Actress. She was an American silent film actress. Born Jean Viona Tolley, she appeared in 24 silent films during the 1920s, which was the era of film stars, flappers and Prohibition. Her best-known for films "The Invited Guest" in 1924 also starring Maurice "Lefty" Flynn, Mary MacLaren, William Bailey, and Louis Wolheim; and "Take It from Me" in 1926 starring Reginald Denny, Blanche Mehaffey, and Ben Hendricks Jr. Before landing her first part in the movies, she posed for the high fashion magazines of the flappers era, "Harper's Bazaar" and "Vogue." Photographers loved her smile and plastered her face on posters throughout subways and magazines. She appeared in ads as "The Pepsodent Toothpaste Girl" and "The Maxwell House Coffee Girl." She married cinematographer Jay Rescher, who was instrumental in founding the first union to include cinematographers. They had one son, cinematographer Gayne Rescher, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," "The Day After" and "A Face in the Crowd," plus the recipeint of three Primetime Emmy Awards. Although she was still under contract when the talkies began to replace silent films, she left the film industry to be a full-time wife and mother, something she never regretted. She completed an autobiography of her professional career "The Most Photographed Girl In The World" in 1975.
Actress. She was an American silent film actress. Born Jean Viona Tolley, she appeared in 24 silent films during the 1920s, which was the era of film stars, flappers and Prohibition. Her best-known for films "The Invited Guest" in 1924 also starring Maurice "Lefty" Flynn, Mary MacLaren, William Bailey, and Louis Wolheim; and "Take It from Me" in 1926 starring Reginald Denny, Blanche Mehaffey, and Ben Hendricks Jr. Before landing her first part in the movies, she posed for the high fashion magazines of the flappers era, "Harper's Bazaar" and "Vogue." Photographers loved her smile and plastered her face on posters throughout subways and magazines. She appeared in ads as "The Pepsodent Toothpaste Girl" and "The Maxwell House Coffee Girl." She married cinematographer Jay Rescher, who was instrumental in founding the first union to include cinematographers. They had one son, cinematographer Gayne Rescher, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," "The Day After" and "A Face in the Crowd," plus the recipeint of three Primetime Emmy Awards. Although she was still under contract when the talkies began to replace silent films, she left the film industry to be a full-time wife and mother, something she never regretted. She completed an autobiography of her professional career "The Most Photographed Girl In The World" in 1975.
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