Nettie Jane Fowler (May 22, 1925 – February 13, 1974) was an American film and television actress. She was known for playing the role of Janet Culver in the first season of the American

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television series ''

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''.

Career

Spence was born in

Olympia, Washington Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington. It had a population of 55,605 at the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County, and the central city ...

. Spence began her screen career in 1948 with an uncredited role of a

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in the film '' If You Knew Susie''. Other films Spence appeared in included ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Words and Music'', ''

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'', '' East Side, West Side'', ''

Duchess of Idaho ''Duchess of Idaho'' is an American musical romantic comedy produced in 1950 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, it was the fourth film pairing Esther Williams and Van Johnson. It was filmed at the MGM Studios lot and exterio ...

'' and ''

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''. Her final film credit was for the 1955 film '' Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki''. In 1952, Spence appeared in the

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television series ''

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'', and the following year she appeared in the

television series ''

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'' in the role of "Burma". In 1957, Spence joined the cast of the new syndicated adventure and

television series ''

'', in which she played the role of Janet Culver. She was replaced by actress Nancy Hale, who played the role of Helen Carter after the first season. She later worked as an

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dealer.

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