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name: "Jane Nigh"
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roles: []
born: "25 February 1925"
died: "5 October 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T22:29:05.572247+00:00"
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# Jane Nigh

Actor. Born 25 February 1925 in Hollywood, California, USA. Died 5 October 1993.

## Details

- **Born:** 25 February 1925, Hollywood, California, USA
- **Died:** 5 October 1993
- **Also known as:** Bonnie Lenora Nigh
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Nigh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6152590, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0631434/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/218828

## Biography

Jane Nigh (born Bonnie Lenora Nigh) was an American actress. She was born on 25 February 1925 in Hollywood, California, and died on 5 October 1993 in Bakersfield, California.

Discovered in 1944 while working in a defence plant, she signed a contract with 20th Century Fox and joined the studio's stock company. Her screen debut was an uncredited role in *Laura* (1944). She appeared in supporting parts in Fox features including *State Fair* (1945) as Eleanor, *Dragonwyck* (1946) and *Unconquered* (1947). After her Fox contract ended she freelanced in films for other studios and worked in television, with credits including the series *Big Town* (1950) and *Rawhide* (1959). Her career spanned 1944 to 1961.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *State Fair* (1945), Fi1m 70, as Eleanor — [page](https://film.one/film/state-fair.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Laura* (1944), Fi1m 86, as Secretary (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wichita Town* (1959), series, Actor
- *Tightrope* (1959), series, Actor
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Paula Wilcox
- *Hold That Hypnotist* (1957), as Cleo Daniels
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Rose Russell
- *Rodeo* (1952), as Nancy Cartwright
- *Fort Osage* (1952), as Ann Pickett
- *Disc Jockey* (1951), as Marian
- *Blue Blood* (1951), as Eileen Buchanan
- *Rio Grande Patrol* (1950), as Sherry Bliss
- *Big Town* (1950), series, Actor
- *Border Treasure* (1950), as Stella
- *County Fair* (1950), as Loretta Ryan
- *Motor Patrol* (1950), as Connie Taylor
- *Operation Haylift* (1950), as Pat Rogers
- *Captain Carey, U.S.A.* (1950), as Nancy
- *Blue Grass of Kentucky* (1950), as Pat Armistead
- *Fighting Man of the Plains* (1949), as Florence Peel
- *Red, Hot and Blue* (1949), as No-No
- *Zamba* (1949), as Carol
- *Leather Gloves* (1948), as Cathy
- *Cry of the City* (1948), as Nurse
- *Give My Regards to Broadway* (1948), as May Norwick
- *Sitting Pretty* (1948), as Mabel Phillips (uncredited)
- *Unconquered* (1947), as Evelyn
- *Dragonwyck* (1946), as Tabby Wells (uncredited)
- *Whistle Stop* (1946), as Josie Veech
- *State Fair* (1945), as Eleanor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/state-fair.md)
- *The All-Star Bond Rally* (1945), as Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
- *Laura* (1944), as Secretary (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)

## Gallery

- ![Randolph Scott and Jane Nigh in the American film Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) - publicity still (cropped).](https://film.one/media/person/460321/gallery-316c85efcea2.jpg) Randolph Scott and Jane Nigh in the American film Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) - publicity still (cropped). — unknown (20th Century Fox), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Randolph_Scott-Jane_Nigh_in_Fighting_Man_of_the_Plains.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jane Nigh](https://film.one/media/person/460321/gallery-553fdce3afd7.jpg) Jane Nigh — U.S. Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Jane_Nigh.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jane Nigh](https://film.one/media/person/460321/gallery-81c2a290b127.jpg) Jane Nigh — Image via TMDB

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