Ellen Martha Clancy (January 23, 1919 – October 15, 2001), was an American actress. In her 1930s films she was billed as Ellen Clancy; then she adopted the professional name Janet Shaw.
Early years Born on January 23, 1919, in Beatrice, Nebraska, Ellen Clancy was picked as the finest baby in Nebraska when she was 18 months old. She was the daughter of Philip Windsor Clancy. After attending elementary schools in Nebraska, she attended high schools in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, graduating from the latter. Actress Olive May was her aunt.
Career Ellen Clancy acted on stage with Harold Lloyd's Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals, the Gateway Little Theater, and the Pasadena Community Players.
In 1935 she signed with Warner Bros. As Ellen Clancy. she worked regularly in the Warner stock company, appearing in major features (Jezebel, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Gold Diggers in Paris), minor features (Sergeant Murphy, Torchy Blane in Chinatown, Accidents Will Happen), westerns (as Dick Foran's leading lady), and short subjects. She left Warners in 1939 and began freelancing under a new screen name, Janet Shaw. She retired from the screen in 1950, and made a single television appearance in 1955.
Personal life On April 19, 1944, in Beverly Hills, Shaw married Willard Ilefeldt, a former actor who was serving in the Army Air Forces, but the union was a brief one. In 1946 she married David Stuart, and they remained married until his death in 1984.
She died of Alzheimer's disease on October 15, 2001, in Beatrice, Nebraska at age 82.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1935 She Married Her Boss Secretary Uncredited1937 Confession Actress Uncredited1937 Prairie Thunder Joan Temple 1937 It's Love I'm After Autograph Seeker Uncredited1937 Alcatraz Island Sally Carruthers 1937 Expensive Husbands Telephone Operator Uncredited1937 She Loved a Fireman Girl at Dance Uncredited1937 Hollywood Hotel Girl at Premiere Uncredited1938 Sergeant Murphy Joan Furse 1938 Jezebel Molly Allen 1938 Accidents Will Happen Mary Tarlton - Gregg's Secretary 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood Humility's Daughter Uncredited1938 Gold Diggers in Paris Golddigger 1938 Secrets of an Actress Switchboard Operator Uncredited1938 Broadway Musketeers Hospital Nurse Uncredited1938 The Sisters Stella Johnson 1938 Girls on Probation Prison Inmate 1938 Comet Over Broadway Janet's Dining Companion Uncredited1938 Going Places Young Lady at Party Uncredited1939 King of the Underworld Blonde Nurse Uncredited1939 They Made Me a Criminal Girl Entering Locker Room Uncredited1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown Janet Baldwin 1939 The Rookie Cop Gerry Lane 1939 The Old Maid Dee 1940 Blondie on a Budget Anniversary Cake Usherette Uncredited1940 Alias the Deacon Mildred Gregory 1940 Waterloo Bridge Maureen 1940 Flight Angels Mrs. Perry 1940 Hired Wife Lucy - the Bride Uncredited1940 Escape Greta - a Student Uncredited1941 Lucky Devils Gwendy Wimple 1941 You're Out of Luck Joyce Dayton 1941 Blossoms in the Dust Tess Uncredited1941 Gambling Daughters Katherine Thompson 1941 Hold That Ghost Alderman's Girl Uncredited1941 Johnny Eager Alice Uncredited1941 Honolulu Lu Debutante Uncredited1942 Night Monster Milly Carson 1942 The Mummy's Tomb Girl in Car Uncredited1943 Shadow of a Doubt Louise Finch 1943 How's About It Judy Uncredited1943 Hi'ya, Chum Chorine Uncredited1943 Bad Men of Thunder Gap Martha Stewart 1943 Hangmen Also Die! Katerina Honiga Uncredited1943 Keep 'Em Slugging Young Girl Uncredited1943 False Faces Diana Harding 1943 Hers to Hold Girl at Factory Uncredited1943 Let's Face It Girl in Boat Uncredited1943 Arizona Trail Martha Brooks 1944 Ladies Courageous Bee Jay 1944 Hi, Good Lookin'! Information Girl Uncredited1944 It Happened Tomorrow Waitress Uncredited1944 Follow the Boys Phone Operator Uncredited1944 Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More Gladys 1945 The Scarlet Clue Gloria Bayne 1945 I'll Tell the World Switchboard Operator 1945 Jungle Raiders Ann Reed Serial1945 Sensation Hunters Katie Rogers 1946 Because of Him Reporter Uncredited1946 The Scarlet Horseman Elise Halliday 1946 House of Horrors Cab Driver Uncredited1946 Dark Alibi Miss Petrie 1946 Inside Job Blonde Girl Uncredited1946 Nocturne Grace Andrews Uncredited1947 Time Out of Mind Penny 1947 They Won't Believe Me Susan Haines - Verna's Roommate Uncredited1950 Prehistoric Women Minor Role Uncredited
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