Shirley Jean Rickert
Acting
Biography
Shirley Jean Rickert (March 25, 1926 – February 6, 2009) was an American child actress who was briefly the "blonde girl" for the Our Gang series in 1931, during the Hal Roach talkie period. At 18 months of age, Rickert won a local baby beauty contest, which emboldened her mother to move the family to Hollywood. She made her screen debut at the age of four in the short How's My Baby (1930), soon followed by her Our Gang debut, Helping Grandma in 1931. Rickert's most notable appearances were in t…

Singin' in the Rain
1952
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

The Major and the Minor
1942
College Girl (uncredited)

Royal Wedding
1951
Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)

'Neath the Arizona Skies
1934
Nina

The Stolen Jools
1931
Shirley Jean

The Scarlet Letter
1934
Humility Crakstone

I Live My Life
1935
Child at Christmas Party (Uncredited)

Helping Grandma
1931
Shirley

Little Daddy
1931
Shirley

Fly My Kite
1931
Shirley

Love Business
1931
Shirley

Follow Thru
1930
Cherub (uncredited)

Five Little Peppers in Trouble
1940
Kiki

Best Foot Forward
1943
Dancer

Bargain Day
1931
Shirley

The A-B-Cs of Love
1953
Gilda

Once in a Lifetime
1932
Flower Girl (uncredited)

Get Hep to Love
1942
Student

How's My Baby?
1930
The Baby

The Drunkard
1935
Julia