Jan Clayton

Birth Name:

Jan Clayton

Birth Place:

Tularosa, New Mexico, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

In 2012, she was posthumously inducted into the New Mexico Entertainment Hall of Fame
Volunteered as a receptionist at the Alcoholism Council of Greater Los Angeles in the 1970s
Studied music and drama at Gulf Park College for Women in Gulfport, Miss
One of her notable early roles was as an unbilled singing inmate in "The Snake Pit․"
A premiere musical star, she toured with national revival companies of "Show Boat," "South Pacific" and "The King and I․"
Best known to television audiences for playing mother Ellen Miller on "Lassie" from 1954-1957
Christened a Goodyear blimp the Volunteer VI because of her role in the film about Navy blimps "This Man's Navy․"
Drove a Rolls Royce with personalized license plates that read "Jan Who․"
In the 1970s, she was the spokesperson for the "Schick" campaign to stop smoking and promote weight loss
Starred in several unsold pilots, one in which she played a college English teacher, another in which she was trying to put her daughter through college by working in a restaurant and a third based on the book "Cheers for Miss Bishop․"

1957Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
1958Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series:Nominated

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