Curiosidades

In 1939, she was named the Fairest of the Fair at the New York World's Fair.

Bottle-blonde bombshell of 1940s and 1950s "B" films who gained entry into Hollywood via the modeling and chorus girl venues. She typically played hardcore floozies, burlesque dancers, and the like. Went on to TV and played sexy foils to Red Skelton, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, among others.

In the early 1940s, she worked as a Rockette, and was named the Number One Showgirl in New York City.

Got her first break into the big time understudying Gypsy Rose Lee as a burlesque strip artist in the Broadway show "Star and Garter" in 1942. Lee fell ill for two weeks during the show's run. A talent scout for Columbia Pictures caught Jergens's performance and signed her to a contract.

Her role as Cameo McQueen in O Barco das Ilusões (1951), a role not in the stage version or in any other film version, is referred to in the dialogue by Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel as if it were a fairly significant bit part. But in the final release print, it was trimmed to literally a cameo, with absolutely no dialogue.

Predeceased by her only child, her son Tracy Langan.

Played Marilyn Monroe's mother in Mentira Salvadora (1948) despite the fact they were only nine years apart in age. This was Marilyn's first co-starring role.

Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" bu Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004).

According to her baptismal record (U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969) she was baptized as Adele Maude Lillian Jörgensen, daughter of Anders Christian Jörgensen and Karen Bie, and her date of birth was given as November 24, 1917. However, other records, including censuses, give her parents names as August Jergens and Adele M. Buhmann.

Appeared with her husband, Glenn Langan in the "Poverty Row" films Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949) and The Big Chase (1954), both Lippert Studio productions, and in Outlaw Treasure (1955), released by Amerian Releasing Corporation.

Her singing voice was dubbed by Kay Starr in Quando os Deuses Amam (1947).

She was dubbed "the girl with the million dollar legs" by one of her dancing instructors.

Is often confused with A-list star Virginia Mayo to whom she appears to be completely identical.

She was dubbed "The Eyeful" by a publicist at Columbia Studios.

Buried at Oakwood Memorial Park Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA PLOT Pioneer Section, Lot 553, Grave 1.

Lived at 1708 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.

In addition to bearing a striking, almost identical, resemblance to fellow actress Virginia Mayo, (especially in the 1945 movie "A Thousand and One Nights"), both were also born in November, she in 1927 on the 26th, and Mayo on the 30th three years later. Coincidentally, Mayo also died three years after Jergens, in 2005.