Jean Hagen

Jean Hagen Headshot

Actress

Birth Date: August 3, 1923

Death Date: August 29, 1977

Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois

The Hollywood Golden Age musical "Singin' in the Rain" is consistently voted by critics as one of the top American movies of all time, with good reason. Featuring Jean Hagen as a silent-film star trying to make the transition to talkies, the 1952 MGM production is perfect in every way, and certainly ranks as the most famous credit on her resume. But Hagen did manage to grace a number of other instantly recognizable movie titles during her 30-year run. She started out in the 1949 Tracy-Hepburn comedy "Adam's Rib," segued to John Huston's 1950 noir "The Asphalt Jungle," and worked alongside the Oscar-nominated Greer Garson in the FDR drama "Sunrise at Campobello."

Hagen made a nice transition to TV with the long-running role of Margaret Williams on "The Danny Thomas Show," appearing in 89 episodes from 1953 to 1956. She did a little bit more TV work here and there before retiring in 1964, re-appearing briefly in the mid-'70s for episodes of "Starsky & Hutch" and "The Streets of San Francisco."

Credits

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Actor
Landlady
Movie
1977

Good Heavens

Guest Star
Show
1976

Starsky & HutchStream

Guest Star
Series
1975

The Streets of San FranciscoStream

Guest Star
Ms. Unger
Series
1972

Dead RingerStream

Actor
Dede Marshall
Movie
1964
100%

Panic in Year Zero

Actor
Ann Baldwin
Movie
1962

Ben Casey

Guest Star
Lee Bramson
Series
1961

Dr. Kildare

Guest Star
Series
1961

The Law and Mr. Jones

Guest Star
Show
1960

Stagecoach West

Guest Star
Series
1960

The Andy Griffith ShowStream

Guest Star
Elizabeth Crowley
Series
1960

Sunrise at CampobelloStream

Actor
Missy Le Hand
Movie
1960
88%

The June Allyson Show

Actor
Show
1959

The Shaggy DogStream

Actor
Freeda Daniels
Movie
1959
70%

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Actor
Orville's wife
Series
1958

Wagon TrainStream

Guest Star
Sarah Proctor
Series
1957

Spring Reunion

Actor
Barna Forrest
Movie
1957

Zane Grey Theater

Actor
Series
1956

Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStream

Actor
Madge Griffin
Series
1955

The Big KnifeStream

Actor
Connie Bliss
Movie
1955
91%

Climax!

Actor
Series
1954

The Danny Thomas ShowStream

Actor
Mrs. Margaret Williams
Series
1953

Arena

Actor
Meg Hutchins
Movie
1953

Half a Hero

Actor
Martha Dobson
Movie
1953

Latin Lovers

Actor
Anne Kellwood
Movie
1953

Showcase 39

Actor
Show
1952

Shadow in the Sky

Actor
Stella Murphy
Movie
1952

Singin' in the RainStream

Actor
Lina Lamont
Movie
1952
100%

Carbine Williams

Actor
Maggie Williams
Movie
1952

No Questions Asked

Actor
Joan Brenson
Movie
1951

Night Into Morning

Actor
Girl Next Door
Movie
1951

The Asphalt JungleStream

Actor
Doll Conovan
Movie
1950
97%

A Life of Her Own

Actor
Maggie Collins
Movie
1950

Side Street

Actor
Harriette Sinton (singer at Les Artises)
Movie
1950
86%

Adam's RibStream

Actor
Beryl Caighn
Movie
1949
96%

Ambush

Actor
Martha Conovan
Movie
1949