Actor
Jean Heather
Born 21 February 1921 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA — died 29 October 1995
Jean Heather (1921–1995) was an American actress from Omaha, Nebraska, who appeared in eight feature films in the 1940s. She is best remembered for supporting roles in two Oscar-nominated 1944 films, Double Indemnity and Going My Way. A car accident in 1947 ended her screen career.
Key films
Double Indemnity (1944)On Cinespective
Played Lola Dietrichson, the stepdaughter suspicious of Barbara Stanwyck's Phyllis, in Billy Wilder's classic film noir.
Going My Way (1944)
Played a runaway teenager helped by Bing Crosby's Father O'Malley in a film nominated for Oscars.
Murder, He Says (1945)
A leading role in a comedy-thriller released the year after her best-known films.
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
A mid-career film appearance in a 1946 comedy during her brief run in Hollywood.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 8
- 1944Double Indemnity · as Lola DietrichsonActor
- 1944Going My Way · as Carol JamesActor
- 1944Our Hearts Were Young and Gay · as Frances SmithersActor
- 1944The National Barn Dance · as BettyActor
- 1945Murder, He Says · as Elany FleagleActor
- 1946The Well Groomed Bride · as WickleyActor
- 1947The Last Round-up · as Carol TaylorActor
- 1949Red Stallion In The Rockies · as Cynthia 'Cindy' SmithActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.