About Jane Rose
Lived 1913 – 1979 (aged 66). Jane Rose was an American actor, television actor, film actor and stage actor.
Jane Phin Rose (February 7, 1913 – June 29, 1979) had a daughter, Angeline Kearny Lockhart, by a previous marriage. In her early years, Jane Rose participated in little theater. She was educated at Lewis and Clark High School, the University of Washington,
Career Rose appeared in the original Broadway productions of The Time of the Cuckoo (1952–53), Orpheus Descending (1957), and The Gazebo (1958–59), as well as a revival of Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House (1959–60), in which she played Nurse Guinness. She also performed for the New York Shakespeare Festival in such productions as All's Well That Ends Well, Richard III, and Measure for Measure."
Death She died of cancer on June 29, 1979, at her home in Studio City, California. She was 66.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Studio Notes 1954 Garden of Eden Latimore's Housekeeper Excelsior Pictures 1955 Summertime Mrs. McIlhenny United Artists 1956 The Monte Carlo Story Mrs. Edith Freeman United Artists 1961 One Plus One Mrs. Kingsley Selected Films ("Average Man" segment) 1963 Flipper Hettie White Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1970 I Walk the Line Elsie Columbia Pictures
Television Year Title Role Notes 1951–1960 Love of Life Sarah Dale Unknown episodes 1951 Goodyear Television Playhouse Episode - "October Story" 1952 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Old Woman Episode - "Autumn in New York" 1953 The Web Episode - "Encore" 1953 Wonderful John Acton Aunt Bessie 13 episodes 1953 Robert Montgomery Presents Mama Episode - "Really the Blues" 1954 The United States Steel Hour Episode - "The Rise of Carthage" 1954 Hallmark Hall of Fame First Witch Episode - "Macbeth" 1954 Look Up and Live Anna Episode - "Tobias and the Angel: Part 3" 1955 Studio One Mable Episode - "Strange Companion" 1955 Mr. Citizen Episode - "For My Brother" 1957 Decoy Matron Episode - "Deadly Corridor" 1958 Suspicion Mrs. Russell Episode - "The Woman Turned to Salt" 1958 Kraft Television Theatre Edna Episode - "Web of Guilt" 1958 Little Women TV movie 1959 Armstrong Circle Theatre Episode - "The Zone of Silence" 1960 Dillinger Anna Sage TV movie 1960 True Story Nellie Smith Episode - "Episode dated June 4, 1960" 1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook Gypsy Mother Episode - "Madeline" 1962 Car 54, Where Are You? Boarding House Maid / Woman with Stroller Episodes - "Toody Undercover" and "Pretzel Mary" 1963 The Defenders Juror #5 Episode - "Judgment Eve" 1963 Route 66 Mrs. School Episode - "What a Shining Young Man Was Our Gallant Lieutenant" 1964–1965 The Doctors and the Nurses Miss Pritchard / Mrs. Briand Episodes - "Where Park Runs into Vreeland", "Night of the Witch" 1966 Dark Shadows Mrs. Mitchell Episode - "Episode #1.1" 1966 ABC Stage 67 Episode - "The Love Song of Barney Kempinski" 1966 Hawk Mrs. Colson Episode - "The Hands of Corbin Claybrooke" 1970–1971 The Secret Storm Aggie "Aunt Aggie" Parsons Unknown episodes 1974 Great Performances Agrafena Episode - "Enemies" 1974–1975 Somerset Becky Winkle Unknown episodes 1975 All in the Family Aunt Clara Episode - "Edith's Friend" 1975–1977 Phyllis Audrey Dexter 48 episodes 1977 Halloween with the New Addams Family Grandmama Addams TV movie 1978 The Tony Randall Show Mrs. Tilden Episode - "Eyes of the Law" 1978 Rhoda Mary Episode - "In Search of Martin" 1978 Lou Grant Mrs. Walker Episode - "Murder" 1979 Co-Ed Fever Mrs. Selby 8 episodes, (final appearance) 1979 Roots: The Next Generations Mrs. Bulfinch TV miniseries - "Part VII"
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actor (1913-1979)
When was Jane Rose born?
Jane Rose was born on 7 February 1913 in Seattle.
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Jane Rose died on 29 June 1979 in Studio City.
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Jane Rose was an actor, television actor, film actor and stage actor.
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Jane Rose was American.
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