Jean Veloz

Born: 1 March 1924, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: 15 January 2023, Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Born as Jeanne Phelps. Phelps was a dancer who appeared in more than 20 films in the 1940s. Jeanne won a swing dance competition in Hollywood in 1943 and the prize was membership of the Screen Actors' Guild and a part in Swing Fever. In 1963 she married the famed ballroom dancer Frank Veloz.

Swing Fever (1943) as Girl Dancer, One Girl and Two Boys Number (uncredited)

Dancing with Lennie Smith, on the right as the sailor, and Don Gallaher as the soldier. Bandleader Kay Kyser and singer Marilyn Maxwell are standing on the stage.

Jive Junction (1943) as Dancer (uncredited)

A blonde Jeanne Phelps (Jean Veloz) with a dancer I haven't yet identified.

The Joint's Jumping at Juke Box Joe's (1944) as Dancer (uncredited)

Difficult to see in this blurry shot, but Jeanne Phelps (Jean Veloz) is in the centre of the screen, dancing once again with Lennie Smith who is in his sailor's uniform.