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Jane Harker

Jane Harker

Acting

1923-11-13 · San Francisco, California, USA

Jane Ellen Harker was born on November 13, 1923 in San Francisco, California. She was an actress, known for The Unfaithful (1947), That Way with Women (1947) and Love and Learn (1947). She was married to Samuel Lefcourt Lanier (born: Lefkovits). She died on September 10, 1988 in St. Johns, Florida, USA. A popular glamour girl of the late 1940s, she is best remembered as Alice from a number of the 'Joe McDoakes' film shorts. She became a Warner Bros. contract player and made her 1946 silver screen bow in "Her Kind of Man." Jane went on to numerous cinematic appearances including "Deception," "Night and Day," and "Humoresque" (all 1946), while building a following by posing for several 'cheesecake' magazines both domestic and foreign; in 1947 she had her best known film role in "The Unfaithful," also was seen in "Love and Learn," and "Possessed," and made the first of her eight appearances as Alice McDoakes opposite George O'Hanlon as Joe. Jane was last seen on screen in the 1948 film "So You Want to Build a House," then essentially dropped from view. She lived out her remaining days in Florida.

Filmography(20)

AllMoviesTV Shows
So You Want to Build a Housemovie

So You Want to Build a House

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) · 1948 · 5.7

So You Want an Apartmentmovie

So You Want an Apartment

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) · 1948 · 5.7

So You Want to Hold Your Wifemovie

So You Want to Hold Your Wife

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) · 1947 · 6.3

So You Want to Be a Salesmanmovie

So You Want to Be a Salesman

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) · 1947 · 6.0

So You're Going on a Vacationmovie

So You're Going on a Vacation

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) · 1947 · 7.3

The Unfaithfulmovie

The Unfaithful

as Joan · 1947 · 5.9

So You Want to Be in Picturesmovie

So You Want to Be in Pictures

as Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited) · 1947 · 5.8

Possessedmovie

Possessed

as First College Girl (uncredited) · 1947 · 6.9

So You're Going to Be a Fathermovie

So You're Going to Be a Father

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) · 1947 · 5.5

Love and Learnmovie

Love and Learn

as Receptionist · 1947 · 6.7

That Way with Womenmovie

That Way with Women

as Angela · 1947 · 6.7

Humoresquemovie

Humoresque

as Party Guest (uncredited) · 1947 · 7.0

The Man I Lovemovie

The Man I Love

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited) · 1946 · 6.1

The Time, The Place and The Girlmovie

The Time, The Place and The Girl

as Bar Patron (uncredited) · 1946 · 5.7

Never Say Goodbyemovie

Never Say Goodbye

as Mary Scott (uncredited) · 1946 · 6.3

Deceptionmovie

Deception

as Music Student (uncredited) · 1946 · 6.7

So You Want to Play the Horsesmovie

So You Want to Play the Horses

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) · 1946 · 6.3

Two Guys from Milwaukeemovie

Two Guys from Milwaukee

as Woman with Sailor on top of bus (uncredited) · 1946 · 4.9

Night and Daymovie

Night and Day

as Specialty Trio Member (uncredited) · 1946 · 6.1

Her Kind of Manmovie

Her Kind of Man

as Bubbles (uncredited) · 1946 · 6.3