Family tree of Jane RUSSELL
Actor
Born Ernestine Jane Geraldine RUSSELL
American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s
Born on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota , United States
Died on February 28, 2011 in Santa Maria, California , United States
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Russell married three times, adopted three children, and in 1955 founded Waif, the first international adoption program. She received several accolades for her achievements in films, including having her hand and footprints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
... Russell moved from the Midwestern United States to California, where she had her first film role in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943). In 1947, Russell delved into music before returning to films. After starring in several films in the 1950s, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s. She starred in more than 20 films throughout her career.
Russell married three times, adopted three children, and in 1955 founded Waif, the first international adoption program. She received several accolades for her achievements in films, including having her hand and footprints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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