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Jun 21, 1921 Bemidji, Minnesota, United States Died on 28 Feb 2011 (aged 89)
American actress and model
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About Jane Russell
- Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. Russell moved from the Midwestern United States to California, where she had her first film role in 1943 in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw.
- In 1947, Russell delved into music before returning to films.
- After starring in several films in the 1950s, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953, Russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s.
- She starred in more than 20 films throughout her career. Russell married three times, adopted three children, and in 1955 founded Waif, the first international adoption program.
- She received several accolades for her achievements in films, including having her hand and footprints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
