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Jean Hagen
Deceased

How Did Jean Hagen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 54
Also known asJean Shirley Verhagen, Jean VerhagenGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/08/1923Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied29/08/1977 (aged 54)Died inLos AngelesCauseesophageal cancer, cancerWikidataQ235744 ↗Buried atChapel of the Pines CrematoryTMDb#13296 ↗

Jean Hagen was an American actress best known for her role as Doll Conovan in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and as Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hagen was also nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Margaret Williams on the first three seasons (1953–56) of the television series The Danny Thomas Show.

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Filmography35 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Becoming MarilynMovie(archive footage)99
2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerMovieSelf (archive footage)79
1977Alexander: The Other Side of DawnMovieLandlady54
1975Starsky & HutchSeriesBelle Kates52
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeriesMs. Unger49
1962Panic in Year Zero!MovieAnn Baldwin39
1961Ben CaseySeries—38
1961Dr. KildareSeriesNurse Mary Ogilvy38
1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeriesElizabeth Crowley37
1960Stagecoach WestSeriesLilly de Milo37
1960The Snows of KilimanjaroMovieRhoda37
1959The DetectivesSeriesAlice Streger36
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeriesElizabeth36
1959The Shaggy DogMovieFreeda Daniels36
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries—35
1957Wagon TrainSeriesSarah Proctor34
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesAnne Madden33
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesMadge Griffin32
1955The Big KnifeMovieConnie Bliss32
1954Climax!SeriesEleanor Gehrig31
1954The Jimmy Durante ShowSeriesSelf31
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesPaula Farrel30
1953The Danny Thomas ShowSeriesMargaret Williams30
1953Half a HeroMovieMartha Dobson30
1952The Ford Television TheatreSeriesNona Carson29
1952Singin' in the RainMovieLina Lamont29
1952Carbine WilliamsMovieMaggie Williams29
1952Shadow in the SkyMovieStella Murphy29
1951Night Into MorningMovieGirl Next Door28
1951No Questions AskedMovieJoan Brenson28
1950A Life of Her OwnMovieMaggie Collins27
1950The Asphalt JungleMovieDoll Conovan27
1950Side StreetMovieHarriette Sinton27
1950AmbushMovieMartha Conovan27
1949Adam's RibMovieBeryl Caighn26