- Jean started out as a chorus skater with the Ice follies the Canadian version of the Ice Capades, from there she chose to go into Canadian Television where she became quite successful as a comedic actress with the show Nightcap, towards the end of her time with Nightcap Jean would go on to star in two Canadian films with her sister Linda Smith, who for their first film together "Adulterous Affair" would go by her birth name of Linda Gillespie, for their second film "Playgirl Killer". Linda would adopt Jean's last name of Christopher and would continue to use that last name throughout her brief show business career. In the mid to late 60's Jean worked in Hollywood where she was under contract with Universal Studios during her time with Universal Studios, she appeared in the movie Star! which starred Julie Andrews, The Wild Wild West, Jim Henson's The Cube and numerous other television shows and movies, Jean was also a singer and would make appearances on Linda's show A Go-Go 66, by the 70's she would be in a trio called The Caliope and would make appearances on Canadian television shows with them, during her time in front of the cameras in the 70's Jean appeared on numerous successful Canadian sitcoms and game shows. then by the late 70's Jean started working behind the cameras in continuity as first a Script Assistant and then as a Script Supervisor where she worked on at least 20 Canadian/American films and Television shows over the span of about 20 years Jean would sadly pass away on the 21st of March 2022.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lssias
- In the mid-'60s, Jean was engaged to Rich Little and in the late '60s, she was involved with Alan Thicke.
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