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Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 - February 28, 2011) was an American film actress and was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s.
Russell moved from the Midwest to California, where she had her first film role in 1943 with The Outlaw. In 1947, Russell delved into music before returning to films. After starring in multiple films in the 1950s, Russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s. She starred in more than 20 films throughout her career.
Russell married three times and adopted three children and, in 1955, founded the World Adoption International Fund. For her achievements in film, she received several accolades including having her hand and foot prints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Born in Bemidji, Russell was the eldest child and only daughter of the five children of Roy William Russell (January 5, 1890 – July 18, 1937) and Geraldine Jacobi (January 2, 1891 – December 26, 1986). Her brothers are Thomas (born 1924), Kenneth (born 1925), Jamie (born 1927) and Wallace (born 1929).
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Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, abortion, acting-class, acting-teacher, actor, actress, adoptionActors: Ashley Judd (actress), Marianne Muellerleile (actress), Beth Grant (actress), Earl Boen (actor), John Rubinstein (actor), Edith Fields (actress), Lindsay Crouse (actress), David Dukes (actor), Jeffrey Combs (actor), Allan Corduner (actor), Peter Dobson (actor), Scott Menville (actor), Ron Rifkin (actor), Christopher Young (composer), Mira Sorvino (actress),
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