Jennifer Raine
About
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Also Known As
Jennifer Downing,
Jennifer Raine Bissell
Birth Place
London, England, GB
Born
March 07, 1932
Died
January 05, 1993
Cause of Death
Heart Ailment
Biography
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A character actress of TV, stage and film, Jennifer Raine was the daughter of actor Alan Napier who played Alfred the butler on the 1960s camp classic "Batman." Her great-great-grandfather was the celebrated 19th-century English novelist Charles Dickens. Raine moved to Los Angeles at the age of seven and made her American debut in the Shirley Temple vehicle "The Little Princess" (1939). ...
Filmography
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Until They Sail
(1957)
New Zealand girl
The Seventh Sin
(1957)
Other woman
D-Day the Sixth of June
(1956)
Cockney girl
The Scarlet Coat
(1955)
Miss Trumbull
Family & Companions
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Whit Bissell
Husband
Actor. Survived her.
Biography
A character actress of TV, stage and film, Jennifer Raine was the daughter of actor Alan Napier who played Alfred the butler on the 1960s camp classic "Batman." Her great-great-grandfather was the celebrated 19th-century English novelist Charles Dickens. Raine moved to Los Angeles at the age of seven and made her American debut in the Shirley Temple vehicle "The Little Princess" (1939). She continued to work sporadically throughout the 40s and 50s (e.g., a small role in the Cornel Wilde starrer, "The Scarlet Coat" 1955). Her TV credits include "Passport to Danger" (1954) and "Man Behind the Badge" (1953-55). Raine was married to veteran character actor Whit Bissell.
Life Events
1939
Moved to Los Angeles from London
1939
Feature acting debut, "The Little Princess"
Family
Charles Dickens
Great-Great-Grandfather
Writer.
Alan Napier
Father
Actor. Played Alfred the butler on TV's "Batman".
Brian Forster
Son
Actor. Survived her; played the second Chris on the musical sitcom "The Partridge Family".
Companions
Whit Bissell
Husband
Actor. Survived her.
