Actress: Los caballeros las prefieren rubias. Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji... Visit IMDb for Photos, Filmography, Discussions, Bio, News, Awards, Agent, Fan Sites.

Her daughter-in-law Etta Waterfield said the actress died Monday at her home in Santa Maria of a respiratory-related illness.

Jane Russell, Actress: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Her father was an US Army lieutenant and her mother had been a student of drama and an actress with a traveling troupe. Once Mr. Russell was mustered out of the service, the family took up residence in Canada, but moved to California when he found employment there...