Jennifer Holt
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Jennifer Holt was an American
actress.
and his wife, Margaret Woods. She and her brother Tim
would both have careers in acting.
She made her film debut using the stage name
"Jacqueline Holt" in a 1941 western starring Hopalong Cassidy
and went on to make forty-seven films during the 1940s. All but eight of her roles were in western films in which she appeared opposite cowboy stars such as Lash LaRue and Johnny Mack Brown
.
Holt made her final film in 1949 then in 1950 co-hosted a television
show called Panhandle Pete and Jennifer which ran for one season. During the remainder of the 1950s she made occasional guest appearances on television western series such as The Gabby Hayes Show and Tales of Wells Fargo. Although the popularity of western films had faded by the mid 1950s, during the 1970s western film festival
s became popular with fans of the genre and she occasionally participated as a guest star.
in England
at the time of her death in 1997.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress.
Biography
Born Elizabeth Marshall Holt in Hollywood, California to actor Jack HoltJack Holt (actor)
Jack Holt was an American motion picture actor. He was a leading man of silent and sound films, and was known for his many roles in Westerns.-Early life:...
and his wife, Margaret Woods. She and her brother Tim
Tim Holt
Tim Holt was an American film actor perhaps best known for co-starring in the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.-Early life:...
would both have careers in acting.
She made her film debut using the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
"Jacqueline Holt" in a 1941 western starring Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of popular short stories and twenty-eight novels based on the character....
and went on to make forty-seven films during the 1940s. All but eight of her roles were in western films in which she appeared opposite cowboy stars such as Lash LaRue and Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
.
Holt made her final film in 1949 then in 1950 co-hosted a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show called Panhandle Pete and Jennifer which ran for one season. During the remainder of the 1950s she made occasional guest appearances on television western series such as The Gabby Hayes Show and Tales of Wells Fargo. Although the popularity of western films had faded by the mid 1950s, during the 1970s western film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
s became popular with fans of the genre and she occasionally participated as a guest star.
Later years
Jennifer Holt was married several times, living for a while in Mexico and was in DorsetDorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
at the time of her death in 1997.
Filmography
- Tales of Wells FargoTales of Wells FargoTales of Wells Fargo is an American Western television series that ran from March 18, 1957 to June 2, 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season when it expanded to an hour.-Synopsis:...
(1957–1959) (TV series) .... Ella / (4 episodes) - Perry MasonPerry Mason (TV series)Perry Mason is an American legal drama produced by Paisano Productions that ran from September 1957 to May 1966 on CBS. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner...
(1958) (TV series) .... Christine (1 episode) - Panhandle Pete and Jennifer (1950) (TV series) .... Co-host (1950–51)
- The Tioga Kid (1948) .... Jenny Morgan
- Range Renegades (1948) .... Belle Morgan
- The Hawk of Powder RiverThe Hawk of Powder RiverThe Hawk of Powder River is a 1948 American film directed by Ray Taylor.- Cast :*Eddie Dean as Deputy Marshal Eddie Dean*White Cloud as Eddie's Horse*Roscoe Ates as Soapy Jones*Jennifer Holt as Vivian Chambers aka The Hawk...
(1948) .... Vivian Chambers aka The Hawk - Tornado Range (1948) .... Mary King
- Trail of the MountiesTrail of the MountiesTrail of the Mounties is a 1947 American film about Sandy Sanderson, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman, who is seeking to thwart a gang of fur thieves led by his twin brother Johnny. The film uses a screenplay by Betty Burbridge and was directed by Howard Bretherton...
(1947) .... Kathie McBain - Where the North Begins (1947) .... Mary Rockwell
- Shadow ValleyShadow ValleyShadow Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins within the Ivanpah-Pahrump Watershed that is within the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California. A section of Interstate 15 passes through the valley between Mountain Pass and Halloran Springs. The valley drains to the north from...
(1947) .... Mary Ann Jarvis - The Fighting Vigilantes (1947) .... Abby Jackson
- Stage to Mesa City (1947) .... Margie Watson
- Ghost Town Renegades (1947) .... Diane Trent
- Pioneer Justice (1947) .... Betty Walters
- Buffalo Bill Rides Again (1947) .... Dale Harrington
- Over the Santa Fe TrailNo EscapeNo Escape, released in some territories as Escape from Absolom is a 1994 action/science fiction film shot in Queensland starring Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Stuart Wilson and Kevin Dillon....
(1947) .... Carolyn - Trigger Fingers (1946) .... Jane Caldwell
- Hop HarriganHop HarriganHop Harrigan first appeared in All American Comics #1 created by Jon Blummer as one of the first successful aviation heroes in comic history...
(1946) .... Gail Nolan - Moon Over Montana (1946) .... Gwynn Randal
- The Lost Trail (1945) .... Jane Burns
- Song of Old WyomingSong of Old Wyoming- Cast :*Eddie Dean as Eddie*Sarah Padden as Kate 'Ma' Conway*Ian Keith as Lee Landow*Lash La Rue as Cheyenne Kid*Jennifer Holt as Vicky Conway, adopted*Emmett Lynn as Uncle Ezra*Robert Barron as Jesse Dixon*Gene Alsace as Henchman Ringo...
(1945) .... Vicky Conway, adopted - Renegades of the Rio GrandeRenegades of the Rio GrandeRenegades of the Rio Grande is a 1945 American film about a crooked financier and a corrupt sheriff that conspire to steal land from ranchers in Oklahoma Territory for the purposes of a railroad right-of-way. A young lawyer, Clint Farrell, comes to the resuce with the aid of some fighting-mad...
(1945) .... Dolores Salezar - Gun SmokeGun SmokeGun Smoke may refer to:* Gunsmoke, the radio and television drama* Gun.Smoke, the arcade game...
(1945) .... Jane Condon - Under Western Skies (1945) .... Charity
- The Navajo Trail (1945) .... Mary Trevor
- Beyond the Pecos (1945) .... Ellen Tanner
- Riders of the Santa Fe (1944) .... Carla Anderson
- Outlaw Trail (1944) .... Alice Thornton
- Guns of the LawGuns of the Law- Cast :*Dave O'Brien as Tex Wyatt*James Newill as Jim Steele*Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle Perkins*Jennifer Holt as Lillian Wilkins*Budd Buster as Jed Wilkins*Charles King as Kendall Lowther*Jack Ingram as Surveyor Sam Brisco*Bob Kortman as Joe Hyslop...
(1944) .... Lillian Wilkins - Oklahoma Raiders (1944) .... Donna Ross, aka El Vengador
- Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944) .... Ellen
- Raiders of Sunset PassRaiders of Sunset PassRaiders of Sunset Pass is a 1943 American film directed by John English with a screenplay by John K. Butler. The film is set in Texas during World War II when most of the able-bodied men of military age are away fighting for the United States...
(1943) .... Betty Mathews - Lone Star Trail (1943) .... Joan Winters
- Hers to Hold (1943) (uncredited) .... Girl
- Frontier Law (1943) .... Lois Rodgers
- Get Going (1943) .... Vilma Walters
- Cowboy in Manhattan (1943) .... Mitzi
- Raiders of San Joaquin (1943) .... Jane Carter
- Cheyenne Roundup (1943) .... Ellen Randall
- Hi, Buddy (1943) .... Miss Russell
- Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) .... Kay Randolph
- Adventures of the Flying CadetsAdventures of the Flying CadetsAdventures of the Flying Cadets is a 1943 Universal film serial.-Cast:*Johnny Downs as Cadet Danny Collins*Bobby Jordan as Cadet Jinx Roberts*Ward Wood as Cadet Scrapper McKay*William Benedict as Cadet Zombie Parker...
(1943) .... Andre Mason [Chs. 5-13] - The Old Chisholm TrailThe Old Chisholm Trail"The Old Chisholm Trail" is a cowboy song that dates back to the 1870s, when it was among the most popular songs sung by cowboys during that era. Based on an English lyrical song that dates back to 1640, "The Old Chisholm Trail" was modified by the cowboy idiom...
(1942) .... Mary Lee - Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942) .... Janet Hammond
- Deep in the Heart of TexasDeep in the Heart of Texas"Deep in the Heart of Texas" is an American popular song elaborating on the merits of the state of Texas.The 1941 song features lyrics by June Hershey and music by Don Swander. The song was recorded by Perry Como with Ted Weems and His Orchestra on December 9 of that year for Decca Records in Los...
(1942) .... Nan Taylor - Pardon My SarongPardon My Sarong-Plot:Tommy Layton , a wealthy bachelor, rents a city bus and rides it from Chicago to Los Angeles. Once there he intends to participate in a yacht race to Hawaii. The drivers of the bus, Algy and Wellington , are then chased by a detective who was hired by the bus company. They escape capture by...
(1942) (uncredited) .... Girl on bus with Tommy - The Silver Bullet (1942) .... Nancy Lee
- Private BuckarooPrivate BuckarooPrivate Buckaroo is a 1942 American Musical film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E...
(1942) .... Joyce Mason - BroadwayBroadway (1942 film)Broadway is a 1942 film about Broadway theatre with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair, Broderick Crawford, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Gwynne, and S.Z. Sakall. Raft plays himself, recalling an incident early in his pre-movie career as a dancer. The movie was directed by William A....
(1942) (uncredited) .... TWA stewardess - Stick to Your GunsStick to Your GunsStick to Your Guns is an American hardcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 2003. They are currently signed to Sumerian records, and have released three full-length albums to date. "The Hope Division" was released June 1, 2010 through Sumerian Records.-Biography:Stick to Your Guns is...
(1941) (as Jacqueline Holt) .... June Winters