--- name: "Jeni Le Gon" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeni-le-gon" fi1m_id: "jeni-le-gon" imdb_id: "nm0494335" tmdb_id: 97046 wikidata_id: "Q6177461" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 August 1916" died: "7 December 2012" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T03:31:57.268070+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." --- # Jeni Le Gon ## Identity Jeni Le Gon - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeni-le-gon - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jeni-le-gon - **IMDb ID:** nm0494335 - **TMDB ID:** 97046 - **Wikidata ID:** Q6177461 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeni_Le_Gon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6177461, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494335/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97046 Actor. Born 14 August 1916 in Georgia, USA. Died 7 December 2012. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 August 1916, Georgia, USA - **Died:** 7 December 2012 - **Also known as:** Jeni Legon, Jenny Le Gon, Jeni LeGon, Jennie Ligon - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeni_Le_Gon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6177461, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494335/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97046 ## Biography Jeni Le Gon (also credited as Jeni LeGon and variants) was an American dancer and actress. Born Jennie Ligon in Chicago on 14 August 1916, she trained at Mary Bruce's School of Dancing and began performing in vaudeville and chorus lines from her mid-teens. She made her film debut in *Hooray for Love* (1935) dancing with Bill Robinson. Le Gon appeared in numerous Hollywood films through the 1940s, including *Arabian Nights* (1942), *Stormy Weather* (1943), *I Walked with a Zombie* (1943) as a dancer, *Hi-De-Ho* (1947), *Easter Parade* (1948) as Essie (uncredited), and *I Shot Jesse James* (1949). She also performed on Broadway and in all-Black cast films. Later she taught dance and managed a playhouse in Los Angeles before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1969, where she continued teaching. She died there on 7 December 2012. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *I Walked with a Zombie* (1943), Fi1m 84, as Dancer — [page](https://film.one/film/i-walked-with-a-zombie.md) ## Complete filmography (23) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Bones* (2001), as Window Granny - *Home Is Where the Hart Is* (1987), as Wanda Fuch - *Bright Road* (1953), Actor - *Somebody Loves Me* (1952), as Singer - *Amos 'n' Andy* (1951), series, as Daphne Jackson (uncredited) - *I Shot Jesse James* (1949), as Veronica, Cynthy's Maid - *Easter Parade* (1948), as Essie (uncredited) - *Hi-De-Ho* (1947), as Minnie - *Stormy Weather* (1943), as Dancer (uncredited) - *I Walked with a Zombie* (1943), as Dancer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/i-walked-with-a-zombie.md) - *My Son, The Hero* (1943), as Lambie - *Arabian Nights* (1942), as Dresser - *Take My Life* (1942), as Helen Stanley - *Sundown* (1941), as Miriami - *Glamour for Sale* (1940), as Maid (uncredited) - *While Thousands Cheer* (1940), as Myra - *I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby* (1940), as Annie - *Double Deal* (1939), as Nita - *Fools for Scandal* (1938), as Specialty - *The Adventurous Blonde* (1937), as Maid (uncredited) - *Ali Baba Goes to Town* (1937), as Specialty Dancer - *Hi-De-Ho* (1937), as Deacon's Wife (uncredited) - *Dishonour Bright* (1936), as Cabaret Dancer ## Gallery - ![Dancer Jeni LeGon appearing at Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. See Jeni (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/3859591/gallery-4874ed1040e0.jpg) Dancer Jeni LeGon appearing at Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. See Jeni (2009) — Joe Mabel/Century Ballroom, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Jeni_LeGon_03.jpg/1280px-Jeni_LeGon_03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dancer Jeni LeGon appearing at Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. See Jeni (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/3859591/gallery-42fca89366c3.jpg) Dancer Jeni LeGon appearing at Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. See Jeni (2009) — Joe Mabel/Century Ballroom, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Jeni_LeGon_01.jpg/1280px-Jeni_LeGon_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jeni Le Gon](https://film.one/media/person/3859591/gallery-d225b69c079d.jpg) Jeni Le Gon — Joe Mabel/Century Ballroom, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Jeni_LeGon_02.jpg/1280px-Jeni_LeGon_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dancer (and musician) Chester Whitmore and dancer Jeni LeGon appearing at Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capito (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/3859591/gallery-0cc72717769a.jpg) Dancer (and musician) Chester Whitmore and dancer Jeni LeGon appearing at Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capito (2009) — Joe Mabel/Century Ballroom, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Chester_Whitmore_%26_Jeni_LeGon_01.jpg/1280px-Chester_Whitmore_%26_Jeni_LeGon_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jeni Le Gon](https://film.one/media/person/3859591/gallery-e48b3205baa9.jpg) Jeni Le Gon — Image via TMDB - ![Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. Left to right: Catrine Ljunggren, Cheste (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/3859591/gallery-555eacddfab0.jpg) Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. Left to right: Catrine Ljunggren, Cheste (2009) — Joe Mabel/Century Ballroom, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Masters_of_Lindy_Hop_and_Tap_2009_-_04.jpg/1280px-Masters_of_Lindy_Hop_and_Tap_2009_-_04.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dancer (and musician) Chester Whitmore and dancer Jeni LeGon appearing at Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capito (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/3859591/gallery-5df811200f27.jpg) Dancer (and musician) Chester Whitmore and dancer Jeni LeGon appearing at Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap, Century Ballroom, Oddfellows Temple, Pine Street, Capito (2009) — Joe Mabel/Century Ballroom, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Chester_Whitmore_%26_Jeni_LeGon_02.jpg/1280px-Chester_Whitmore_%26_Jeni_LeGon_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1987: Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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