Jean Colin (24 March 1905 – 7 March 1989) was an English actress. She began her career on stage in pantomime,

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and

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s. She appeared in several films beginning in the 1930s. Colin was born in

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

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and died in London. In her later years, she lived in a flat near Marble Arch in

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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'' was her first film.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Hate Ship ''The Hate Ship'' is a 1929 British mystery film directed by Norman Walker and starring Jameson Thomas, Jean Colin and Jack Raine. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.Wood p.67 Cast * Jameson Thomas as Vernon Wolfe ...

'' (1930) * '' Compromising Daphne'' (1930) * ''

Lord Babs ''Lord Babs'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bobby Howes, Jean Colin and Pat Paterson. It was based on the 1925 play of the same title by Keble Howard. It was once believed to be a lost film, but was redis ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' Such Is Life'' (1936) * '' Stardust'' (1938) * '' The Mikado'' (1939) * '' Laugh It Off'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1941) * '' Last Holiday'' (1950) * '' Laxdale Hall'' (1953)

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* 1905 births 1989 deaths English film actresses English musical theatre actresses 20th-century English actresses 20th-century English singers 20th-century English women singers Actresses from Brighton {{England-film-actor-stub