Jo Ann Marlowe

Jo Ann Marlowe
Marlowe in Rolling Home (1946)
Born	(1935-12-15)December 15, 1935 Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	January 2, 1991(1991-01-02) (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1942–1950
Spouse	John F. Dunne ​ ​ (m. 1960; div. 1968)​
Children	1

Jo Ann Marlowe (December 15, 1935 – January 2, 1991) was an American child actress. She was first discovered by a Hollywood director around four years old while on a family trip to Los Angeles. Her talent landed her roles in films such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and A Scandal in Paris (1946).^[1] Despite receiving scholarship offers for drama schools, Marlowe's mother declined, opting to follow studio advice.

Later transitioning from acting to law after adolescence, Marlowe studied at Loyola Marymount University, eventually becoming a chief trial lawyer in Los Angeles. Her impressive success rate in the courtroom attracted the attention of the FBI, who sought her expertise in managing their cases.

In her early thirties, she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage which brought on a coma that lasted for 22 years. She died in January 1991 in Los Angeles, California.