Jean Willes
| Jean Willes | |
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Willes in 1960
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| Born |
Jean Donahue April 15, 1923 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1989 (aged 65) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Liver cancer |
| Years active | 1934–1972 |
| Spouse(s) | Gerard Cowhig (1951–1989; her death) |
| Children | Gerry Cowhig (1954–2001) |
Jean Willes (April 15, 1923 – January 3, 1989) was an American film and television actress. She appeared in approximately 65 films in her 38-year career.
Willes is familiar to modern viewers for her roles in several Three Stooges short subjects, such as Monkey Businessmen, A Snitch in Time, and Gypped in the Penthouse. She was a favorite of director Edward Bernds, who cast her in many shorts and features. She was cast in roles ranging from an Air Force captain to prostitutes. She was one of the "four queens" pursuing Clark Gable in The King and Four Queens (1956). Later that year she appeared as Nurse Sally Withers in the original movie version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
She made the transition to television easily appearing in dozens of series in varied roles and genre such as religious oriented and anthology series, Crossroads, The Caliifornians, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, several episodes of Burns and Allen television program, The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, Hazel, Trackdown, Meet McGraw, The Munsters, Perry Mason, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Bat Masterson, The Beverly Hillbillies, McHale's Navy, Wanted: Dead or Alive, and Kojak.
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