Jean Kent

Jean Kent
Born	Joan Mildred Summerfield 29 June 1921 (1921-06-29) Brixton, London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1935–1991
Spouse	Josef Ramart (1946–1989) (his death)

Jean Kent (born 29 June 1921) is a British film actress.

Biography

Kent was born Joan Mildred Summerfield in Brixton, London. She started her theatrical career in 1931 as a dancer. She used the stage name Jean Carr when she appeared as a chorus girl in the Windmill Theatre in London. She signed to Gainsborough Pictures during the Second World War. The turning point in her career came when she was given a dramatic part in Fanny by Gaslight. She appeared in several British films during the 1940s and 1950s before turning to television.

Kent was married to Austrian actor Josef Ramart from 1946 until his death in 1989. They appeared together in the films Caravan and Trottie True.

Filmography

• Who's Your Father (1935)
• It's That Man Again (1943)
• Miss London Ltd. (1943)
• Warn That Man (1943)
• Soldier, Sailor (1944)
• Two Thousand Women (1944)
• Bees in Paradise (1944)
• Champagne Charlie (1944)
• Fanny by Gaslight (1945)
• Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
• The Wicked Lady (1945)
• The Rake's Progress (1945)
• Waterloo Road (1945)
• Caravan (1946)
• The Magic Bow (1946)
• Carnival (1946)
• The Man Within (1947)
• The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)
• Just for Fun (1947, TV film)
• Good-Time Girl (1948)
• Bond Street (1948)
• Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
• Trottie True (1949)
• Her Favourite Husband (1950)
• The Woman in Question (1950)
• The Reluctant Widow (1950)
• The Browning Version (1951)
• The Lost Hours (1952)
• Before I Wake (1954)
• The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
• Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
• The Haunted Strangler (1958)
• Please Turn Over (1959)
• Web of Evidence (1959)
• Shout at the Devil (1976)
• Missing Persons (1990, TV film)

References

• Halliwell's Who's Who of the Movies ISBN 0-06-093507-3

External links

• BBC: Jean Kent at 90
• Jean Kent at the Internet Movie Database
• British Pictures Stars
• Photographs of Jean Kent