Harriet Nelson

Acting

Harriet Nelson

Born July 18, 1909 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died October 2, 1994 · aged 85

Harriet Nelson will always have a secure place alongside Barbara Billingsley and Jane Wyatt in the "TV's Golden Age Mom Hall of Fame." For fourteen years, she, husband Ozzie Nelson, and their two boys, David Nelson and Ricky Nelson, were the quintessential role models of the '50s ideal nuclear family. Harriet, the daughter of actors, was practically born in a trunk. She made her debut amid the …

Known For

Canal ZoneCanal Zone · 1942
Canal Zone
6.01942
MovieActionAdventure
A cocky pilot at a Panama Canal bomber station clashes with his trainer over recklessness and a woman. After causing a fatal crash while hungover, he seeks redemption when his rivals crash in the jungle.
Follow the FleetFollow the Fleet · 1936
Follow the Fleet
6.91936
MovieComedyRomance
When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.
Death Car on the FreewayDeath Car on the Freeway · 1979
Death Car on the Freeway
5.21979
MovieMysteryThriller
A determined TV reporter is out to find a maniac who is methodically attacking lone women drivers on the Los Angeles Freeway by pushing them off the road with his powerful van.
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.The Kid with the 200 I.Q. · 1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
5.61983
MovieDramaComedy
A 13-year-old genius goes to college and tries to cope not only with campus social life, but also with his professor.
Hi, BuddyHi, Buddy · 1943
Hi, Buddy
7.81943
MovieMusic
Dick Foran and Harriet Hilliard (aka Harriet Nelson) top the cast of the Universal musical quickie Hi, Buddy. Foran plays GI Dave O'Connor, who comes to the rescue when a boy's club is threatened with foreclosure. Upon learning that the money targetted for the club has been appropriated by a crooked manager, O'Connor calls upon his army buddies to stage a big, fundraising show.
High School U.S.A.High School U.S.A. · 1984
High School U.S.A.
4.21984
MovieComedyTV Movie
Principal of Excelsior High School deals with a rivalry between student groups and his own interest in the new counselor.
Smash-Up on Interstate 5Smash-Up on Interstate 5 · 1976
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
5.51976
MovieDramaTV Movie
In this made-for-TV disaster movie, the lives of a group of motorists are chronicled retrospectively after they're involved in a 39-car pile-up on California's Interstate 5 over 4th of July weekend.
Here Come the NelsonsHere Come the Nelsons · 1952
Here Come the Nelsons
7.01952
MovieComedy
The homespun Nelson family must deal with various comical situations, including an encounter with gangsters.

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Juke Box JennyJuke Box Jenny · 1942
Juke Box Jenny
7.01942
MovieComedyRomance
Roger Wadsworth is a salesman for a company that supplies jukeboxes with classical music recordings, as Mrs. Horton, chief stockholder of the company hates swing music. Because of that, and the fact that Mrs. Horton is the mother of his fiancée, Genevieve Horton, Roger can only sit by and watch the competitors, who sell swing-and-jive music records get most of the business. Some of the other salesmen play a joke on Roger by getting Charlie Barnet and his orchestra to make a recording which they slip into Roger's packet marked as classical. They also get showgirl Jinx Corey to tell the newspapers that she and Roger are married. Malcolm Hammond goes to Genevieve to plead Roger's case, and tricks her into making a recording as "Jukebox Jenny." This leads to further complications.

Genevieve 'Jenny' Horton