1920165438+1October19, Jean Irina Karp Tairova Thirny was born in Brooklyn, new york. His father is an insurance broker and his mother is a gymnastics teacher. Due to a good family background, I received a good education from an early age. 65438-0936 went to an intensive school in Lausanne, Switzerland, and spoke fluent French. After returning to China from 65438 to 0938, she went to Miss Porter's school for further study. On a trip to the West Coast, Jean met Ukrainian director Anatole Litvak while visiting Warner Studio. He told her that she should become an actress. That autumn, Thirny, who was less than 65,438+08 years old, entered the social circle and immediately got tired of this life, so he decided to devote himself to drama. At this time, Warner wanted to sign Jean, but Mr. and Mrs. Thirny refused because they thought the salary was too low.

Broadway period

1939, Jean began to perform on Broadway and was also a photography model. Mr Thirny set up a company for his daughter, Berthier, to store her salary and direct drama roles. At this time, Columbia Film Company offered her a six-month contract, and Jean got to know the Hollywood tycoon and playboy howard hughes who pursued her. Unfortunately, they failed, but they still maintained a good friendship. A photographer advised Thirny to lose weight, because "a thinner face would be more attractive", so Jean really started to go on a slimming diet, and has maintained a figure of 1.70cm/53kg for 20 years.

However, the Colombian company couldn't find a suitable theme for her, so Jean had to return to new york to star in the stage play Male Animals. As a result, the box office evaluation was very successful, and Thirny suddenly became a hot figure on Broadway. At this time, MGM invited her to star in the film National Velvet. When the film was postponed, Jean chose to sign a contract with 20th Century Fox. Daryl F. Zanuckd F. Zanuckd, president of Fox Company, was impressed by Jean's performance on the stage and decided to sign a contract to train her.