Acting
Jane Harker
EN cinema · 20 credits
Born
13 November 1923
Died
10 September 1988 (aged 64)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Jane Ellen Harker
Jane Ellen Harker was born on November 13, 1923 in San Francisco, California. She was an actress, known for The Unfaithful (1947), That Way with Women (1947) and Love and Learn (1947). She was married to Samuel Lefcourt Lanier (born: Lefkovits). She died on September 10, 1988 in St. Johns, Florida, USA. A popular glamour girl of the late 1940s, she is best remembered as Alice from a number of the 'Joe McDoakes' film shorts. She became a Warner Bros. contract player and made her 1946 silver screen bow in "Her Kind of Man." Jane went on to numerous cinematic appearances including "Deception," "Night and Day," and "Humoresque" (all 1946), while building a following by posing for several 'cheesecake' magazines both domestic and foreign; in 1947 she had her best known film role in "The Unfaithful," also was seen in "Love and Learn," and "Possessed," and made the first of her eight appearances as Alice McDoakes opposite George O'Hanlon as Joe. Jane was last seen on screen in the 1948 film "So You Want to Build a House," then essentially dropped from view. She lived out her remaining days in Florida.
Known for
Filmography
So You Want an Apartment
1948
So You Want an Apartment
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Build a House
1948
So You Want to Build a House
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
as Joan
Humoresque
as Party Guest (uncredited)
That Way with Women
as Angela
So You're Going on a Vacation
1947
So You're Going on a Vacation
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Hold Your Wife
1947
So You Want to Hold Your Wife
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947
So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Salesman
1947
So You Want to Be a Salesman
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Love and Learn
as Receptionist
Possessed
as First College Girl (uncredited)
Deception
as Music Student (uncredited)
Her Kind of Man
as Bubbles (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
as Mary Scott (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
So You Want to Play the Horses
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
The Man I Love
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Woman with Sailor on top of bus (uncredited)
Night and Day
as Specialty Trio Member (uncredited)