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Jean Hagen Biography
Birth Name:
Jean Shirley Verhagen
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Was the understudy for Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday on Broadway
- Made her film debut in Adam's Rib (1949), opposite Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
- Life-long friends with actress Patricia Neal
- Chose to leave her co-starring role on Make Room for Daddy after three seasons to avoid future typecasting as a wife
- Died of throat cancer in 1977 after undergoing a controversial treatment called Laetrile in Germany
Awards
- 1956Emmy-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 1956Emmy-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 1956Emmy-Best Actress - Continuing Performance: nominated
- 1956Emmy-Best Actress - Continuing Performance: nominated
- 1955Emmy-Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series: nominated
- 1955Emmy-Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series: nominated
- 1952Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
Relationships
- Christine Seidel Burton -- Daughter
- Christian Verhagen -- Father
- Marie Verhagen -- Mother
- LaVerne -- Sister
- Aric Phillip Seidel -- Son