What is Jane Russell?
{{Infobox person | name = Jane Russell | image = Jane Russell LF.jpg | imagesize = 150px | caption = Russell in 2008 | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = 1943-1986 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|6|21}} | birthname = Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell | birth_place = Bemidji, [[Minnesota]], US | death_date = February 28, 2011 (aged 89) | death_place = [[Santa Maria, California]], US | death_cause = [[Respiratory failure]] | restingplace = | nationality = [[United States|American]] | spouse = Bob Waterfield (m. 1943; div. 1968)<br>Roger Barrett (m. 1968; died 1968)<br>John Calvin Peoples (m. 1974; died 1999) | children = 3 }} '''Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell''', known simply as '''Jane Russell''' (June 21, 1921 - February 28, 2011)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jane Russell|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jane-russell/|access-date=2024-12-25|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en}}</ref> was an American actress, born in [[Minnesota]]. She starred in almost two dozen films throughout her career, most notably ''[[The Outlaw]]'' (1943) and ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'' (1953), the latter of which she appeared in alongside [[Marilyn Monroe]]. Later in life, she starred in ''Company'' on [[Broadway]]. Russell died in [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]], [[California]] of a [[Respiratory system|respiratory]] related illness.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Jane Russell, Sultry Star of 1940s and '50s, Dies at 89 |first=Anita |last=Gates |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2011-02-28 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/movies/01russell.html?partner=rss&emc=rss |accessdate=2011-03-01 }}</ref> [[File:Marilyn Monroe Jane Russell 1953.JPG|left|thumb|Russell and [[Marilyn Monroe]] in a promotional photo for ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'' (1953)]] == Filmography == * ''[[The Outlaw]]'' (1943) * ''Young Widow'' (1946) * ''The Paleface'' (1948) * ''[[Hi