Jean Wallace

Jean Wallace Headshot

Actress

Birth Date: October 12, 1923

Death Date: February 14, 1990

Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois

Spouses: Cornel Wilde, Franchot Tone

Jean Wallace was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Wallace began his acting career with roles in such films as "Louisiana Purchase" (1941), the Carole Landis comedy "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog" (1946) and "Blaze of Noon" (1947). He also appeared in the adaptation "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1948) with Betty Grable. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the comedy "The Good Humor Man" (1950) with Jack Carson, the Charles Laughton crime feature "The Man on the Eiffel Tower" (1950) and "Sangre Negra" (1951).

He also appeared in the Cornel Wilde crime flick "The Big Combo" (1955). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Storm Fear" (1956), "Maracaibo" (1958) and the Cornel Wilde dramatic adaptation "Beach Red" (1967). Wallace last acted in "No Blade of Grass" (1970). Wallace's husband was Cornel Wilde. Wallace passed away in February 1990 at the age of 67.

Credits

No Blade of Grass

Actor
Ann Custance
Movie
1970

Beach RedStream

Actor
Julie MacDonald
Movie
1967

Sword of Lancelot

Actor
Guinevere
Movie
1963

Maracaibo

Actor
Laura Kingsley
Movie
1958

The Devil's Hairpin

Actor
Kelly James
Movie
1957

Star of India

Actor
Movie
1956

Storm Fear

Actor
Elizabeth
Movie
1956

The Big ComboStream

Actor
Susan Lowell
Movie
1955
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Agente Especial

Actor
Movie
1955

Native Son

Actor
Mary Dalton
Movie
1951

The Good Humor Man

Actor
Bonnie Conroy
Movie
1950

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Actor
Edna Wallace
Movie
1949

Gun Moll

Actor
Barbara Whitfield
Movie
1949

Blaze of Noon

Actor
Poppy
Movie
1947