Jean Brooks

Jean Brooks

Actor Dec 23 (died age 47) Houston, Texas, USA 1935–1948 (13 year career)
5.6 avg rating

Biography

Fluent in Spanish, Jean Brooks began professionally by singing with Enric Madriguera and Orchestra in New York. She had a small role in the New York City-filmed The Crime of Doctor Crespi (1935) and the second lead in a Broadway play, "Name Your Poison" (1938), with Lenore Ulric, all under her real name of Jeanne Kelly. She was signed by an independent film production company that had gone under by the time she got to Hollywood. She spent several years at Universal as a leading lady in "B" pictu…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (33)

Movies (33)

Women in the Night

Women in the Night

1948

as Maya

3.5
The Bamboo Blonde

The Bamboo Blonde

1946

as Marsha

5.0
The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi

1946

as Baroness Lena

4.8
Two O'Clock Courage

Two O'Clock Courage

1945

as Barbara Borden

6.1
Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

1944

as Mary Hauser Coates

4.2
The Falcon in Hollywood

The Falcon in Hollywood

1944

as Roxanna Miles

6.0
A Night of Adventure

A Night of Adventure

1944

as Julie Arden

4.7
The Seventh Victim

The Seventh Victim

1943

as Jacqueline Gibson

6.5
The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

1943

as Kiki Walker

6.5
The Falcon and the Co-Eds

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943

as Vicky Gaines

6.6
The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger

1943

as Iris Fairchild

5.6
Boot Hill Bandits

Boot Hill Bandits

1942

as May Meadows

5.6
Klondike Fury

Klondike Fury

1942

as Rae Langton

4.2
The Boss of Big Town

The Boss of Big Town

1942

as Iris Moore

5.0
Man from Montana

Man from Montana

1941

as Linda Thompson

Buck Privates

Buck Privates

1941

as Camp Hostess

6.7
Badlands of Dakota

Badlands of Dakota

1941

as Bella Union Girl

5.9
A Dangerous Game

A Dangerous Game

1941

as Anne Bennett (as Jeanne Kelly)

5.0
Meet the Chump

Meet the Chump

1941

as Madge Reilly (as Jeanne Kelly)

Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley

1941

as Mary Morgan (as Jeanne Kelly)

6.5
Fighting Bill Fargo

Fighting Bill Fargo

1941

as Linda Tyler (as Jeanne Kelly)

6.0
The Devil's Pipeline

The Devil's Pipeline

1940

as Laura Larson (as Jeanne Kelly)

6.0
The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns

1940

as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.3
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940

as Olga (uncredited)

5.8
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

as Gloria Manning

6.2
Junior G-Men

Junior G-Men

1940

as Waitress (uncredited)

6.1
Son of Roaring Dan

Son of Roaring Dan

1940

as Eris Brooke (as Jeanne Kelly)

Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street

1939

as Nina

5.3
The Invisible Killer

The Invisible Killer

1939

as Gloria Cunningham

3.8
Frankie and Johnnie

Frankie and Johnnie

1936

as Cabaret Girl

5.0
Tango Bar

Tango Bar

1935

as Young Ship's Passenger on Lower Deck (uncredited)

7.7
Obeah

Obeah

1935
The Crime of Doctor Crespi

The Crime of Doctor Crespi

1935

as Nurse Gordon (as Jeanne Kelly)

4.7