About Jean Colin
Lived 1905 – 1989 (aged 83). Jean Colin was a British actor and film actor.
Jean Colin (24 March 1905 – 7 March 1989) was an English actress. She began her career on stage in pantomime, musical theatre and operettas. She appeared in several films beginning in the 1930s. In her later years, she lived in a flat near Marble Arch in central London.
Career Her stage debut was in 1923 in Brighton when Mary Lynn, niece of Ralph Lynn, persuaded her to work up a dancing act with her. Her big chance came when she was given the part originally meant for June in The Five O'Clock Girl. The Hate Ship (1930) was her first film.
Selected filmography The Hate Ship (1930) Compromising Daphne (1930) Lord Babs (1932) Charing Cross Road (1935) Such Is Life (1936) Stardust (1938) The Mikado (1939) Laugh It Off (1940) Bob's Your Uncle (1941) Last Holiday (1950) Laxdale Hall (1953)
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Who was Jean Colin?
British actress (1905-1989)
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Jean Colin was born on 24 March 1905 in Brighton.
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Jean Colin died on 7 March 1989 in London.
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Jean Colin was an actor and film actor.
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Jean Colin was British.
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