Lisa Montell

Lisa Montell

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lisa Janti is known as Lisa Montell as a Hollywood actress of the 1950-60s, and then shifted her career to one of advocacy and service to various disadvantaged groups and to her adopted religion, the Bahá'í Faith. Lisa Janti, known as Lisa Montell as a Hollywood actress of the 1950-60s, was born Irena Ludmila Vladimirovna Augustynowic of Russian-Polish ancestry, and her family fled to Poland before World War II. On arrival in New York they changed their last name to Montwill so she grew up Irene Montwill. They lived in New York and Janti attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. After becoming involved in English-speaking theatre she was noticed by Hollywood producer Dick Welding who offered her a part in Daughter of the Sun God, filmed in Peru c. 1953 with actor William Holmes. Shortly afterwards her father died and the family chose to follow the opportunity Hollywood was giving her with her career. Her first role may have been in 1954 in the TV series The Public Defender, based on the film of the same name. On television she was on the Cheyenne show episode "Border Showdown" (Showdown in Paso Also) of 1955 and the 1956 Jane Wyman's Fireside Theater episode "A Time to live" and the Sugarfoot show episode "Guns for Big Bear" in 1958. In 1962 she was in Combat! episode "A Day in June". Janti was known as the "Starlet of many faces" probably portraying more diverse ethnic roles though she was Polish including Polynesian, Native American, Mexican, Burmese, French, Italian, Spanish, east Indian and Persian – roles with dubious cultural and sexist stereotypes. Among the productions Janti was cast in are She Gods of Shark Reef, Ten Thousand Bedrooms, Pearl of the South Pacific, Jump Into Hell, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, and World Without End.

  • Title: Lisa Montell
  • Popularity: 4.143
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1933-07-05
  • Place of Birth: Warsaw, Poland
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: Irene Montwill , Lisa Janti
img

Lisa Montell Movies

  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Naked Paradise

    Naked Paradise

    3.8 1957 HD

    Gangster Zac Cotton and his two henchmen, Mitch and Sonny, try to get a boat to get off a tropical island after a botched robbery heist.

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    World Without End

    World Without End

    5.7 1956 HD

    Four astronauts returning from man's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. At first...

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    She Gods of Shark Reef

    She Gods of Shark Reef

    3.2 1958 HD

    Two brothers, one wanted for murder, are shipwrecked on an island inhabited by nubile young women who have amassed a valuable cache of pearls.

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Escape to Burma

    Escape to Burma

    5.8 1955 HD

    A fugitive in British Burma hides on a tea plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Pearl of the South Pacific

    Pearl of the South Pacific

    6.4 1955 HD

    Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has...

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

    The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

    6.5 1958 HD

    Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed a silver medallion, which were sections cut off from a large...

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Tomahawk Trail

    Tomahawk Trail

    5.7 1957 HD

    Led by an incompetent Lieutenant, a troop of soldiers is on the Tomahawk Trail in Apache territory. When he lets the Indians steal their horses and...

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Jump Into Hell

    Jump Into Hell

    4 1955 HD

    Arriving in IndoChina by parachute, Captain Guy Bertrand and his comrades make a courageous stand against the Communist forces. Jump into Hell is one...

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca

    The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca

    7 1958 HD

    Wherever this man went--there was trouble. Death stalked him at every turn. Elfego Baca is "The man who couldn't be killed!"

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Daughter of the Sun God

    Daughter of the Sun God

    3 1962 HD

    This adventure chronicles the exploits of an author/explorer on a trip to Peru to hunt for the missing uncle of his pretty young companion. Her...

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs

    6.3 1955 HD

    Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, and anonymously pays for her...

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    The Wild Dakotas

    The Wild Dakotas

    1 1956 HD

    When Aaron Baring signs on as wagon master for a group of settlers headed to Montana's Powder River Valley, his dictatorial style soon creates...

    img
  • 1961
    imgMovies

    The Long Rope

    The Long Rope

    5 1961 HD

    A judge in a murder trial, believing the defendant is innocent, sets out to find the real killer.

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    The Firebrand

    The Firebrand

    6 1962 HD

    A Mexican outlaw begins a one-man war against corrupt California Rangers who are harassing Hispanic locals during the California Gold Rush.

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Gaby

    Gaby

    7 1956 HD

    A ballerina resorts to prostitution when her fiance is reported killed in World War II.

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    5 1957 HD

    In this musical-comedy, Dean Martin plays an American hotel mogul who becomes smitten with a young Italian woman (Anna Maria Alberghetti) when buying...

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Finger Man

    Finger Man

    5.538 1955 HD

    An ex-con is inspired to go undercover and "finger" the mob after finding out his sister is hooked on illegal drugs.

    img
  • 1950
    imgS7 E52

    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

    img
  • 1954
    imgS2 E43

    Public Defender

    Public Defender

    5 1954 HD

    The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The...

    img
  • 1956
    imgS1 E35

    Wire Service

    Wire Service

    1 1956 HD

    Wire Service is an American drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.

    img
  • 1957
    imgS6 E34

    Tales of Wells Fargo

    Tales of Wells Fargo

    6.8 1957 HD

    Jim Hardie helps Wells Fargo agents battle the bad guys.

    img
  • 1957
    imgS1 E12

    The O. Henry Playhouse

    The O. Henry Playhouse

    1 1957 HD

    Anthology series based on the short stories of O. Henry.

    img
  • 1955
    imgS6 E36

    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    5 1955 HD

    An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were...

    img
  • 1956
    imgS2 E39

    Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow

    5 1956 HD

    Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Repeat episodes were...

    img
  • 1950
    imgS5 E13

    The Gene Autry Show

    The Gene Autry Show

    4.8 1950 HD

    The Gene Autry Show is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956,...

    img
  • 1955
    imgS3 E24

    The Jane Wyman Show

    The Jane Wyman Show

    4 1955 HD

    The Jane Wyman Show is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1955 to 1958.

    img
  • 1952
    imgS5 E27

    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

    Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an...

    img
  • 1955
    imgS3 E135

    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    4.6 1955 HD

    Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily...

    img
  • 1958
    imgS1 E26

    Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

    6.5 1958 HD

    Northwest Passage is a 26-episode half-hour adventure television series produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer about Major Robert Rogers during the time of...

    img
  • 1954
    imgS34 E26

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.6 1954 HD

    Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series...

    img
  • 1956
    imgS2 E38

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    3.7 1956 HD

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana...

    img
  • 1958
    imgS2 E39

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    6.6 1958 HD

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike...

    img
  • 1958
    imgS2 E16

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    5.25 1958 HD

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958...

    img
  • 1957
    imgS3 E28

    Colt .45

    Colt .45

    5 1957 HD

    Colt .45 is an American Western series which aired on ABC between October 1957 and September 1960. Christopher Colt was apparently a gun salesman...

    img
  • 1958
    imgS3 E26

    The Ann Sothern Show

    The Ann Sothern Show

    6.5 1958 HD

    The Ann Sothern Show is an American sitcom starring Ann Sothern that aired on CBS for 93 episodes. The series began on October 6, 1958, and ended on...

    img
  • 1957
    imgS6 E32

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    7.4 1957 HD

    Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number...

    img
  • 1958
    imgS3 E34

    Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

    6.3 1958 HD

    Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat...

    img
  • 1957
    imgS4 E9

    Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

    4.8 1957 HD

    Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The series stars Will Hutchins as Tom Brewster, an Easterner...

    img
  • 1959
    imgS3 E36

    One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

    5.6 1959 HD

    Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from...

    img
  • 1960
    imgS1 E37

    Johnny Midnight

    Johnny Midnight

    1 1960 HD

    Johnny Midnight is an American crime drama that aired for one season in syndicated from January to December 1960. The series stars Edmond O'Brien as...

    img
  • 1958
    imgS1 E39

    Frontier Doctor

    Frontier Doctor

    5 1958 HD

    Frontier Doctor is an American Western television series starring Rex Allen that aired in syndication from September 26, 1958, until June 20, 1959.

    img
  • 1959
    imgS1 E32

    The Dennis O'Keefe Show

    The Dennis O'Keefe Show

    5 1959 HD

    The Dennis O'Keefe Show is a 1959-1960 sitcom produced by United Artists Television which aired on CBS for sponsor General Motors' Oldsmobile...

    img
  • 1960
    imgS2 E40

    Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

    5 1960 HD

    Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and...

    img
  • 1958
    imgS6 E20

    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    6.7 1958 HD

    Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office...

    img
  • 1962
    imgS5 E25

    Combat!

    Combat!

    7.6 1962 HD

    Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American...

    img
  • 1957
    imgS5 E13

    Maverick

    Maverick

    6.8 1957 HD

    The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than...

    img
  • 1955
    imgS7 E13

    Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

    5.8 1955 HD

    Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first...

    img