{{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{short description|American actress (1892–1978)}} {{Infobox person | name = Jean Acker | image = Jean Acker 1923.jpg | caption = Acker in 1923 | birth_name = Harriet Ackers | birth_date = {{birth date|1892|10|23}} | birth_place = Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1978|08|16|1892|10|23}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | other_names = Harriet Guglielmi<br />Mrs. Rudolph Valentino | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1913–1955 | spouse = {{marriage|Rudolph Valentino|1919|1922|end=div}} | partner = Grace Darmond (1918–1923)<br />Chloe Carter (1923–1978) | resting_place = Holy Cross Cemetery }}
'''Jean Acker''' (born '''Harriet Ackers'''; October 23, 1892 – August 16, 1978) was an American actress. Best known for her brief marriage to screen idol Rudolph Valentino, Acker's career began in the silent film era and extended into the 1950s.
==Early life and career== Jean Acker was born Harriet Ackers on October 23, 1892 in Trenton, New Jersey to Joseph and Margaret Ackers. The 1900 census indicates an 1891 birthdate,<ref>[https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4119911_00327?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=80123580 ancestry.com]</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2021}} and other sources have suggested an 1893 birthdate.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmL0AAAAMAAJ&q=jean+acker+1893|title = The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896–1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings|isbn = 9780786438044|last1 = Wlaschin|first1 = Ken|year = 2009| publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=apAYAAAAIAAJ&q=jean+acker+1893|title = Silent Films, 1877–1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies|isbn = 9780786405954|last1 = Klepper|first1 = Robert K.|year = 1999| publisher=McFarland }}</ref> However, her burial plot says 1892.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1383871:60525|title=U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com|website=www.ancestry.com}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2021}} Her mother was Irish and her father part Cherokee.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Leider |first=Emily Wortis |url=http://archive.org/details/darkloverlifedea0000leid |title=Dark lover: The Life and death of Rudolph Valentino |date=2004 |publisher=Farrar and Faber |others= |isbn=978-0-571-21114-2 |location=New York |pages=100-109}}</ref> They divorced when she was young.
Her father remarried to Eleanor Bruseren in 1906.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2536&h=1734254&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=5164&requr=2550866976735232&ur=0&gsfn=&gsln=&h=1734254|title=Join Ancestry®|website=www.ancestry.com}}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2021}} They had two sons together, both named Joseph. Their first son died at 4 months old in 1907, and their second son was a stillbirth.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60484/images/42411_647350_0683-02224?pid=2221144&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D60484%26h%3D2221144%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D2536&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ancestry.com]</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2021}}<ref>[https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/41381_2421406271_0813-04663?pid=752282761&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord%3D1%26r%3Dan%26db%3DPADeathCollection%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D752282761&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ancestry.com]</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2021}}<ref>[https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/41381_645856_0490-02370?pid=751871179&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D5164%26h%3D751871179%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D2536&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ancestry.com]</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2021}} Eleanor and Joseph divorced in 1912, and he married a third time to Virginia Erb.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4384893_00350?pid=80020372&backurl=http://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/80020372:6061&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ancestry.com]</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2021}} Her father managed the Casino Bowling Alley and The Ritz Restaurant, and later owned the Boston Shoe Store on Valley Street. He also managed several bowling alleys in the Philadelphia area.
In 1906, the family moved to Lewistown. Growing up on a farm, Ackers became an expert horsewoman. She attended St. Mary's Seminary in Springfield, New Jersey for a time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Leider |first=Emily Wortis |url=http://archive.org/details/darkloverlifedea0000leid |title=Dark Lover: The Life and death of Rudolph Valentino |date=2004 |publisher=Farrar and Faber |others= |isbn=978-0-571-21114-2 |location=New York |pages=100-109}}</ref>
In a 1913, Acker remarked, "On Sundays I answer to the name of Miss Jean Acker, and weekdays I'm just Billie."<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title=Miss Jean Acker|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-light-miss-jean-acker/189545855/|work=San Antonio Light|date=1913-08-10|access-date=2026-01-23|pages=31}}</ref> She claimed to have been born in St. Louis to Spanish parent.<ref name=":3" /> At the time, she was a little-known performer who had worked in vaudeville and stock-company theater before joining Sigmund Lubin's motion picture operation in Philadelphia and later moving on to the Independent Motion Picture Company (IMP) studio in New York.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jean Acker On Stage|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cleveland-leader-jean-acker-on-stage/189544037/|work=The Cleveland Leader|date=1913-08-10|access-date=2026-01-23|pages=4 Cosmopolitan}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
She performed in vaudeville until she moved to California in 1919. After arriving in Hollywood, Acker became the protégée and lover of Alla Nazimova, an actress whose clout and contacts enabled Acker to negotiate a $200 per week contract with a movie studio. Acker appeared in numerous films during the 1910s and 1920s, but by the early 1930s, she began appearing in small, mostly uncredited film roles. She made her last on-screen appearance in the 1955 film ''How to Be Very, Very Popular'', opposite Betty Grable.
== Personal life ==
=== Marriage to Rudolph Valentino === [[File:Film actress Jean Acker (SAYRE 1006).jpg|thumb|Film still of Acker as Pert Barlow in ''Checkers'' (1919)]] After meeting and befriending the then-unknown Italian actor Rudolph Valentino at a party, they entered a two-month courtship and married at the home of film producer Maxwell Karger in Hollywood on November 5, 1919.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1920-02-08 |title=Jean Acker Wedded at Karger Party |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-jean-acker-wedded-at-kar/189526783/ |access-date=2026-01-22 |work=Oakland Tribune |pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1919-11-06 |title=Photoplay Actress Marries On A Dare |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-photoplay-actress/189524094/ |access-date=2026-01-22 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=Part II/5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1919-11-21 |title=Movie Star In A Romance Off Screen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/akron-evening-times-movie-star-in-a-roma/189525478/ |access-date=2026-01-22 |work=Akron Evening Times |pages=23}}</ref> Acker soon regretted the marriage and reportedly locked Valentino out of their hotel room on their wedding night.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Donnelley|first= Paul |title=Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2005|page=935|isbn=1-84449-430-6}}</ref> Following their separation on their wedding night, Valentino sought a reconciliation and wrote a letter to Acker urging her to return. The couple briefly reunited after meeting at a party the next month and spent one night together on December 5, but Acker left him again the next day.<ref name=":0" /> Asked why she could not live with her husband, Acker reportedly said, "He's impossible, he's dictatorial."<ref name=":0" />
Valentino continued to pursue Acker while she was on location in Lone Pine, California, filming ''The Roundup'' in 1920. Although she attempted to prevent his visit—while allowing her lover Grace Darmond to see her—Valentino wired ahead announcing his arrival.<ref name=":0" /> By the time he reached Lone Pine, however, Acker had already left. He confronted her at Darmond's Los Angeles apartment, where the two got into a heated argument, and Acker informed him that she intended to seek a Reno divorce.<ref name=":0" />
After Valentino secured leading roles in ''The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' and ''Camille'', Acker filed a maintenance suit in January 1921, alleging that Valentino had deserted her following his rise to success. At the time, Acker claimed she was ill with stomach ulcers, unable to work, and burdened with debts totaling $2,500.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=Started Out With Love. Now Says it Fled When Success Came.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-started-out-with-l/189530089/|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=1921-05-16|access-date=2026-01-22|pages=15}}</ref> An agreement between their attorneys provided for temporary payments of $50, which Acker later alleged were not maintained.<ref name=":1" /> Valentino denied her allegations and filed a cross-complaint seeking a divorce on the grounds that Acker had deserted him.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title=Romance Shattered at Alter|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle-romance-shattere/189528865/|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=1921-11-14|access-date=2026-01-22|pages=12}}</ref> Acker testified that Valentino's fame had altered him, stating, "He deserted me. He was nothing when I married and when he arrived he lost interest in me."<ref name=":2" /> She said that she didn't want a divorce and that she was his soulmate.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Divorce Star? Nay, Says Wife|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-divorce-star/189534061/|work=The San Francisco Examiner|date=1921-12-12|access-date=2026-01-22|pages=3}}</ref> Valentino said that a financial settlement was the motive for her action. "Her telegrams and letters were filled with sweetness, but her words were bitter... Work has forced me to go my way, though I have always wished for her happiness."<ref name=":2" /> The court ultimately ruled in favor of Valentino on January 10, 1922, granting the divorce and denying Acker a decree and separate maintenance.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jean Acker, Film Star, Divorced; Denied Alimony|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-jean-acker-film-star-d/189538361/|work=Oakland Tribune|date=1922-01-10|access-date=2026-01-22|pages=8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=In Granting Valentino Divorce From Trenton Actress, Judge Flays Peevish, Selfish Wives|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-in-granting-valentino-divorce/189540470/|work=The Times|date=1922-01-29|access-date=2026-01-22|pages=Part Two/6}}</ref> However, Valentino agreed to cover her medical expenses and pay temporary alimony of $175 per month.<ref name=":02" /> thumb|Acker (on the right) paying respects to Valentino, accompanied by her mother, Martha Acker, and her sister, Edith Acker, in 1926 Under U.S. law in 1919, American women who married non-citizens automatically lost their United States citizenship, and as a result, Acker forfeited her nationality upon marriage. She did not regain her American citizenship until 1922, after changes to the law under the Cable Act and three years after her divorce.<ref name=":0" />
In 1922, Valentino did not wait the requisite period for their divorce to be finalized before marrying his second wife, Natacha Rambova, in Mexico, and was charged with bigamy when the couple returned to the United States.<ref>{{cite book|last=Madsen|first=Axel|title=The Sewing Circle: Sappho's Leading Ladies|publisher=Kensington Books|year=2002|page=103|isbn=0-7582-0101-X}}</ref> In 1923, Acker sued Valentino for the legal right to call herself Mrs. Rudolph Valentino.<ref name=":0" /> Valentino was angry with her for several years, but they mended their friendship in 1926 after his second divorce.<ref name=":0" /> Following his death, Acker wrote a popular song about him called "We Will Meet at the End of the Trail".<ref>{{cite book|last=Newman|first=Ben-Allah|title=Rudolph Valentino His Romantic Life and Death: His Romantic Life and Death|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|year=2004|page=50|isbn=1-4179-1464-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Briggs|first=Joe Bob |title=Profoundly Erotic: Sexy Movies that Changed History|publisher=Universe|year=2005|page=30|isbn=0-7893-1314-6}}</ref>
In the 1977 film ''Valentino'' a character loosely based on Acker is played by Carol Kane. In the credits, the character is simply called Starlet.
===Relationships=== [[File:Jean Acker 1 - Nov 1922 Photoplay.jpg|thumb|Acker photographed by James Abbe in ''Photoplay'', November 1922]] Russian actress Alla Nazimova included Acker in what was dubbed the Sewing Circle, a group of actresses forced to conceal the fact that they were lesbian or bisexual.<ref name=":0" /> Acker was involved with Canadian actress Grace Darmond during her relationship to Valentino.<ref name=":0" />
After her divorce from Valentino, Acker was engaged to Marquis Luis de Bezan y Sandoval of Spain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VBlKAAAAIBAJ&pg=1007,2975842&dq=jean+acker+marquis&hl=en |title=The Evening News – Google News Archive Search |access-date=2013-12-05}}</ref> Then, she was in the news over her relationship with Rahmin Bey.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMYcAAAAIBAJ&pg=5605,2600675&dq=jean+acker+bey&hl=en |title=The Deseret News – Google News Archive Search |access-date=2013-12-05}}</ref> In 1930, after she lost her fortune in the 1929 stock market crash, she sued William Delahanty, claiming that he agreed to pay her $18,400 per year if she gave up her film career. The married politician denied that he made such a promise but admitted that he spent thousands of dollars on Acker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WqNRAAAAIBAJ&pg=3842,5177417&dq=jean+acker+william+married&hl=en |title=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Google News Archive Search |access-date=2013-12-05}}</ref>
Acker met Chloe Carter (June 21, 1903 – October 28, 1993), a former Ziegfeld Follies girl, who was the first wife of film composer Harry Ruby.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JlBgAAAAIBAJ&pg=6046,3867665&dq=chloe+carter+rubenstein&hl=en |title=Rochester Evening Journal – Google News Archive Search |access-date=2013-12-05}}</ref> Acker remained with Carter for the rest of her life. The couple owned an apartment building together in Beverly Hills.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shearer|first=Stephen Michael|title=Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|year=2006|page=[https://archive.org/details/patricianealunqu00shea/page/391 391]|isbn=0-8131-2391-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/patricianealunqu00shea/page/391}}</ref>
== Death == Acker died of natural causes in 1978 at the age of 85,<ref>{{cite book|last=Donnelley|first= Paul |title=Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2005|page=8|isbn=1-84449-430-6}}</ref> and is buried next to Carter at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 325). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref>
==Legacy== Although not born in the Central Pennsylvania town of Lewistown, Jean Acker is considered a local celebrity. Her face dominates an outdoor mural titled "Mifflin County Movie History" and is located on Monument Square in Downtown Lewistown. The mural was painted in 2012 by Dwight Kirkland of Blackleaf Studio, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.{{Citation needed |date=July 2023}}
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Jean Acker filmography |- ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col" width = 20% class="unsortable" |Role ! scope="col" width = 30% class="unsortable"|Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- !scope="row"|1913 |''The Man Outside'' |Helen Lattimore |Short <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"| |- !scope="row"|1913 |''In a Woman's Power'' |Marcelle – the Wife | '''Lost''' film |align="center"| |- !scope="row"|1913 |''Bob's Baby'' |Bob's Cousin |Short <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"| |- !scope="row"|1913 |''The Daredevil Mountaineer'' | |Short <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"| |- !scope="row"|1914 |''The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot'' |Helen Long |Dramascope Co. <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/13594-THE-5000000-COUNTERFEITING-PLOT?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1915 |''Are You a Mason?'' | |Alternative title: ''The Joiner''<br />Famous Players Film Company <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Are You a Mason? |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/16450-ARE-YOU-A-MASON?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1919 |''Never Say Quit'' |Vamp |Fox Film <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Never Say Quit |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/15489-NEVER-SAY-QUIT?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1919 |''Checkers'' |Pert Barlow |Fox Film <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Checkers |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/17441-CHECKERS?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1919 |''Lombardi, Ltd.'' |Daisy |Metro Pictures |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lombardi, Ltd. |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/17454-LOMBARDI-LTD?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1919 |''The Blue Bandanna'' |Ruth Yancy |Jesse D. Hampton Productions <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Blue Bandanna |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/15353-THE-BLUE-BANDANNA?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1920 |''The Ladder of Lies'' |Dora Leroy |Famous Players–Lasky Corp. <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ladder of Lies |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/17626-THE-LADDER-OF-LIES?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1920 |''An Arabian Knight'' |Zorah |Haworth Pictures Corp. <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=An Arabian Knight |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/15739-AN-ARABIAN-KNIGHT?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1920 |''Help Wanted – Male'' |Ethel |Jesse D. Hampton Productions <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Help Wanted – Male |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/15917-HELP-WANTED--XXX--MALE?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1920 |''The Round-Up'' |Polly Hope |Famous Players–Lasky Corp. |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Round-Up |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/17922-THE-ROUND-UP?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1921 | ''See My Lawyer'' |Betty Gardner |Christie Film Company <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=See My Lawyer |url=https://cinema.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=30&recCount=50&recPointer=3&bibId=113083 |website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020 |date=1921}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1921 |''Brewster's Millions'' |Barbara Drew |Famous Players–Lasky Corp. <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Brewster's Millions |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3027-BREWSTERS-MILLIONS?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1921 |''Wealth'' |Estelle Rolland |Famous Players–Lasky Corp. <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Wealth |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/13104-WEALTH?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1921 |''The Kiss'' |Isabella Chavez |Universal Pictures <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kiss |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/1541-THE-KISS?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1922 |''Her Own Money'' |Ruth Alden |Famous Players–Lasky Corp. <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Her Own Money |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/9687-HER-OWN-MONEY?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1923 |''The Woman in Chains'' |Felicia Coudret |Credited as Mrs. Rudolph Valentino<br />Amalgamated Producing Corp. |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Woman in Chains |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/13433-THE-WOMAN-IN-CHAINS?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1925 |''Braveheart'' |Sky-Arrow |Cinema Corp. of America |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Braveheart (1925) |url=https://cinema.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=30&recCount=50&recPointer=0&bibId=10324 |website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020 |date=1925}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1926 |''The Ace of Cads'' | |Rumored to be cast, but no show<br />Famous Players–Lasky Corp. <br /> '''Lost''' film |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ace of Cads |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/771-THE-ACE-OF-CADS?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1927 |''The Nest'' |Belle Madison |Excellent Pictures Corp. |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nest |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/10942-THE-NEST?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1933 |''No Marriage Ties'' |Adrienne's Maid |Listed in pre-production notes only |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=No Marriage Ties |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6203-NO-MARRIAGE-TIES?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1934 |''Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen'' |Friend of Miss Fane |Uncredited<br />Paramount Pictures |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6294-MISS-FANES-BABY-IS-STOLEN?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1935 |''The Lone Wolf Returns'' |Unknown |Billed as Jean Acker Valentino<br />Columbia Pictures |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Lone Wolf Returns|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6542-THE-LONE-WOLF-RETURNS?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1935 |''It's in the Air'' | |Rumored to be cast, but no show<br />MGM |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=It's in the Air|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6887-ITS-IN-THE-AIR?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1936 |''San Francisco'' | |Rumored to be cast, but no show<br />MGM |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=San Francisco|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8263-SAN-FRANCISCO?cxt=filmography|website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1937 |''Vogues of 1938'' |Extra |Uncredited |align="center"| |- !scope="row"|1939 |''Good Girls Go to Paris'' |Bit Part |Uncredited |align="center"| |- !scope="row"|1940 |''My Favorite Wife'' |Postponed case witness |Uncredited<br />RKO Pictures |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=My Favorite Wife |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5046-MY-FAVORITE-WIFE?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1942 |''Obliging Young Lady'' |Cousin |Uncredited<br />RKO Pictures |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Obliging Young Lady |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/27384-OBLIGING-YOUNG-LADY?cxt=filmography |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1945 |''The Thin Man Goes Home'' |Tart |Uncredited<br />MGM |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Thin Man Goes Home |url=https://cinema.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=31&recCount=50&recPointer=7&bibId=145574 |website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1945 |''The Stork Club'' |Saleslady |DeSylva Productions, Inc. |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Stork Club |url=https://cinema.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=31&recCount=50&recPointer=6&bibId=119016 |website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1945 |''Spellbound'' |Matron |Selznick International Pictures |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Spellbound (Motion picture : 1945) |url=https://cinema.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=30&recCount=50&recPointer=4&bibId=116884 |website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1946 |''It's a Wonderful Life'' |Townswoman |Uncredited<br />Liberty Films |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=It's a Wonderful Life |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/27682-ITS-A-WONDERFUL-LIFE?cxt=filmography|website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1947 |''The Peril of Pauline'' |Switchboard operator |Uncredited<br />Paramount |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Peril of Pauline |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25292-THE-PERILS-OF-PAULINE?cxt=filmography|website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1948 |''Isn't It Romantic?'' |Townswoman |Uncredited<br />Paramount |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Townswoman |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25594-ISNT-IT-ROMANTIC?cxt=filmography|website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1951 |''The Mating Season'' |Party guest |Uncredited<br />Paramount |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mating Season|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50204-THE-MATING-SEASON?cxt=filmography|website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1952 |''Something to Live For'' |Wife |Uncredited<br />Paramount |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Something to Live For|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50660-SOMETHING-TO-LIVE-FOR?cxt=filmography|website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|1955 |''How to Be Very, Very Popular'' |Minor Role |Rumored to be cast, but no show<br />20th Century Fox |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Be Very, Very Popular |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51528-HOW-TO-BE-VERY-VERY-POPULAR?cxt=filmography|website=UCLA Film and Television Archive |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> |}
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