Jane Russell Jane Russell Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. Russell moved from the Midwestern United States to California, where she had her first film role in 1943 in "The Outlaw". In 1947, Russell delved into music before returning to films. After starring in multiple films in the 1950s, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953, Russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s. She starred in more than 20 films throughout her career. Russell married
Rachel York Lake in the Ogunquit Playhouse production of "Spamalot". In 2011, she starred as Billie Burke in the musical "Ghostlight" Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre. She then played Anna in the 2011 Walnut Street Theatre production of "The King and I". She starred in Encores! concert series production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" as Dorothy Shaw, which earned her and the production rave reviews. The live concert lasted May 9–13, 2012 and was a New York Times Critic's Pick. York played the role of Reno Sweeney in the national tour of the 2011 Roundabout Theatre Broadway revival of "Anything Goes", which began