Jean Parker Biography

Fast Facts

• Made her screen acting debut in the film "Rasputin and the Empress" in 1932
• Got her start in film after her picture appeared in the newspaper when she won a poster contest and was seen by Ida Koverman, the secretary to Louis B․ Mayer
• Quote: "Acting is truly a glorious and noble profession․ When anyone can give other people a few hours of escape or enchantment away from the ills of the world and their own personal lives, that's a very worthwhile occupation․"
• Best known for her role as Beth in "Little Women" and as Toni Martin in "Sequoia․"
• Also appeared in regional theater productions and on Broadway as Judy Holliday's replacement in "Born Yesterday․"
• Briefly worked as an acting coach during the 1970s before becoming a recluse
• Occasionally appeared in regional theater productions with her husband, Robert Lowery, and also toured with him on the night club circuit