Isabel Jeans


Isabel Jeans

from the trailer for the film Tovarich (1937)
Born September 16, 1891
London, England
Died September 4, 1985
London, England

Isabel Jeans (September 16, 1891September 4, 1985) was an English stage and film actress.

She played a couple of major roles in two Alfred Hitchcock silent films, Downhill (1927) and Easy Virtue (1928), before playing a number of grande dames in Hollywood films, such as Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941) and Gigi (1958).

Personal life

Jeans' brother Desmond was an actor and boxer, while her sister Ursula became a respected character actress and married the actor Roger Livesey.

She was twice married, both times to fellow actors:

Filmography

  • The Profligate (1917)
  • Tilly of Bloomsbury (1921)
  • The Rat (1925)
  • Windsor Castle (1926)
  • The Triumph of the Rat (1926)
  • Further Adventures of a Flag Officer (1927)
  • Downhill (1927)
  • Easy Virtue (1928)
  • Gigi (1958)

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NAME Jeans, Isabel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH London, England
DATE OF DEATH September 4, 1985
PLACE OF DEATH London, England

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