The Resume

(October 30, 1919-May 4, 2009)
Born in Youngstown, Ohio
Birth name is Jane Roermer
Acted in ‘Cat People’ (1943), ‘The Curse of the Cat People’ (1944), ‘Railroaded’ (1947) and ‘Abbot and Costello Met Frankenstein’ (1948)

Why she might be annoying:

As a teenager, she wanted to be the next Joan Crawford.
She described her ‘Cat People’ costar Simone Simon as odd and demanding.
She hurt her career by avoiding the Hollywood social scene.
After marrying a Spaniard, she left movies to become a Spanish socialite.

Why she might not be annoying:

She won a scholarship to a Hollywood acting school.
She specialized in playing down-to-earth working women.
She appeared on some of the earliest TV shows, such as ‘The Front Page’ (1945).
She called Bela Lugosi an old fashioned, polite gentleman.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• B-Movie Babes
• Born on Halloween Eve [October 30th] (Ranked: 1919)
• Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments [2004] (Ranked: 97)
• Channel 4's 100 Greatest Scary Moments [Britain - October 2003] (Ranked: 94)
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 3]
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 93)
• Look at Me, I'm Wet
• Profiles 23251-23500 (Ranked: 23273)
• Stars of Horror Films
• Val Lewton Films
• Vicki Lawrence Impersonations

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 241 Votes: 27.39% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 35.85% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 388 Votes: 31.70% Annoying