Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Actress |
Birth Day | April 15, 1923 |
Birth Place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Age | 97 YEARS OLD |
Died On | January 3, 1989(1989-01-03) (aged 65)\nVan Nuys, California, U.S. |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Cause of death | Liver cancer |
Years active | 1934–1972 |
Spouse(s) | Gerard Cowhig (1951–1989; her death) |
Children | Gerry Cowhig (1954–2001) |
Net worth: $1.9 Million (2024)
Jean Willes' net worth is expected to reach $1.9 million by 2024. Hailing from the United States, Jean Willes is renowned for her extraordinary talent as an actress. With a successful career spanning several years, she has contributed to the entertainment industry with her remarkable performances in a wide range of roles. As a highly respected actress, Willes has earned both critical acclaim and financial success, leading to her impressive net worth. Her exceptional skills and dedication have undoubtedly solidified her status as a notable figure in the world of acting.
Biography/Timeline
In 1947, she changed her billing, Jean Donahue, to her married name, Jean Willes.
She made the transition to television easily appearing in dozens of series in varied roles and genre such as westerns and anthology series, Crossroads, The Caliifornians, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, several episodes of Burns and Allen television program, in the 1956 television show "The Great Gildersleeve" as the scheeming girlfriend Eva Jane in the episode "One Too Many Secretaries", The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, Hazel, Trackdown, Meet McGraw, The Munsters, Perry Mason, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Bat Masterson, The Beverly Hillbillies, McHale's Navy, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Tombstone Territory, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre and Kojak.
In 1958, in the episode "Queen of the Cimarron" of the syndicated western television series Frontier Doctor, starring Rex Allen, Willes portrayed Fancy Varden, the owner of the Golden Slipper Saloon who attempts to establish her own cattle empire with animals infected with anthrax. The disease soon spread from the cattle to the cowhands.
Willes portrayed Belle Starr opposite James Garner in a 1959 episode of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Maverick entitled "Full House," in which Joel Grey played Billy the Kid. Willes played the character Ruth in the Wanted: Dead or Alive episode "The Eager Man", Manila Jones in "The Montana Kid", and Meghan Francis in "The Kovack Affair", both times opposite star Steve McQueen.