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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. [1] [2] Early life and career. Born in London, Jeans was the daughter of an art critic. [3]
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.
Elegant, courtly British character actress long on the stage who played a couple of top roles in Alfred Hitchcock 's silent films, Downhill (1927) and Easy Virtue (1927), then went to Hollywood and settled into a number of grande dames, for Hitchcock ( Suspicion (1941)) and many others.
Jeans, Isabel (1891–1985) English actress of stage and screen for more than 60 years. Born in London, England, on September 16, 1891; died in London on September 4, 1985; daughter of Frederick George Jeans and Esther (Matlock) Jeans; married Claude Rains (an actor), in 1913 (divorced 1920); married Gilbert Edward Wakefield (a playwright ...
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.
Isabel Jeans was a distinguished English stage and film actress. 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 ...
