Williams
Jigsaw
1949
as Barbara Whitfield
When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948
as Sylvia Marco
The Devil's Hairpin
1957
as Kelly James
Salute for Three
1943
as Hostess Offering Buzz Apple From Basket (unconfirmed)
You Can't Ration Love
1944
as Madge
About Jean Wallace
Born Jean Walasek in Chicago to John T. Walasek and Mary A. Walasek (née Sharkey), Wallace began her career as a model then got her first small movie role at the age of seventeen. She was married two times; once to her Jigsaw co-star Franchot Tone from 1941 to 1948 and once to actor Cornel Wilde (her co-star in The Big Combo and Lancelot and Guinevere) from 1951 to 1981. She had two sons with Tone and one with Wilde. She attempted suicide in 1946 with sleeping pills, and in 1949 with a self inflicted knife wound. Wallace died of a gastrointest… With 23 credits spanning from 1941 to 1970, Jean Wallace has appeared in 20 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean Wallace Movies
- Maracaibo (1958) — as Laura Kingsley
- Native Son (1951) — as Mary Dalton
- The Big Combo (1955) — as Susan Lowell
- Ziegfeld Girl (1941) — as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
- Beach Red (1967) — as Julie MacDonald
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