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Jean Peters

American actress (1926–2000)

  • Fame56.9
  • Momentum0.9
  • Wikipedia31.2K
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Lived 1926–2000, aged 74United States
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    29 languages
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  • Era
    1926–2000
    Aged 74
  • Known for
    Niagara
    1953
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Updated 2026-06-24

Elizabeth Jean Peters was an American film actress. She was known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early '50s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol. She preferred to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.

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56.9
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Momentum0.9
Historical22.5
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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