Jean Heather

Biography

Jean Heather was a promising American actress who appeared in eight feature films during the 1940s, including Oscar-nominated roles as Lola Dietrichson in Double Indemnity and Carol James in Going My Way, opposite Barbara Stanwyck and Bing Crosby. Her early life took her from Omaha to Oakland, California, where she graduated from high school and studied at several universities before starting her acting career with Paramount. A promising career was tragically cut short by an automobile accident in 1947.