Janis Carter
Janis Carter was an American stage and film actress who performed throughout the 1940s and into the 1950s. During the mid-1950s, she began working regularly on television, co-hosting with Bud Collyer the NBC daytime game show Feather Your Nest.
Early years
Carter was born Janis Elinore Dremann in Cleveland, Ohio. When she started her professional career, Dremann changed her last name to Carter, because people had trouble pronouncing and spelling of Dremann, so she chose her grandmother's maiden name as her new last name.After initial training as a pianist, Carter changed to singing when she was eight years old. Her elementary and secondary education was provided by schools in East [Cleveland, Ohio]. After that, she attended Cleveland's Flora Stone Mather College at Case [Western Reserve University|Western Reserve University], graduating with two degreesbachelor of arts and bachelor of music. She also participated in dramatics in college.
Career
After graduating from college, Carter headed to New York in an attempt to start a career in opera. Although that goal was unsuccessful, she then worked on Broadway, where she was spotted on stage by Darryl F. Zanuck, who signed her to a movie deal. Her Broadway credits included Du Barry Was a Lady, Virginia, and Panama Hattie.After moving to Hollywood, she appeared in over 30 films beginning in 1941 for 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, and RKO. She appeared in the films Night Editor and Framed with Glenn Ford, and Flying Leathernecks with John Wayne. After leaving Los Angeles, Carter returned to New York and found work in television in comedies and dramas and as hostess for the quiz show Feather Your Nest opposite Bud Collyer. Her last role was in a January 1955 episode of The Elgin Hour.