Eilene Janssen
| Eilene Janssen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1938 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1940-1968 |
| Spouse(s) | married (5 children) |
Mary Eilene Janssen (born May 25, 1938), is an American former actress in film and television.
Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 1938, to parents Harry and Mary Ellen Janssen.
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.
Apart from films, Eilene Janssen also acted in television series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Gene Autry Show, The Ford Television Theatre, Screen Directors Playhouse, Father Knows Best, Mister Ed, The 20th Century Fox Hour, 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.
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