Biography
Janis Carter (October 10, 1913 — July 30, 1994) was a film and television actress working in the 1940s and 1950s. After attending Mather College in Cleveland, Ohio, Carter headed to New York in an attempt to start an opera career. Although unsuccessful in opera, she was working on Broadway where she was spotted on stage by Darryl F. Zanuck who signed her to a movie deal. Carter, after moving to Hollywood, appeared in over 30 films beginning in 1941 for 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, and RKO. She appeared in the films Night Editor (1946) and Framed (1947) with Glenn Ford and the Flying Leathernecks (1951) with John Wayne. After leaving Los Angeles, Carter returned to New York and found work in television in comedies, dramas, and as hostess for the quiz show Feather Your Nest, opposite Bud Collyer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janis Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Flying Leathernecks (1951) — Joan Kirby
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Framed (1947) — Paula Craig
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Lady of Burlesque (1943) — Janine
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The Woman on Pier 13 (1950) — Christine Norman
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Santa Fe (1951) — Judith Chandler
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Night Editor (1946) — Jill Merrill
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I Love Trouble (1948) — Mrs. Caprillo
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My Forbidden Past (1951) — Corinne Lucas
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The Power of the Whistler (1945) — Jean Lang
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A Thousand and One Nights (1945) — Harem Girl
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The Mark of the Whistler (1944) — Patricia Henley
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One Mysterious Night (1944) — Dorothy Anderson
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Suspense (1949)
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The Missing Juror (1944) — Alice Hill
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) — Peggy Donato
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Thunder Birds (1942) — Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
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And Baby Makes Three (1949) — Wanda York
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Slightly French (1949) — Louisa Gayle
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The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) — Carla Winter
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Just Off Broadway (1942) — Lillian Hubbard
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A Woman of Distinction (1950) — Teddy Evans
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The Girl in the Case (1944) — Myra Warner
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Lights Out (1949)
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Secret Agent of Japan (1942) — Doris Poole
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I Married an Angel (1942) — Sufi
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Swing Out the Blues (1943) — Dena Marshall
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The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944) — Enid Turner
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That Other Woman (1942) — Constance Powell
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Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) — Vesta Hadden
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The Half-Breed (1952) — Helen Dowling
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One Way to Love (1946) — Josie Hart
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The Fighting Guardsman (1945) — Christine Roualt
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Cadet Girl (1941) — Mary Moore
- The Elgin Hour (1954)
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The Sergeant and the Spy (1954) — Gizelle