Eilene Janssen

Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 1938, to Henry Janssen and Mary Ellen Thompson. She began her film career as a child actress in the early 1940s. With her father being a longtime worker for Universal Studios, Eilene Janssen made her first screen appearance in the 1940 film Sandy Gets Her Man. She continued to have bit parts in several movies such as Two Girls and a Sailor and It Happened Tomorrow. In 1944, she was awarded the title "Little Miss America". As she grew older, she gained more prominent roles such as Elise in Song of Love and Peggy in The Boy with Green Hair. As a young adult she had a good role as the female lead in the 1957 Western film Escape from Red Rock. Apart from films, Eilene Janssen also acted in television series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, Mister Ed, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Tales of Wells Fargo, Make Room for Daddy, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Beverly Hillbillies and Perry Mason. She retired from acting in 1968. As of 2004, she is residing in Pasadena, California. Janssen married Harry Ronald Rothschild on November 29, 1957. They had two children together before they divorced in 1962. She then married Thomas Alexander Orchard, in 1963. They had one child together before their 1966 divorce. Janssen married George Ellis Moore in 1968. They had two children together before he died in 2000. CLR

Known For: Acting

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA, 1938-05-25

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	It Happened Tomorrow		67
2	1944	Till We Meet Again	Yvonne	60
3	1946	The Green Years	Alison Keith as a child	65
4	1947	Curley	Betty	54
5	1947	Song of Love	Elise Schumann	67
6	1948	On Our Merry Way	Peggy Thorndyke	55
7	1948	Who Killed Doc Robbin?	Betty	37
8	1948	Borrowed Trouble	Child	72
9	1948	The Boy with Green Hair	Peggy	62
10	1951	Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas	Judy Dawson	50
11	1951	The Dakota Kid	Judy Dawson	50
12	1951	Arizona Manhunt	Judy Dawson	60
13	1952	Wild Horse Ambush	Judy	0
14	1952	Sally and Saint Anne	Young Jeanne	80
15	1954	About Mrs. Leslie	Pixie Croffman	70
16	1955	A Midsummer Daydream	Girl	0
17	1956	The Search for Bridey Murphy	Bridey Murphy Age 15	63
18	1957	Beginning of the End	William's Date	38
19	1957	Escape from Red Rock	Janie Acker	0
20		It's Always Sunday	Nancy Parker	0
21	1963	Black Zoo	Bride	56
22	1968	Panic in the City	Information Clerk	52

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	Nancy Baker	59
2	1962	The Beverly Hillbillies	First Airline Hostess	69

Eilene Janssen

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