
Eilene Janssen
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1938-05-25 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 1938, to Henry Janssen and Mary Ellen Thompson.
She began her film career as a child actress in the early 1940s. With her father being a longtime worker for Universal Studios, Eilene Janssen made her first screen appearance in the 1940 film Sandy Gets Her Man. She continued to have bit parts in several movies such as Two Girls and a Sailor and It Happened Tomorrow. In 1944, she was awarded the title "Little Miss America".
As she grew older, she gained more prominent roles such as Elise in Song of Love and Peggy in The Boy with Green Hair. As a young adult she had a good role as the female lead in the 1957 Western film Escape from Red Rock.
Apart from films, Eilene Janssen also acted in television series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, Mister Ed, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Tales of Wells Fargo, Make Room for Daddy, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Beverly Hillbillies and Perry Mason.
She retired from acting in 1968. As of 2004, she is residing in Pasadena, California.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (22)

It Happened Tomorrow
1944

The Green Years
1946
as Alison Keith as a child

Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948
as Betty

Black Zoo
1963
as Bride

The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Peggy

Borrowed Trouble
1948
as Child

About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Pixie Croffman

Arizona Manhunt
1951
as Judy Dawson

Beginning of the End
1957
as William's Date

On Our Merry Way
1948
as Peggy Thorndyke

Song of Love
1947
as Elise Schumann

Till We Meet Again
1944
as Yvonne

Curley
1947
as Betty

Sally and Saint Anne
1952
as Young Jeanne
A Midsummer Daydream
1955
as Girl

The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
as Bridey Murphy Age 15

The Dakota Kid
1951
as Judy Dawson

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951
as Judy Dawson

Wild Horse Ambush
1952
as Judy

Panic in the City
1968
as Information Clerk

Rendezvous 24
1946
as Anchaka Schmidt

Escape from Red Rock
1957
as Janie Acker
About Eilene Janssen
Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 1938, to Henry Janssen and Mary Ellen Thompson. She began her film career as a child actress in the early 1940s. With her father being a longtime worker for Universal Studios, Eilene Janssen made her first screen appearance in the 1940 film Sandy Gets Her Man. She continued to have bit parts in several movies such as Two Girls and a Sailor and It Happened Tomorrow. In 1944, she was awarded the title "Little Miss America". As she grew older, she gained more prominent roles such as El… With 25 credits spanning from 1944 to 1968, Eilene Janssen has appeared in 22 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eilene Janssen Movies
- It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
- The Green Years (1946) — as Alison Keith as a child
- Who Killed Doc Robbin? (1948) — as Betty
- Black Zoo (1963) — as Bride
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) — as Peggy
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