Janet Shaw was born on January 23, 1919 in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Night Monster (1942) and The Old Maid (1939). She was married to David Ashford Stuart and Willard Garcia Ilefeldt. She died on October 15, 2001 in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA.
Best known for her supporting role as the waitress Louise Finch in Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943).
Her second husband was a promoter of traditional New Orleans jazz music. He was responsible for the Jazz Man Record Shop in Hollywood, and Jazz Man Records.
Began her acting career using her given name: Ellen Clancy.