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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 - November 22, 2002) was an American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jergen's birth date is sometimes listed as 1922. Jergens first rose to prominence in the late 1930s, when she was named "Miss World's Fairest" at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In the early 1940s, she worked as a Rockette, and was named the Number One Showgirl in New York City. After a few years of working as a model and chorus girl, including being an understudy to Gypsy Rose Lee, Jergens landed a movie contract with Columbia Pictures in 1944, with brunette Jergens becoming a blonde. Her chorus girl past came in handy when she played an exotic dancer in Armored Car Robbery (1950). She was usually cast as blonde floozies and burlesque dancers. She once played Marilyn Monroe's mother in Ladies of the Chorus (1948) despite the fact that...
Known for
The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries • 1952
Racket SquadSeries • 1951
Public DefenderSeries • 1954
Dangerous AssignmentSeries • 1952
Fallen AngelMovie • 1945
The CobwebMovie • 1955
The Gang's All HereMovie • 1943
Show BoatMovie • 1951
Jane EyreMovie • 1943
Day the World EndedMovie • 1955
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManMovie • 1951
State FairMovie • 1945
Edge of DoomMovie • 1950
I Love TroubleMovie • 1948
Down to EarthMovie • 1947
The Sound of FuryMovie • 1950
Ladies of the ChorusMovie • 1948
Hello, Frisco, HelloMovie • 1943
The Dark PastMovie • 1948
Radar Secret ServiceMovie • 1950
Side StreetMovie • 1950
Armored Car RobberyMovie • 1950