Jean Peters

Actress

October 15, 1926 (73 years)

† October 13, 2000

Canton, Ohio, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress, known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s and as the second (or possibly third) wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to be turned into a sex symbol, preferring to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.

Filmography

7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Siobhan O'Dea

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

6.8

Niagara

Polly Cutler

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.

7.2

Peter and Paul

Priscilla

Peter and Paul assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Christ and their own personal conflicts.

4.0

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

Beatrice Heyward

Two ambitious vice presidents become rivals when an imminent board room vacancy arises.

6.9

Viva Zapata!

Josefa

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.

6.6

Broken Lance

Barbara

Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.

6.1

Apache

Nalinle

Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas though.

6.4

Anne of the Indies

Captaine Anne Providence

After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French navy officer.

5.9

Three Coins in the Fountain

Anita Hutchins

Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome's magnificent Trevi Fountain. Frances, a secretary at a government agency, sets out to win the heart of her smooth-talking novelist employer; Anita, her coworker, defies office regulations by romancing an Italian who works at the agency; and office newcomer Maria meets a real Italian Prince Charming and falls madly in love. The only thing the three hopeful ladies need to do is seal their fate.

7.2

Captain from Castile

Catana Perez

Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just happens to be an officer of the Inquisition. Forced to flee, Pedro, friend Juan Garcia, and adoring servant girl Catana join Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the rich new land, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest...with only 500 men. Embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude, Pedro almost forgets he has a deadly enemy...

7.4

Pickup on South Street

Candy

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.

6.8

O. Henry's Full House

Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".

6.1

Deep Waters

Ann Freeman

A state welfare agent persuades a Maine lobsterman to take a troubled orphan boy aboard.

5.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Candy (archive footage)

Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.

6.2

A Blueprint for Murder

Lynn Cameron

Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.

6.4

As Young as You Feel

Alice Hodges

A 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement.

6.5

It Happens Every Spring

Deborah Greenleaf

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.

5.5

Vicki

Vicki Lynn

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.

5.3

Take Care of My Little Girl

Dallas Prewitt

A young woman enters college and learns some hard truths about sorority life, including snobbery and the cruelty of hazing.

5.8

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

Nellie Halper

At the fiftieth anniversary of his town's founding, the town's first barber recalls his long-dead, spirited bride and the flaw in his own character that helped bring about her loss and several others.