Jennifer Holt

Jennifer Holt Biography

Jennifer Holt (November 10, 1920 – September 21, 1997) was an American actress.

Early years

Born Elizabeth Marshall Holt in Hollywood, California to actor Jack Holt and his wife, Margaret Woods. She and her brother Tim would both have careers in acting.

Film

Holt made her film debut using the stage name "Jacqueline Holt" in a 1941 western starring Hopalong Cassidy. A 1942 newspaper article reported, "Jennifer Holt ... has been signed to a long term contract with Universal." Her film singing debut came in Tenting Tonight On The Old Camp Ground in 1943. She sang Cielito Lindo while portraying an entertainer.

She went on to make 47 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, Tex Ritter and Johnny Mack Brown.

Although the popularity of western films had faded by the mid-1950s, during the 1970s western film festivals became popular with fans of the genre and she occasionally participated as a guest.

Television

After making her final film in 1949, in 1950 Holt 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 starring Dale Robertson.

Recognition

In 1984, she was posthumously honored by the Golden Boot Awards for her contributions to western cinema.

Personal life

Holt was married several times, living for a while in Mexico. Her first husband was Marine Major William M. Ritchey, from whom she sought a divorce after having been married four months. The divorce was granted August 4, 1944. She married actor William Bakewell September 29, 1946. She filed suit for divorce from Bakewell April 23, 1948. The divorce was granted June 10, 1948.

Death

Holt was in Dorset in England at the time of her death in 1997.

Filmography

Tales of Wells Fargo (1957-1959) (TV series) .... Ella / (4 episodes)
Perry Mason (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 River (1948) .... Vivian Chambers aka The Hawk
Tornado Range (1948) .... Mary King
Trail of the Mounties (1947) .... Kathie McBain
Where the North Begins (1947) .... Mary Rockwell
Shadow Valley (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 Trail (1947) .... Carolyn
Trigger Fingers (1946) .... Jane Caldwell
Hop Harrigan (1946) .... Gail Nolan
Moon Over Montana (1946) .... Gwynn Randal
The Lost Trail (1945) .... Jane Burns
Song of Old Wyoming (1945) .... Vicky Conway, adopted
Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945) .... Dolores Salezar
Gun Smoke (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 Law (1944) .... Lillian Wilkins
Oklahoma Raiders (1944) .... Donna Ross, aka El Vengador
Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944) .... Ellen
Raiders of Sunset Pass (1943) .... Betty Mathews
The 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 Cadets (1943) .... Andre Mason [Chs. 5-13]
The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) .... Mary Lee
Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942) .... Janet Hammond
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) .... Nan Taylor
Pardon My Sarong (1942) (uncredited) .... Girl on bus with Tommy
The Silver Bullet (1942) .... Nancy Lee
Private Buckaroo (1942) .... Joyce Mason
Broadway (1942) (uncredited) .... TWA stewardess
Stick to Your Guns (1941) (as Jacqueline Holt) .... June Winters

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