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Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 1985) was an English stage and film actress known for her roles in several Alfred Hitchcock films and her portrayal of Aunt Alicia in the 1958 musical film Gigi.
Isabel Jeans. Actress: Gigi. Stately Isabel Jeans was brought to Hollywood by the director Anatole Litvak to appear as Fermonde Dupond in his comedy Tovarich (1937). The daughter of an art critic, Frederick George Jeans, she had aspired to be a singer but instead forged a career on the stage.
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Isabel Jeans. Actress: Gigi. Stately Isabel Jeans was brought to Hollywood by the director Anatole Litvak to appear as Fermonde Dupond in his comedy Tovarich (1937). The daughter of an art critic, Frederick George Jeans, she had aspired to be a singer but instead forged a career on the stage.
- September 16, 1891
- September 4, 1985
In a career that spanned 60 years, British actress Isabel Jeans was one of England's most versatile and hard-working stage personalities. Born in London in 1891, she made her stage debut in 1909 as Daffodil in Pinkie and the Fairies at His Majesty's Theater.
Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 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).
Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 1985) was an English stage and film actress known for her roles in several Alfred Hitchcock films and her portrayal of Aunt Alicia in the 1958 musical film Gigi.
She was an elegant and courtly character actress who led a long and distinguished stage career. She played a couple of major roles in two Hitchcock silents, Downhill (1927) and Easy Virtue (1928), before playing a number of grande dames in Hollywood films, such as Suspicion (1941) and Gigi (1958).
