Jennifer Holt

Actor
BirthdayNov 10, 1920 (77 years old)
DeathdaySep 21, 1997
Place of birthHollywood, California, USA
GenderFemale

From Wikipedia Born Elizabeth Marshall Holt in Hollywood, California to actor Jack Holt and his wife, Margaret Woods. She and her brother Tim would both have careers in acting. She made her film debut using the stage name "Jacqueline Holt" in a 1941 western starring Hopalong Cassidy and went on to make forty-seven films during the 1940s. All but eight of her roles were in western films in which she appeared opposite cowboy stars such as Lash LaRue, Tex Ritter and Johnny Mack Brown. Holt made her final film in 1949 then in 1950 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 The Gabby Hayes Show and Tales of Wells Fargo starring Dale Robertson. Although the popularity of western films had faded by the mid-1950s, during the 1970s western film festivals became popular with fans of the genre and she occasionally participated as a guest. Jennifer Holt was married several times, living for a while in Mexico and was in Dorset in England at the time of her death in 1997. Jennifer made a batch of westerns in the 1940s, primarily at Universal and PRC as the heroine to Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Rod Cameron, Buster Crabbe, Eddie Dean and Lash LaRue. Her first western was the Hopalong Cassidy STICK TO YOUR GUNS (Paramount, 1941). She also played the female lead in a couple of cliffhangers, ADVENTURES OF THE FLYING CADETS (Universal, 1943) and HOP HARRIGAN (Columbia, 1946). THE HAWK OF POWDER RIVER (Eagle-Lion/PRC, 1948) was Holt's favorite western role, as she portrayed the masked leader of a band of outlaws. She and most of her gang are gunned down by singing cowboy Eddie Dean in the film-ending shootout. Holt had several marriages, lived in the United States and Mexico, and resided in England at the time or her death in 1997. One of her marriages was to movie actor William Bakewell (1908-1993) whom she starred with in the HOP HARRIGAN chapter play. Bakewell may be best remembered as "Major Tobias Norton" in the 1950s Disney Fess Parker/Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier TV show. Even though her father Jack and brother Tim made scores of westerns and outdoorsy type films, Jennifer was never in any of their movies. And despite many reports throughout the years, an actor named David Holt (1927-2003) was NOT the brother of Jennifer and Tim Holt nor the son of Jack Holt. In the late 1940s - early 1950s, Jennifer hosted/participated in several television programs that originated in Chicago. One was her portrayal of "Aunt Judy" to the puppet "Uncle Mistletoe" in the 15 minute THE ADVENTURES OF UNCLE MISTLETOE which was broadcast locally and over ABC. Chicago department store Marshall Fields did this program in response to competitor Montgomery Ward's Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. After a couple years, Jennifer exited Mistletoe and did another children's program, PANHANDLE PETE AND JENNIFER, which originated from NBC in Chicago. That 15 minute series ran from 1950 - 1951.

Known for

Production Assistant

Jan 25, 1997

Girl on Bus with Tommy (uncredited)

Aug 7, 1942

Joyce Mason

Jun 12, 1942

Vicky Conway

Oct 11, 1945

Lillian Wilkins

Mar 30, 1944

Diane Trent

Jul 26, 1947

Charity

Jan 19, 1945

TWA Stewardess

May 8, 1942

Miss Russell

Feb 26, 1943

Nancy Lee

Aug 5, 1942

Jenny Morgan

Jun 17, 1948

Andre Mason

Sep 7, 1943

Vivian Chambers

Apr 9, 1948

Donna Ross, aka El Vengador

Mar 17, 1944

Joan Winters

Aug 6, 1943

Jane Condon

Feb 16, 1945

Mary Lee

Dec 11, 1942

June Winters

Sep 17, 1941

Margie Watson

Sep 13, 1947

Production Assistant

Jan 25, 1997

Girl on Bus with Tommy (uncredited)

Aug 7, 1942

Joyce Mason

Jun 12, 1942

Vicky Conway

Oct 11, 1945

Lillian Wilkins

Mar 30, 1944

Diane Trent

Jul 26, 1947

Acting


Participated in 46 movies, 1 TV series

1997

Production Assistant



1948

Jenny Morgan


1948

Belle Morgan


1948

Vivian Chambers


1948

Mary King


1947

Kathie McBain


1947


1947

Mary Ann Jarvis


1947


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