About Fritzi Jane Courtney
Lived 1923 – 2012 (aged 89). Fritzi Jane Courtney was an American actor, film actor, television actor, stage actor and actress.
Fritzi Jane Courtney (February 15, 1923 – August 7, 2012) was an American actress.
The only daughter of Joseph and Rose Jassem, she was born in Harlem and was raised in Brooklyn. She graduated from Brooklyn College. While attending drama school, she was employed by a tie company in New York City. then reprised her role in two sequels – Jaws 2 (1978) and again in Jaws: The Revenge (1987).
On August 7, 2012, Fritzi died at her residence in Portland, Maine. She was 89 years old.
Filmography Route 66 (1963, TV Series) as Librarian (uncredited) Jaws (1975) as Mrs. Taft (uncredited) Jaws 2 (1978) as Mrs. Taft Spraggue (1984, TV Movie) as Judge Jaws: The Revenge (1987) as Mrs. Taft
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Who was Fritzi Jane Courtney?
American actress
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Fritzi Jane Courtney was born on 15 February 1923 in Harlem, New York.
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Fritzi Jane Courtney died on 7 August 2012 in Portland.
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Fritzi Jane Courtney was an actor, film actor, television actor, stage actor and actress.
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