Jeanette Loff was born Janette Lov in Orofino, Idaho, on October 9, 1906. Her father Maurice was a successful violinist who moved their family to Canada when Jeanette was a child. She loved to sing and she studied music at the Ellison and White Conservatory. At age sixteen she had a starring role in the operetta Treasure Hunters. Jeanette moved to ...
I don't think there is much of a story in me. I haven't had any strange or remarkable experiences. I haven't done anything startling.
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My mother played the piano at home and sang. As early as I can remember I wished I could sing before great audiences. I loved music.
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Fact
1
Originally signed for the leading lady role in the Universal Picture See America Thirst (1930) but the role eventually went to Bessie Love.
2
Jeanette died in a hospital several days after swallowing ammonia. It is unclear whether she took it accidentally or committed suicide. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
3
She sang with Charles Buddy Rogers' Orchestra in New York in 1933.
4
She was announced for a role in the Universal Picture Ladies Must Love (1933) but was eventually not cast.
5
Jeanette used the stage name Jan Loy at the beginning of her career.
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Was the one and only actor to appear in the first Hollywood Christmas Parade in 1928.
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She began her career playing the organ in the movie palaces of Portland, Oregon.
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Her father was a famous Danish violinist.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Million Dollar Baby
1934
Rita Ray
Flirtation
1934
Nancy Poole
Hide-Out
1934
Blonde #2 with Maid (uncredited)
Benny, from Panama
1934
Short
Jeanette Foy
A Duke for a Day
1934
Short
Gloria Blossom (as Jannette Loff)
St. Louis Woman
1934
Lou Morrison, the St. Louis Woman
Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878
1930
Alice Malden
The Boudoir Diplomat
1930
Greta
See America Thirst
1930
Woman (uncredited)
King of Jazz
1930
Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Party Girl
1930
Ellen Powell
The Racketeer
1929
Millie Chapman
The Sophomore
1929
Barbara Lange
45 Calibre War
1929
Ruth Walling
Love Over Night
1928
Jeanette Stewart
Annapolis
1928
Betty
Man-Made Women
1928
Marjorie
The Black Ace
1928
Hold 'Em Yale
1928
Helen Bradbury
The Man Without a Face
1928
My Friend from India
1927
Marion / Ruth Brooks
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927
Auction Spectator (uncredited)
The Collegians
1926
Short
Student (uncredited)
Young April
1926
Extra (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
Video documentary performer: "It Happened in Monterey" - uncredited
Benny, from Panama
1934
Short performer: "Now That We're Alone" - uncredited
A Duke for a Day
1934
Short performer: "I Wake Up with a Song", "Sorry", "Wedding Bells" - uncredited
King of Jazz
1930
performer: "My Bridal Veil", "It Happened in Monterey", "A Bench in the Park" - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
Short
Herself
Fashion News
1930
Documentary
Herself (1930)
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11
1930
Short
Herself
Hollywood Snapshots #11
1929
Documentary short
Herself
Known for movies
King of Jazz (1930) as Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
$900,000
