Jean Porter

Acting

Jean Porter

Born December 8, 1922 · Cisco, Texas, USA

Died January 13, 2018 · aged 95

One of MGM's more vivacious secondary stars during the 40s, petite and lovely Jean Porter was born in Texas in 1922 but left the state at a young age to pursue her dream as an actress. Following some vaudeville experience, she made her uncredited film debut in 1939 (age 14) and slowly graduated to sweet-natured ingénues in light, wholesome "B" fare. Most were sentimental trifles, such as Andy Har…

Known For

Bathing BeautyBathing Beauty · 1944
Bathing Beauty
5.91944
MovieMusicComedy
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
About FaceAbout Face · 1942
About Face
6.61942
MovieComedy
Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.
The Youngest ProfessionThe Youngest Profession · 1943
The Youngest Profession
5.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Best friends Joan and Patricia are teenage autograph seekers who spend most of their day bumping into and having tea with movie stars like Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Based on disinformation from a meddling governess, Joan also devotes some time to working on the no-problem marriage of her parents.
Nazty NuisanceNazty Nuisance · 1943
Nazty Nuisance
4.11943
MovieActionAdventure
Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although he tried to avoid taking them, is on his way, via submarine, to a tropical country to negotiate a treaty with the High Chief Paj Mab. However, an American P.T-boat crew is already there and have some plans for schickenbit-grubber and his buddies.
CalabooseCalaboose · 1943
Calaboose
7.01943
MovieComedyRomance
A love-smitten cowpoke accidentally causes a horse stampede.
Racing BloodRacing Blood · 1954
Racing Blood
10.01954
Movie
A stableboy and his uncle make a winner out of a doomed colt with a split hoof.
Andy Hardy's Blonde TroubleAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble · 1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
6.31944
MovieComedyFamily
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr. Standish who are both headed for Wainwright. Andy likes Kay, but Dr. Standish also seems to take an interest in her. Things are going well at College with Kay, but the blonde is nice one minute and ignores Andy the next. When Andy finds out that the blonde is really identical twins, he tries to help them out with their father but gets caught at their rooming house after midnight.
Kiss the Boys GoodbyeKiss the Boys Goodbye · 1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
6.51941
MovieMusic
New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Broadway musical, but the auditions close and her roommate, Gwen Abbott, is hired to be secretary to Top Rumson, the show's financial backer. Gwen tells Cindy that the director, Lloyd Lloyd, and composer, Dick Rayburn, have been sent to the South on a talent search for a classic Southern belle type to star in the show, although their shows usually feature Myra Stanhope, an actress whose style is hopelessly inappropriate for this show. Desperate for work, Cindy returns to her aunt Lily Lou and uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany's home in the South and schemes to get Lloyd and Rayburn to audition her.

Movies

Bathing BeautyBathing Beauty · 1944
Bathing Beauty
5.91944
MovieMusicComedy
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
About FaceAbout Face · 1942
About Face
6.61942
MovieComedy
Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.
The Youngest ProfessionThe Youngest Profession · 1943
The Youngest Profession
5.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Best friends Joan and Patricia are teenage autograph seekers who spend most of their day bumping into and having tea with movie stars like Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Based on disinformation from a meddling governess, Joan also devotes some time to working on the no-problem marriage of her parents.
Nazty NuisanceNazty Nuisance · 1943
Nazty Nuisance
4.11943
MovieActionAdventure
Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although he tried to avoid taking them, is on his way, via submarine, to a tropical country to negotiate a treaty with the High Chief Paj Mab. However, an American P.T-boat crew is already there and have some plans for schickenbit-grubber and his buddies.
CalabooseCalaboose · 1943
Calaboose
7.01943
MovieComedyRomance
A love-smitten cowpoke accidentally causes a horse stampede.
Racing BloodRacing Blood · 1954
Racing Blood
10.01954
Movie
A stableboy and his uncle make a winner out of a doomed colt with a split hoof.
Andy Hardy's Blonde TroubleAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble · 1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
6.31944
MovieComedyFamily
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr. Standish who are both headed for Wainwright. Andy likes Kay, but Dr. Standish also seems to take an interest in her. Things are going well at College with Kay, but the blonde is nice one minute and ignores Andy the next. When Andy finds out that the blonde is really identical twins, he tries to help them out with their father but gets caught at their rooming house after midnight.
Kiss the Boys GoodbyeKiss the Boys Goodbye · 1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
6.51941
MovieMusic
New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Broadway musical, but the auditions close and her roommate, Gwen Abbott, is hired to be secretary to Top Rumson, the show's financial backer. Gwen tells Cindy that the director, Lloyd Lloyd, and composer, Dick Rayburn, have been sent to the South on a talent search for a classic Southern belle type to star in the show, although their shows usually feature Myra Stanhope, an actress whose style is hopelessly inappropriate for this show. Desperate for work, Cindy returns to her aunt Lily Lou and uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany's home in the South and schemes to get Lloyd and Rayburn to audition her.
Thrill of a RomanceThrill of a Romance · 1945
Thrill of a Romance
6.61945
MovieComedyMusic
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
One Million B.C.One Million B.C. · 1940
One Million B.C.
5.91940
MovieFantasyAction
One Million B.C. is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles Cave Man, Man and His Mate, and Tumak. The film stars Victor Mature as protagonist Tumak, a young cave man who strives to unite the uncivilized Rock Tribe and the peaceful Shell Tribe, Carole Landis as Loana, daughter of the Shell Tribe chief and Tumak's love interest, and Lon Chaney, Jr. as Tumak's stern father and leader of the Rock Tribe.
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?What Next, Corporal Hargrove? · 1945
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
5.81945
MovieComedyWar
An Army corporal and his con-man sidekick take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.
The Left Hand of GodThe Left Hand of God · 1955
The Left Hand of God
6.31955
MovieDramaAdventure
A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.
Hellzapoppin'Hellzapoppin' · 1941
Hellzapoppin'
7.21941
MovieMusicComedy
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
Song and Dance ManSong and Dance Man · 1936
Song and Dance Man
7.01936
MovieDramaMusic
Julia and Hap are a dance team. He drinks and gambles, she succeeds for a while with the help of producer Alan.
Cry DangerCry Danger · 1951
Cry Danger
6.71951
MovieCrimeThriller
After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.
Till the End of TimeTill the End of Time · 1946
Till the End of Time
6.41946
MovieDramaWar
Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with bad debts. And Cliff can't decide what he wants to do with his life, although he gets encouragement from war widow Pat Ruscomb.
Roller Derby GirlRoller Derby Girl · 1949
Roller Derby Girl
5.81949
MovieDocumentary
Roller Derby Girl is 1949 short documentary directed by Justin Herman about how mid-twentieth century women made advances and careers in roller derby. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
Fall InFall In · 1942
Fall In
6.51942
MovieComedy
An Army sergeant's photographic memory puts him in conflict with a Nazi spy.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood · 1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
5.81945
MovieComedy
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.
Kentucky JubileeKentucky Jubilee · 1951
Kentucky Jubilee
6.01951
MovieMusicComedy
A film director travels to Kentucky to seek out local talent for a hillbilly musical film. There, he gets kidnapped.
Twice BlessedTwice Blessed · 1945
Twice Blessed
7.51945
MovieComedy
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier. Each envies the lifestyle of the other; and they decide, without telling Jeff or Mary, to switch families for a day or two. They soon find that it is harder to do what the other person is expected to do, and that looking alike is not enough. When they find that their charade may bring their parents back together, they agree to continue it. A major complication begins when Alice, Jeff's girlfriend and co-worker, finds out the real story.
The Under-PupThe Under-Pup · 1939
The Under-Pup
7.01939
MovieComedyDrama
A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first made fun of and ridiculed because of her background, she determines to show the snooty rich girls she's just as good as they are.
That Hagen GirlThat Hagen Girl · 1947
That Hagen Girl
5.31947
MovieDrama
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to town, he takes over the house and practice that Judge Merrivale left him when he died. As Tom has been away a number of years, this leads to more gossip and Mary believes that he is her father. The popular and rich Ken loves Mary, but his family and friends constantly remind him that she is 'not one of us'. Julia, a teacher at school encourages Mary but Mary cannot get a break in anything she does, or is accused of doing. Tom knows the answer to her true identity, and he is silent.
Two Blondes and a RedheadTwo Blondes and a Redhead · 1947
Two Blondes and a Redhead
6.01947
MovieComedyMusic
Socialite Cathy Abbott is working in the chorus of a Broadway show instead of being enrolled at an exclusive girl's school as her parents think. When the show closes, she brings two of her chorus friends home with her. In addition to trying to make her friends acceptable to the snooty society of which her family is part, she is also being blackmailed by a rival.

TV Shows

Climax!Climax! · 1954
Climax!
3.81954
SeriesDramaMystery
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
Sea HuntSea Hunt · 1958
Sea Hunt
6.71958
SeriesDrama
Sea Hunt is an American adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as ex-Navy frogman Mike Nelson, and was produced by Ivan Tors.
77 Sunset Strip77 Sunset Strip · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
7.21958
SeriesCrimeDrama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.
The Abbott and Costello ShowThe Abbott and Costello Show · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
7.21952
SeriesComedy
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.
The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood · 1987
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
9.01987
SeriesDocumentary
Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.