Jennifer Holt (born Elizabeth Marshall Holt; November 10, 1920 – September 21, 1997) was an American actress.

Early years

She was born in

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, to actor Jack Holt and his wife, Margaret Woods. She was the sister of western actor

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. Her education included schooling at convents in Belgium, Santiago College in Chile, and The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California.

Film

Holt made her film debut using the stage name Jacqueline Holt in a 1941

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starring Hopalong Cassidy. A 1942 newspaper article reported, "Jennifer Holt ... has been signed to a long term contract with

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." Her film singing debut came in '' Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground'' in 1943. She sang ''

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'' while portraying an entertainer. She went on to make 47 films during the 1940s. All but eight of her roles were in western films in which she appeared opposite cowboy stars such as

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and

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. Although the popularity of western films had faded by the mid-1950s, during the 1970s western

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s became popular with fans of the genre and she occasionally participated as a guest.

Television

After making her final film in 1949, in 1950 Holt co-hosted a television show called ''Panhandle Pete and Jennifer'' which ran for one season. During the remainder of the 1950s she made occasional guest appearances on television western series such as ''

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'' and '' Tales of Wells Fargo'' starring

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Recognition

In 1984, she received the

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for her contributions to western cinema.

Personal life

Holt was married numerous times, living for a while in Mexico. She had no children. The marriages that can be confirmed were: *November 19, 1943, to Marine Major William M. Ritchey in Yuma, Arizona. She sought a divorce after four months, and the divorce was granted on August 4, 1944. *September 29, 1946, to

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. She filed suit for divorce from Bakewell on April 23, 1948. The divorce was granted June 10, 1948. *Aylmer Hughes Chamberlain, her last husband, with whom she was living in England at the time of her death in 1997.

Death

Holt was living in

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, England in the United Kingdom with her husband, Aylmer Hughes Chamberlain, at the time of her death from cancer at age 76 in 1997.

Partial filmography

*'' Stick to Your Guns'' (1941) .... June Winters (as Jacqueline Holt) *''

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'' (1942) .... TWA stewardess (uncredited) *''

Private Buckaroo ''Private Buckaroo'' is a 1942 American comedy-musical film directed by Edward F. Cline starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E. Lewis, and Jennifer Holt. The film tells the story of army recruits following b ...

'' (1942) .... Joyce Mason *'' The Silver Bullet'' (1942) .... Nancy Lee *''

Pardon My Sarong ''Pardon My Sarong'' is a 1942 comedy film starring Abbott and Costello. Plot Tommy Layton, a wealthy bachelor, rents a city bus to take him from Chicago to Los Angeles to participate in a yacht race to Hawai’i. The bus drivers, Algy and Welli ...

'' (1942) .... Girl on bus with Tommy (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) .... Nan Taylor *'' Little Joe, the Wrangler'' (1942) .... Janet Hammond *''

The Old Chisholm Trail "The Old Chisholm Trail" is a cowboy song first published in 1910 by John Lomax in his book ''Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads''. The song dates back to the 1870s, when it was among the most popular songs sung by cowboys during that era. Ba ...

'' (1942) .... Mary Lee *'' Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground'' (1943) .... Kay Randolph *'' Hi, Buddy'' (1943) .... Miss Russell *'' Cheyenne Roundup'' (1943) .... Ellen Randall *'' Raiders of San Joaquin'' (1943) .... Jane Carter *''

Cowboy in Manhattan ''Cowboy in Manhattan'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Robert Paige, Frances Langford, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, Joe Sawyer and Jennifer Holt. The film was released on Ma ...

'' (1943) .... Mitzi *''

Get Going ''Get Going'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Robert Paige, Grace McDonald, Barbara Jo Allen, Walter Catlett, Maureen Cannon, Lois Collier and Milburn Stone. The film was re ...

'' (1943) .... Vilma Walters *''

Frontier Law ''Frontier Law'' is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram, Wally Wales, George Eldredge, I. Stanford Jolley and Frank LaRue. T ...

'' (1943) .... Lois Rodgers *''

Hers to Hold ''Hers to Hold'' (aka ''Three Smart Girls Join Up'') is a 1943 American romantic musical comedy film and is the third film in the unofficial '' Three Smart Girls'' trilogy. In ''Hers to Hold'', Deanna Durbin reprises her role as Penny Craig, wh ...

'' (1943) .... Girl (uncredited) *''

The Lone Star Trail ''The Lone Star Trail'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter. The supporting cast features Fuzzy Knight and Jennifer Holt and, in a small role as a villain, Robert Mitchum (bille ...

'' (1943) .... Joan Winters *''

Adventures of the Flying Cadets ''Adventures of the Flying Cadets'' is a 13-episode 1943 Universal film serial directed by Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins. Plot Flying students Danny Collins (Johnny Downs), "Jinx" Roberts (Bobby Jordan), "Scrapper" McKay (Ward Wood) and "Zom ...

'' (1943, Serial) .... Andre Mason hs. 5-13*'' Raiders of Sunset Pass'' (1943) .... Betty Mathews *''

Marshal of Gunsmoke ''Marshal of Gunsmoke'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by William Lively. The film stars Tex Ritter, Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Harry Woods and Herbert Rawlinson. The film was released on ...

'' (1944) .... Ellen Carey *''

Oklahoma Raiders ''Oklahoma Raiders'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Tex Ritter. Plot In This western, cowboys go to buy fresh horses for the cavalry and end up taking on two badguys and a female vigilante. Cast ...

'' (1944) .... Donna Ross, aka El Vengador *''

Guns of the Law ''Guns of the Law'' is a 1944 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill and Guy Wilkerson, with Jennifer Holt, Budd Buster and Charles King. The film was released on 31 March 1944, ...

'' (1944) .... Lillian Wilkins *'' Outlaw Trail'' (1944) .... Alice Thornton *''

Riders of the Santa Fe ''Riders of the Santa Fe'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Ande Lamb. The film stars Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight, Eddie Dew, Jennifer Holt, Ray Whitley and Lane Chandler. The film was released on Nove ...

'' (1944) .... Carla Anderson *''

The Navajo Trail ''The Navajo Trail'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Frank H. Young. This is the fourteenth film in the "Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond ...

'' (1945) .... Mary Trevor *'' Under Western Skies'' (1945) .... Charity *'' Gun Smoke'' (1945) .... Jane Condon *'' Beyond the Pecos'' (1945) .... Ellen Tanner *''

Renegades of the Rio Grande ''Renegades of the Rio Grande'' is a 1945 American Western film about a crooked financier and a corrupt sheriff that conspire to steal land from ranchers in Oklahoma Territory for the purposes of a railroad right-of-way. A young lawyer, Clint F ...

'' (1945) .... Dolores Salezar *'' Song of Old Wyoming'' (1945) .... Vicky Conway, adopted *'' The Lost Trail'' (1945) .... Jane Burns *'' Moon Over Montana'' (1946) .... Gwynn Randal *''

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'' (1946) .... Gail Nolan * '' Trigger Fingers'' (1946) .... Jane Caldwell *''

Over the Santa Fe Trail ''Over the Santa Fe Trail'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Louise Rousseau. The film stars Ken Curtis, Jennifer Holt, Guy Kibbee, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Noel Neill and Holmes Herbert. The film was rele ...

'' (1947) .... Carolyn *''

Buffalo Bill Rides Again ''Buffalo Bill Rides Again'' is a 1947 American Western film starring Richard Arlen. It is also known as Return of Buffalo Bill. Plot Cast *Richard Arlen as Buffalo Bill *Jennifer Holt Jennifer Holt (born Elizabeth Marshall Holt; Novembe ...

'' (1947) .... Dale Harrington *''

Pioneer Justice ''Pioneer Justice'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Lash La Rue, Al St. John, and Jennifer Holt. The film was released by Producers Releasing Corporation on June 28, 1947. The film was shot at the Iverson ...

'' (1947) .... Betty Walters *'' Ghost Town Renegades'' (1947) .... Diane Trent *'' Stage to Mesa City'' (1947) .... Margie Watson *'' The Fighting Vigilantes'' (1947) .... Abby Jackson *'' Shadow Valley'' (1947) .... Mary Ann Jarvis *''

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'' (1947, Short) .... Mary Rockwell *''

Trail of the Mounties ''Trail of the Mounties'', also known as ''Law of the Mounties'', is a 1947 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt, and Emmett Lynn. Premise A Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman is seeking ...

'' (1947) .... Kathie McBain *'' Tornado Range'' (1948) .... Mary King *''

The Hawk of Powder River ''The Hawk of Powder River'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor. Plot Cast * Eddie Dean as Deputy Marshal Eddie Dean *White Cloud as Eddie's Horse *Roscoe Ates as Soapy Jones *Jennifer Holt as Vivian Chambers aka The Haw ...

'' (1948) .... Vivian Chambers aka The Hawk *''

Range Renegades ''Range Renegades'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Ronald Davidson and William Lively. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Jennifer Holt, Riley Hill, Dennis Moore and John James. The film ...

'' (1948) .... Belle Morgan *''

The Tioga Kid ''The Tioga Kid'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Jennifer Holt, Dennis Moore, Lee Bennett and William Fawcett. The film was released on June 17, ...

'' (1948) .... Jenny Morgan *'' Panhandle Pete and Jennifer'' (1950, TV Series) .... Co-host (1950–51) *'' Tales of Wells Fargo'' (1957–1959, TV Series) .... Ella *''

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'' (1958, TV Series) .... Christine

References

External links

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Jennifer Holt - Cowboy Heroine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Jennifer American film actresses Western (genre) film actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 1920 births 1997 deaths Deaths from cancer in England