Jane Russell

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Jane Russell

American actress and singer

Also known as: Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell

Written by Alison Eldridge

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Dec 11, 2024 • Article History

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Born:: June 21, 1921, Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.

Died:: February 28, 2011, Santa Maria, California (aged 89)

Founder:: World Adoption International Fund

On the Web:: BBC Sounds - Jane Russell and the Springtown Mother (Dec. 11, 2024)

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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 briefly at Max Reinhardt’s theatrical workshop in Los Angeles and with acting coach Maria Ouspenskaya. Russell was working as a receptionist when she was discovered, landing her first role, in The Outlaw (1943). Producer and director Howard Hughes had been ...(100 of 493 words)

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