Jennifer Holt was the daughter of Jack Holt, and the sister of RKO cowboy hero Tim Holt.

Jennifer made a batch of westerns in the 1940s, primarily at Universal and PRC as the heroine to Johnny Mack Brown, Rod Cameron, Eddie Dean and Lash LaRue.  She also played the female lead in a couple of cliffhangers, ADVENTURES OF THE FLYING CADETS (Universal, 1943) and HOP HARRIGAN (Columbia, 1946).

Les Adams has Jennifer identified in 45 films --- 37 westerns, 2 serials and 6 other features.

THE HAWK OF POWDER RIVER (Eagle-Lion/PRC, 1948) was Holt's favorite western role, as she portrayed the masked leader of a band of outlaws.  She and most of her gang are gunned down by singin' cowboy Eddie Dean in the film-ending shootout.

Holt had several marriages, lived in the United States and Mexico, and resided in England at the time or her death in 1997. One of her marriages was to movie actor William Bakewell (1908-1993) whom she starred with in the HOP HARRIGAN chapterplay. Bakewell may be best remembered as "Major Tobias Norton" in the 1950s Disney Fess Parker/Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier TV show.

Even though her father Jack and brother Tim made scores of westerns and outdoorsy type films, Jennifer was never in any of their movies. And despite many reports throughout the years, an actor named David Holt (1927-2003) was NOT the brother of Jennifer and Tim Holt nor the son of Jack Holt.

(Photo courtesy of Minard Coons) Jennifer Holt - 1976 photo Above, Jennifer with Rod Cameron at Universal. Above from L-to-R are: Sarah Padden, Emmett Lynn, Eddie Dean, Jennifer Holt and Al LaRue (in his days before becoming "Lash") in Eddie Dean's first starring effort, the Cinecolor SONG OF OLD WYOMING (PRC, 1945). Above, Jennifer Holt and Al LaRue as the 'Cheyenne Kid' in a scene from SONG OF OLD WYOMING (PRC, 1945). (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above are Russell Hayden and Jennifer Holt in a scene from TRAIL OF THE MOUNTIES (Screen Guild, 1947). (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above from L-to-R are Charlie Stevens, Richard Arlen, Jennifer Holt, Ed Cassidy and Lee Shumway in a crop from a lobby card from BUFFALO BILL RIDES AGAIN (Jack Schwartz Productions, 1947).

  Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Jennifer Holt.  Click HERE.

Classic Images has an interesting article about Jennifer Holt, written by fan and friend, Mike Newton: http://www.classicimages.com/1997/december97/holt.html