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name: "Janet Shaw"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/janet-shaw"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 January 1919"
died: "15 October 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:37.970308+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Janet Shaw

Actor. Born 23 January 1919 in Beatrice. Died 15 October 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 January 1919, Beatrice
- **Died:** 15 October 2001

## Biography

Janet Shaw (born Ellen Martha Clancy) was an American actress. She began her career in the mid-1930s under her birth name, signing with Warner Bros. and appearing in films including *Jezebel* (1938) and *The Old Maid* (1939). She later worked under the name Janet Shaw as a freelance supporting player, with credits in *Waterloo Bridge* (1940), *Night Monster* (1942) and *It Happened Tomorrow* (1944).

She is best known for her role as Louise Finch in Alfred Hitchcock's *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943). Shaw appeared in approximately 60 films, many of them uncredited, before retiring from the screen in 1950. She made one television appearance in 1955.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, independent.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), Fi1m 88, as Louise Finch — [page](https://film.one/film/shadow-of-a-doubt.md)

## Also known for

- *Jezebel* (1938), Molly Allen
- *Waterloo Bridge* (1940), Maureen
- *The Mummy's Tomb* (1942), Girl in Car (uncredited)
- *Hold That Ghost* (1941), Alderman's Girl (uncredited)
- *It Happened Tomorrow* (1944)
- *The Old Maid* (1939), Dee
- *Johnny Eager* (1941), Alice (uncredited)
- *They Won't Believe Me* (1947), Susan Haines (uncredited)

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