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Jo Ann Marlowe(1935-1991)

  • Actress
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Jo Ann Marlowe in A Scandal in Paris (1946)
Jo Ann Marlowe was born Jo Ann Mares in Schuyler, NE in 1936 to Edward and Theora Mares.

Jo Ann was discovered on a family vacation in Hollywood at age 4 by a Warner Brothers director in a restaurant. The family relocated to California and Jo Ann took the stage name Jo Ann Marlowe.

Jo Ann acted for the next 10 years in 29 motion pictures including Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) which won an Oscar for James Cagney. Jo Ann played the role of 6 year old Josie Cohan. She is best known as the younger daughter, Kay, in Mildred Pierce (1945) with Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth.

Jo Ann left acting and went on to law school at Loyola University in Los Angeles and became a lawyer.

On September 10, 1960 she married John F. Dunne in California. The couple had a daughter, Kimberly who was born in 1963. The couple divorced in April 1968 in Los Angeles.

Jo Ann was a Chief Trial Lawyer for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles until she suffered injuries in an accident in the late 1960's. Jo Ann was left in a coma until her death more than 22 years later when she died at her mother Theora Mares' home in Los Angeles.

Her mother Theora survived her until February 2011 when she passed away at age 96.

Jo Ann and her parents are buried at San Fernando Mission cemetery.
BornDecember 15, 1935
DiedJanuary 2, 1991(55)
BornDecember 15, 1935
DiedJanuary 2, 1991(55)
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Known for

Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce
7.9
  • Kay Pierce
  • 1945
George Sanders, Signe Hasso, and Carole Landis in A Scandal in Paris (1946)
A Scandal in Paris
6.5
  • Mimi De Pierremont
  • 1946
Jo Ann Marlowe in Little Iodine (1946)
Little Iodine
6.2
  • Little Iodine
  • 1946
Lorna Gray and Monte Hale in Man from Rainbow Valley (1946)
Man from Rainbow Valley
5.0
  • Ginny Hale
  • 1946

Credits

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Actress



  • Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray in Never a Dull Moment (1950)
    Never a Dull Moment
    5.6
    • Sister (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Jane Darwell, Harry Davenport, Michael Duane, Gloria Henry, and Jo Ann Marlowe in Keeper of the Bees (1947)
    Keeper of the Bees
    5.3
    • Little Scout - The Orphan
    • 1947
  • Jimmy Conlin, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, and Jo Ann Marlowe in Rolling Home (1946)
    Rolling Home
    5.8
    • Sandy Crawford (as Jo Anne Marlowe)
    • 1946
  • The Strange Woman (1946)
    The Strange Woman
    6.5
    • Jenny - as a Girl (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jo Ann Marlowe in Little Iodine (1946)
    Little Iodine
    6.2
    • Little Iodine
    • 1946
  • Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, and Alexis Smith in Of Human Bondage (1946)
    Of Human Bondage
    6.3
    • Athelny Child (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Cary Grant, Eve Arden, Mary Martin, Ginny Simms, Alexis Smith, and Jane Wyman in Night and Day (1946)
    Night and Day
    6.1
    • Tina (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lorna Gray and Monte Hale in Man from Rainbow Valley (1946)
    Man from Rainbow Valley
    5.0
    • Ginny Hale
    • 1946
  • Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Joe Louis, and Sam McDaniel in Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
    Joe Palooka, Champ
    5.7
    • Rosie Palooka (as Jo-Ann Marlowe)
    • 1946
  • George Sanders, Signe Hasso, and Carole Landis in A Scandal in Paris (1946)
    A Scandal in Paris
    6.5
    • Mimi De Pierremont
    • 1946
  • Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
    Mildred Pierce
    7.9
    • Kay Pierce
    • 1945
  • Charles Arnt, Veda Ann Borg, and Eddie Rocco in Dangerous Intruder (1945)
    Dangerous Intruder
    6.0
    • Jackie
    • 1945
  • Jack Carson and Rosalind Russell in Roughly Speaking (1945)
    Roughly Speaking
    7.0
    • Louise Jr. - Ages 5-6 (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Lynn Merrick and Larry Parks in Stars on Parade (1944)
    Stars on Parade
    6.6
    • O'Rourke Child (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    Yankee Doodle Dandy
    7.6
    • Josie Cohan - Age 6 (uncredited)
    • 1942

Soundtrack



  • Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
    Mildred Pierce
    7.9
    • performer: "South American Way" (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    Yankee Doodle Dandy
    7.6
    • performer: "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" (1897) (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jo Anne Marlowe
  • Born
    • December 15, 1935
    • Schuyler, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • January 2, 1991
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(Car accident)
  • Spouse
    • John F. DunneSeptember 10, 1960 - April 1968 (divorced, 1 child)

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