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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jane_RussellJane Russell - Wikipedia

    Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American actress and model. She was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. She starred in more than 20 films. Known for her beauty, silhouette and for having a great presence, with charisma and seriousness, Russell moved from the Midwest to California, where she had her first film role in ...

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000066Jane Russell - IMDb

    Jane Russell. Actress: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Her father was a United States Army lieutenant and her mother had been a student of drama and an actress with a traveling troupe. Once Mr. Russell was mustered out of the service, the family took up residence in Canada but moved to California when he found ...

  3. Jane Russell. Actress: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Her father was a United States Army lieutenant and her mother had been a student of drama and an actress with a traveling troupe. Once Mr. Russell was mustered out of the service, the family took up residence in Canada but moved to California when he found ...

  4. www.biography.com › actors › jane-russellJane Russell Biography

    May 3, 2018 · Jane Russell was born in Bemidji, Minnesota, on June 21, 1921. She was named Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell. Growing up, Russell was always called Jane; apparently her mother, a former actress ...

  5. Mar 1, 2011 · Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minn., the daughter of Roy and Geraldine Russell. Her mother had been an aspiring actress and a model.

  6. Jun 17, 2024 · Jane Russell (born June 21, 1921, Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.—died February 28, 2011, Santa Maria, California) was an American actress and singer who was known for her voluptuous figure and sexualized on-screen persona.. Russell’s family moved to California when she was young. Her mother, who had been an actress, encouraged Jane to explore interests in acting and music, and she studied ...

  7. Jan 6, 2022 · Born on June 21, 1921, Ernestine Jane Russell grew up in a Bible-loving household, the oldest child and only daughter in a brood of five. Her father, Roy, a taciturn man, was outshone by his wife ...

  8. Mar 1, 2011 · Jane Russell, one of Hollywood's most legendary sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s, died Monday at her home in Santa Maria, Calif.She was 89. Russell's family indicated she died of a respiratory ...

  9. Mar 1, 2011 · 1 March 2011. Jane Russell's sultry debut performance in 1944's The Outlaw shocked the censors who banned it for two years. Former Hollywood actress and sex symbol Jane Russell has died at the age ...

  10. www.bafta.org › heritage › in-memory-ofJane Russell | BAFTA

    An iconic screen actress, Russell made a sensational debut in Howard Hughes’ The Outlaw (1943). She proved a brighter, more likeable performer than its exploitative publicity campaign suggested, and won wider acclaim for her work in such films as The Paleface (1948), Double Dynamite (1951) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). - Read Jane Russell's Guardian obituary.