Jane Russell

 Jane Russell was an American actress, singer, and model who had an estimated net worth of $40 million at the time of her death on February 28 2011. She was an authentic sex icon in the film industry, Jane moved from the midwest to California to get her big breakthrough in her debut film role with "The Outlaw" in 1943.Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on the 21st of June 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota. She was the only child of five, and was the oldest of five children to Geraldine Russell and Roy William Russell. She was the youngest of four siblings: Kenneth, Wallace, Jamie and Thomas. Her father was a 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and her mother an actress as part of a touring troupe. Jane began piano lessons at a young age, thanks to her mother. Jane later became interested in drama and enrolled in Van Nuys High School's stage production team. After the death of her father in her late 40s Jane decided to pursue a career as a professional designer. But, she ended up working as a receptionist. Jane started modeling when her mother urged her to. She also took classes in acting and drama with Max Reinhardt's Theatrical Workshop.