Jean Colin (24 March 1905 – 7 March 1989) was an English actress. She began her career on stage in pantomime, musical theatre and operettas.[1][2] She appeared in several films beginning in the 1930s.[3]
Colin was born in Brighton, Sussex and died in London.[3] In her later years, she lived in a flat near Marble Arch in central London.[citation needed]
Career edit
Her stage debut was in 1923 in Brighton when Mary Lynn, niece of Ralph Lynn, persuaded her to work up a dancing act with her. Her big chance came when she was given the part originally meant for June in The Five O'Clock Girl. The Hate Ship was her first film.[4]
Selected filmography edit
- The Hate Ship (1930)
- Compromising Daphne (1930)
- Lord Babs (1932)
- Charing Cross Road (1935)
- Such Is Life (1936)
- Stardust (1938)
- The Mikado (1939)
- Laugh It Off (1940)
- Bob's Your Uncle (1941)
- Last Holiday (1950)
- Laxdale Hall (1953)
References edit
- ^ Jean Colin profile Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine in The Mikado Technicolor film programme, 1939
- ^ "Jean Colin | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ a b "Jean Colin". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Jean Colin | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
External links edit
- Jean Colin at IMDb
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