Adele Jergens
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 - November 22, 2002) was an American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jergen's birth date is sometimes listed as 1922. Jergens first rose to prominence in the late 1930s, when she was named "Miss World's Fairest" at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In the early 1940s, she worked as a Rockette, and was named the Number One Showgirl in New York City. After a few years of working as a model and chorus girl, including being an understudy to Gypsy Rose Lee, Jergens landed a movie contract with Columbia Pictures in 1944, with brunette Jergens becoming a blonde. Her chorus girl past came in handy when she played an exotic dancer in Armored Car Robbery (1950). She was usually cast as blonde floozies and burlesque dancers. She once played Marilyn Monroe's mother in Ladies of the Chorus (1948) despite the fact that Jergens was only 9 years older than Monroe. In 1949, while filming Treasure of Monte Cristo, a film noir set in San Francisco, she met and married co-star Glenn Langan (The Amazing Colossal Man). They remained married until his death in 1991. Their only child, actor Tracy Langan, predeceased his mother. She is interred in the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adele Jergens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Bad Girls Behind Bars
as Jenny (archive footage)
Bad Girls Behind Bars
as Jenny (archive footage)
Fighting Trouble
as Mae Randle
Fighting Trouble
as Mae Randle
Girls in Prison
as Jenny
Girls in Prison
as Jenny
Runaway Daughters
as Dixie Jackson
Runaway Daughters
as Dixie Jackson
Day the World Ended
as Ruby
Day the World Ended
as Ruby
The Lonesome Trail
as Mae
The Lonesome Trail
as Mae
The Cobweb
as Miss Cobb
The Cobweb
as Miss Cobb
Outlaw Treasure
as Rita Starr
Outlaw Treasure
as Rita Starr
Strange Lady in Town
as Bella Brown
Strange Lady in Town
as Bella Brown
Overland Pacific
as Jessie Loraine
Overland Pacific
as Jessie Loraine
The Big Chase
as Doris Grayson
The Big Chase
as Doris Grayson
The Miami Story
as Gwen Abbott
The Miami Story
as Gwen Abbott
Fireman Save My Child
as Harry's Wife
Fireman Save My Child
as Harry's Wife
Somebody Loves Me
as Nola Beach
Somebody Loves Me
as Nola Beach
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Gladys
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Gladys
Show Boat
as Cameo McQueen (uncredited)
Show Boat
as Cameo McQueen (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Boots Marsden
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Boots Marsden
Sugarfoot
as Reva Cairn
Sugarfoot
as Reva Cairn
The Sound of Fury
as Velma
The Sound of Fury
as Velma
Blues Busters
as Lola Stanton
Blues Busters
as Lola Stanton
Edge of Doom
as Irene
Edge of Doom
as Irene
Armored Car Robbery
as Yvonne LeDoux aka Mrs. Benny McBride
Armored Car Robbery
as Yvonne LeDoux aka Mrs. Benny McBride
Beware of Blondie
as Toby Clifton
Beware of Blondie
as Toby Clifton
Everybody's Dancin'
as Adele Jergens
Everybody's Dancin'
as Adele Jergens
Side Street
as Lucille 'Lucky' Colner
Side Street
as Lucille 'Lucky' Colner
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Lilly
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Lilly
Blonde Dynamite
as Joanie Marshall
Blonde Dynamite
as Joanie Marshall
Radar Secret Service
as Lila
Radar Secret Service
as Lila
Treasure of Monte Cristo
as Jean Turner
Treasure of Monte Cristo
as Jean Turner
Law of the Barbary Coast
Law of the Barbary Coast
The Mutineers
as Norma Harrison
The Mutineers
as Norma Harrison
Make Believe Ballroom
as Self
Make Believe Ballroom
as Self
The Crime Doctor's Diary
as Inez Gray
The Crime Doctor's Diary
as Inez Gray
Slightly French
as Yvonne La Tour
Slightly French
as Yvonne La Tour
Ladies of the Chorus
as Mae Martin
Ladies of the Chorus
as Mae Martin
The Dark Past
as Laura Stevens
The Dark Past
as Laura Stevens
The Fuller Brush Man
as Miss Sharmley
The Fuller Brush Man
as Miss Sharmley
The Woman from Tangier
as Nylon
The Woman from Tangier
as Nylon
The Prince of Thieves
as Lady Christabel
The Prince of Thieves
as Lady Christabel
I Love Trouble
as Boots Nestor
I Love Trouble
as Boots Nestor
Blondie's Anniversary
as Gloria Stafford
Blondie's Anniversary
as Gloria Stafford
When a Girl's Beautiful
as Adele Jordan
When a Girl's Beautiful
as Adele Jordan
Down to Earth
as Georgia Evans
Down to Earth
as Georgia Evans
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Mona Harrison
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Mona Harrison
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Allura
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Allura
Fallen Angel
as Woman at Madley's Show (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
as Woman at Madley's Show (uncredited)
State Fair
as Girl on Rollercoaster (uncredited)
State Fair
as Girl on Rollercoaster (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Princess Armina
A Thousand and One Nights
as Princess Armina
Together Again
as Gilda Laverne (uncredited)
Together Again
as Gilda Laverne (uncredited)
Pin Up Girl
as Canteen Hostess (uncredited)
Pin Up Girl
as Canteen Hostess (uncredited)
Black Arrow
as Mary Brent
Black Arrow
as Mary Brent
Jane Eyre
as Woman at Party (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
as Woman at Party (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Chorine (uncredited)
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Chorine (uncredited)