Carol Coombs (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian-born American former actress. She appeared in 24 films between 1941 and 1958, although mostly in minor roles. She is probably best-known as Janie Bailey, the oldest daughter of James Stewart and Donna Reed, in the 1946 film ''It's a Wonderful Life''. In the 1950s, she also had roles in a number of television productions. Coombs retired from film business in her early twenties and spent the rest of her working life teaching kindergarten and elementary school. As of December 2014, she was a great-grandmother, and she and her husband of 57 years, Chet Mueller, lived in Irvine, California. She has often attended festivals and meetings dealing with ''It's a Wonderful Life''.

Filmography

* ''Blossoms in the Dust'' (1941) (uncredited) * ''The Man Who Returned to Life'' (1942) * ''On the Sunny Side (1942 film), On the Sunny Side'' (1942) (uncredited) * ''The Gay Sisters'' (1942) (uncredited) * ''The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944 film), The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) (uncredited) * ''An American Romance'' (1944) (uncredited) * ''The Clock (1945 film), The Clock'' (1945) (uncredited) * ''Man Alive (1945 film), Man Alive'' (1945) (uncredited) * ''Sentimental Journey (film), Sentimental Journey'' (1946) (uncredited) * ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946) as Janie Bailey (credited as Carol Coomes) * ''The Perfect Marriage'' (1947) (uncredited) * ''Driftwood (1947 film), Driftwood'' (1947) (uncredited) * ''The Boy with Green Hair'' (1948) (uncredited) * ''Knock on Any Door'' (19490 as Ang Young (uncredited) * ''Mighty Joe Young (1949 film), Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) (uncredited) * ''Tea for Two (film), Tea for Two'' (1950) (uncredited) * ''The Mating Season (film), The Mating Season'' (1951) * ''The Bigelow Theatre'' (1951, TV series, one episode) * ''Fireside Theatre'' (1951, TV series, one episode) * ''Peter Pan (1953 film), Peter Pan'' (1953) (uncredited voice) * ''Scratch Scratch Scratch'' (1955, short film) * ''One Spooky Night'' (1955, short film) * ''My Friend Flicka (TV series), My Friend Flicka'' (1955, TV series, one episode) * ''Death Valley Days'' (1956, TV series, two episodes) * ''The Unguarded Moment (film), The Unguarded Moment'' (1956) (uncredited) * ''Cheyenne (TV series), Cheyenne'' (1957, TV series, one episode) * ''Summer Love (1958 film), Summer Love'' (1958) (uncredited)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coombs, Carol Living people 20th-century American actresses American child actresses 1935 births 21st-century American women