Jane Frazee

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Female

Birthday

1915-07-18

Deathday

1985-09-06 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

  • Mary Jane Frehse

Jane Frazee

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

Hellzapoppin'
7.1%

Hellzapoppin'

Dec 25, 1941

Buck Privates
6.6%

Buck Privates

Jan 31, 1941

Adventures of Superman
6.7%

Adventures of Superman

Sep 19, 1952

Last of the Wild Horses
2.6%

Last of the Wild Horses

Dec 27, 1948

Incident
5.1%

Incident

Oct 30, 1948

Calendar Girl
5.9%

Calendar Girl

Jan 31, 1947

Under California Stars
5.2%

Under California Stars

Apr 30, 1948

On the Old Spanish Trail
5.2%

On the Old Spanish Trail

Oct 15, 1947

The Gene Autry Show
4.2%

The Gene Autry Show

Jul 23, 1950

Keep 'Em Slugging
5.5%

Keep 'Em Slugging

Mar 1, 1943

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Acting

1956
So You Think the Grass Is Greener as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1955
So You Want a Model Railroad as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1955
So You Don't Trust Your Wife as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1954
So You're Taking in a Roomer as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show as Gilda
1952
Adventures of Superman as Farmwoman
1951
Racket Squad
1951
Rhythm Inn as Carol Denton
1950
The Beulah Show as Alice Henderson
1950
The Gene Autry Show
1948
Last of the Wild Horses as Jane Cooper
1948
Grand Canyon Trail as Carol Martin aka Carol Vanderpool
1948
Incident as Marion Roberts
1948
Under California Stars as Caroline Bullfincher
1948
The Gay Ranchero as Betty Richards
1947
On the Old Spanish Trail as Candy
1947
Springtime in the Sierras as Taffy Baker
1947
Calendar Girl as Patricia O'Neill
1946
A Guy Could Change as Barbara Adams
1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow as Lynn Ford
1945
Ten Cents a Dance as Jeanne Hollis
1944
The Big Bonanza as Chiquita McSweeney
1944
Practically Yours as Jane Frazee - Vocalist
1944
She's a Sweetheart as Maxine Lecour
1944
Kansas City Kitty as Eileen Hasbrook
1944
Swing in the Saddle as Penny Morrow
1944
Rosie the Riveter as Rosalind 'Rosie' Warren
1944
Cowboy Canteen as Connie Gray
1944
Beautiful But Broke as Sally Richards
1943
Rhythm of the Islands as Joan Holton
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging as Star of Movie House Film
1943
Hi'ya, Chum as Sunny Lee
1942
When Johnny Comes Marching Home as Joyce Benton
1942
Moonlight in Havana as Gloria Jackson
1942
Get Hep to Love as Ann Winters
1942
Moonlight Masquerade as Vicki Forrester
1942
Almost Married as Gloria Dobson
1942
What's Cookin'? as Anne Payne
1942
Don't Get Personal as Mary Reynolds
1941
Hellzapoppin' as Kitty Rand
1941
Moonlight in Hawaii as Toby Spencer
1941
Sing Another Chorus as Edna
1941
San Antonio Rose as Hope Holloway
1941
Angels with Broken Wings as Jane Lord
1941
Buck Privates as Judy Gray
1940
Melody and Moonlight as Kay Barnett
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