Jennifer Gan (March 2, 1938 – September 15, 2000) was an American stage, film and television actress. She appeared in sixteen film and TV titles in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Career as Ginny Gan

A life member of

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, she first began her career as Ginny Gan on the stage in musicals such as ''

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'' in 1958, ''The Pink Jungle'' in 1959 starring

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and

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, and ''

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'' in 1962. She made her first TV appearance in a popular ''

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'' episode in late 1964. She then appeared on stage in the musical ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

'', in 1965 with actress Sheila MacRae. She was seen again in the spring of 1967 when making four more film and TV appearances. She appeared in the James Coburn spy spoof sequel ''

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'' and his tongue in cheek western '' Waterhole No. 3''. She then appeared in an episode in the last season of the hit TV show ''

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''. She also had an uncredited role in the hit film '' Valley of the Dolls''. She also appeared in the stage play ''

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''. In 1968, she appeared in an episode in the last season of the hit TV show '' Batman''. She then was cast in the hit family comedy film '' Yours, Mine and Ours''. She had a speaking role with

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in the coffee house scenes when he was on his big first date with

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in the popular film.

Career as Jennifer Gan

In 1969, she changed her name to Jennifer Gan and continued performing until late 1972. She made appearances in episodes of '' The Virginian'' and '' Ironside''. She then began a professional association with

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that lasted through two B movies. The first was ''

Naked Angels ''Naked Angels'' is a 1969 American outlaw biker film directed by Bruce D. Clark. Starring Michael Greene (actor), Michael Greene as Mother, Jennifer Gan as Marlene, and Richard Rust as Fingers, it provides an insider's perspective at the lifesty ...

'' where she starred as a biker chick, clad in leather and lace. The film featured a soundtrack co-written by fuzz guitarist Jeff Simmons. She also appeared as a dancer in the feature film '' Hello, Dolly!''. In 1970, she appeared in a first-season episode of the popular TV shows '' Love, American Style'' and ''

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''. In 1971, she starred in her second Roger Corman film, ''

Women in Cages ''Women in Cages'' is a 1971 women in prison sexploitation film directed by Gerardo de León and starring Jennifer Gan, Judy Brown, Roberta Collins, and Pam Grier. Co-produced by Roger Corman, it was prominently featured in the ''Planet Terror'' ...

''.Google Book

Women in Cages In 1972, she appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and made an appearance in the film '' The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid''. She made her final onscreen appearance in a fourth-season episode of ''

'', in 1972. Gan died on September 15, 2000. Her cause of death remains unknown.

Stage credits

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gan, Jennifer 2000 deaths American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses 1938 births Actresses from Detroit 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers