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Jacqueline Fontaine

Jacqueline Fontaine

Actor · Born 1927-08-14 · Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

Joyce Elaine Romeo, the raven-haired daughter of Orlando and Emma Romeo of 5606 34th Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin, studied at the nearby McKinley Junior High School and the downtown Mary D. Bradford High School while simultaneously nurturing her dreams of performing before appreciative audiences. She made her first such appearances in Chicago clubs before coming to Los Angeles for George White's Scandals and Billy Gray's Band Box (Dorothy Kilgallen noted her in July, 1946 as a dancer at LaConga) and local television. One such telecast caught the eye of producer Ron Ormond who signed her for "Outlaw Women" (1952) without a screen test. Previously she had appeared with Mickey Rooney as "the other woman" in The Strip. Also in 1952 Jacki (as she was labeled on Crystalette Records songs) worked with Jack Carson at the Sahati's Country Club Casino in Stateline, Nevada. Bing Crosby noticed her at a Pebble Beach golf tournament and cast her in The Country Girl. Later she did live appearances with comic Lenny Kent at the Casino Lounge in the Mapes Hotel and in 1962 with Buddy Lester at New Facks and at the Losers Club in Hollywood. and by 1965 at the Jamaica Room of the West Valley Bowl and…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — Singer (uncredited)
  2. The Ladies Man (1961) — Working Girl
  3. Bilitis (1977) — Supervisor
  4. The Country Girl (1954) — Lounge Singer
  5. Alvarez Kelly (1966) — Bordello Girl
  6. To Die of Love (1971)
  7. Murderers' Row (1966) — Singer at Wake (uncredited)
  8. How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974) — La femme de Marcel
  9. Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) — Louise, la domestique des Raynal
  10. It's Tough for Everybody (1975)
  11. The Strip (1951) — Frieda
  12. Back Streets of Paris (1946)
  13. Outlaw Women (1952) — Ellen Larabee
  14. Born to Be Loved (1959) — Dame
  15. Untamed Mistress (1951) — Velda
  16. Impasse of Two Angels (1948) — (uncredited)
  17. The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) — Buxom Blonde at Party
  18. Gallant Ladies (1990) — Parente Labadens
  19. The Egg (1972) — (uncredited)
  20. At Theatre Tonight (1966) — Hélène
  21. The Daltons' Women (1950) — Jacqueline Fontaine
  22. Le Naïf amoureux (1965) — A client
  23. The Cross and the Banner (1962)
  24. Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951) — Caroline Witherspoon
  25. Lorsque l'enfant parait (1982) — Charlotte Jacquet
  26. Les Cent Livres des Hommes (1970)
  27. Les Cent livres : À la recherche du temps perdu (1971)
  28. Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958) — La réceptionniste