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Janet Warren, also known as Elaine Morey, was an actress in the United States during the 1940s and 50s. She attended schools in the
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metropolitan area, including an acting school she started attending since the age of 13. After spending her late teen years as a
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for other child actors, she signed a contract with
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in 1940 and began appearing in films, frequently in
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comedies, horror films, and teenage musicals.


Career

During her childhood, Warren attended
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and Alexander Hamilton High School. She was also enrolled in a child acting school from the age of 13, with
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as one of her classmates. The school would also have a play written by the principal for Warren in particular that she acted in. Later living in
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in her late teens, she worked as a
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and ran a class for children that worked in theatre. She also performed at the ''Little Theatre'' in
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. Warren was cast in the film ''
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'' in December 1940. The casting occurred after approaching studio executives to ask for a role for one of her students, but was offered a role herself instead. She was also signed to a long-term contract for several future films. After appearing in several minor roles in early 1941, she was cast in a major female role in ''
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''. Her impressive performance resulted in her contract being renewed in June 1941.


Filmography

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'' (1941) *'' Hello, Sucker'' (1941) as Receptionist *'' Cracked Nuts'' (1941) *'' Sing Another Chorus'' (1941) *''
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'' (1941) *''
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'' (1941) as Doris *'' Too Many Blondes'' (1941) as Sophie Deltz *''
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'' (1941) as Schoolgirl *'' Law of the Range'' (1941) as Virginia O'Brien *''
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'' (1941) *''
It Started with Eve ''It Started with Eve'' is a 1941 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Music Score ( Charle ...
'' (1941) *'' Pardon My Sarong'' (1942) *''
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'' (1942) as Ruby *'' Wild Horse Phantom'' (1944) as Marian Garnet *'' The Jade Mask'' (1945) as Jean Kent *'' The Shanghai Cobra'' (1945) as Record Machine Operator *''
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'' (1947) *'' The Twonky'' (1953) as Carolyn West


Personal life

Warren married drama coach Robert W. Major. In September 1943, she disappeared and was reported missing by her husband, with only a note reading "I'm going away; goodbye forever" left behind. By the following year, she had filed for divorce from Major, charging him with "extreme cruelty". The divorce was finalized in December 1944. Warren married again, in 1949, to
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, a union that lasted until his death in 1951.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Janet 20th-century births Actresses from California 20th-century American actresses American drama teachers 1921 births 2008 deaths