107 years |
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from birthday |
Birth date |
November 26, 1917 |
Date of death |
November 22, 2002 (84 years) |
Zodiac sign |
Sagittarius |
Place of Birth |
United States |
Occupation |
Actress |
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Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 – November 22, 2002) was an American actress.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, as Adele Louisa Jurgens (some sources say Jurgenson), she rose to prominence in the late 1930s when she was named "Miss World's Fairest" at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In the early 1940s, she briefly worked as a Rockette and was named the Number One Showgirl in New York City.
After a few years of working as a model and chorus girl, including being an understudy to Gypsy Rose Lee in the Broadway show Star and Garter in 1942, Jergens landed a movie contract with Columbia Pictures in 1944, with brunette Jergens becoming a blonde.
At the beginning of her career she had roles in movies in which she was usually cast as a blonde floozy or burlesque dancer, as in Down to Earth starring Rita Hayworth (1947) and The Dark Past starring William Holden (1948).
She played Marilyn Monroe's mother in Ladies of the Chorus (1948) despite being only nine years older than Monroe. She played an exotic dancer in Armored Car Robbery (1950) and appeared in the movie Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951).
Height | 5 ft 9 in / 175 cm |
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Weight | 126 lb / 57 kg |
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Breast/Bust size | 30 in / 78 cm |
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Waist size | 23 in / 60 cm |
Hips size | 33 in / 84 cm |
Bra size | 36A (US) / 80A (EU) |
Cup size | A (US) |
Dress Size | – |
Shoe (Feet) Size | – |
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Hair Color | Blonde |
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Eye Color | Blue |
Nationality | American |
Race / ethnicity | White |