Carter, Janis (1913–1994)
Carter, Janis (1913–1994)
American actress. Born Janis Dremann, Oct 10, 1913, Cleveland, Ohio; died July 30, 1994, in Durham, North Carolina; m. Carl Prager, 1942 (div. 1951); m. Julius Stulman, 1956.
Appeared on Broadway in such musicals as I Married an Angel, DuBarry Was a Lady and Panama Hattie; made film debut in Cadet Girl (1941), followed by Secret Agent of Japan, Who is Hope Schuyler?, I Married an Angel, Girl Trouble, Thunder Birds, Lady of Burlesque, The Missing Juror, The Mark of the Whistler, The Girl in the Case, The Fighting Guardsman, Framed, And Baby Makes Three, Santa Fe and Flying Leathernecks, among others; hosted the NBC quiz show "Feather Your Nest" (1954).
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