Cast
Betty Grable
Acting
Cast
Betty Grable
Known for
Acting
Born
1916-12-18
From
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
1973-07-02
Also known as Elizabeth Ruth Grable, Frances Dean, Бетті Грейбл
Biography
Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Grable was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three. At age 13, Grable and her mother set out for Hollywood with the hopes of stardom. There she landed several minor parts in films such as Whoopee!, New Movietone Follies of 1930, Happy Days and Let's Go Places. In 1932, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures. The bit parts continued for the next three years until Grable was cast in By Your Leave. One of her big roles was in College Swing.. When she landed the role of Glenda Crawford in Down Argentine Way, the public finally took notice of her. Stardom came through comedies such as Coney Island and Sweet Rosie O'Grady. Her famous pin-up pose during World War II adorned barracks all around the world. With that pin-up and as the star of lavish musicals, Betty became the highest-paid star in Hollywood in 1947. Later her studio 20th Century-Fox insured her legs for a million dollars. Betty continued to be popular until the mid-1950s, when musicals went into a decline. Her last film was How to Be Very, Very Popular. She then concentrated on Broadway and nightclubs. She was married to actor Jackie Coogan (1937–1939) and musician Harry James (1943–1965). Betty Grable died at age 56 of lung cancer on July 2, 1973.
How to Marry a Millionaire
as Loco Dempsey
Cavalcade
as Girl on Couch
Cavalcade
as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
Song of the Islands
as Eileen O'Brien
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
The Gay Divorcee
as Guest
Follow the Fleet
as Singer in Trio
Melody Cruise
as First Stewardess (uncredited)
Student Tour
as Cayenne
Diamond Horseshoe
as Bonnie Collins
Crashing Hollywood
as Betty
Pigskin Parade
as Laura Watson
Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Hollywood Luck
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jill Lynn
My Blue Heaven
as Kitty Moran
Marilyn
as archive footage
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
Wing and a Prayer
as (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Carol Brown
Happy Days
as Chorus Woman
Springtime in the Rockies
as Vicky Lane
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Kiki
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
School for Romance
as Student
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Betty Grable
Coney Island
as Kate Farley
Collegiate
as Dorothy
Three for the Show
as Julie Lowndes
Man About Town
as Susan Hayes
The Kid from Spain
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
That Lady in Ermine
as Francesca / Angelina
Down Argentine Way
as Glenda Crawford
Marilyn at the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Old Man Rhythm
as Sylvia
Mother Wore Tights
as Mother
Tin Pan Alley
as Lily Blane
College Swing
as Betty
Do You Love Me
as Barry's Fan in Taxi
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Cynthia Pilgrim
Palmy Days
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Pin Up Girl
as Lorry Jones
Footlight Serenade
as Pat Lambert
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Ina Firpo
How to Be Very, Very Popular
as Stormy Tornado
Lady! Please!
as Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Lights
as Betty
The Age of Consent
as Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (archiveFootage)
By Your Leave
as Frances
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Mildred Webster
Give Me a Sailor
as Nancy Larkin
Hollywood Blue
as (archive footage)
Moon Over Miami
as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Wabash Avenue
as Ruby Summers
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hold 'Em Jail
as Barbara Jones
A Quiet Fourth
Child of Manhattan
as Lucy McGonagle
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Freddie
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Molly Larkins
The Flirty Sleepwalker
as Blonde Girl
Million Dollar Legs
as Carol Parker
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Gwen
Air Tonic
as Betty Grable - Band Singer
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
Campus Confessions
as Joyce Gilmore
The Nitwits
as Mary Roberts
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Vocalist
The Dolly Sisters
as Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
Over the Counter
as Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
Ex-Sweeties
as Undetermined Minor Role
When My Baby Smiles at Me
as Bonny Kane
Probation
as Ruth Jarrett
This Way Please
as Jane Morrow
Call Me Mister
as Kay Hudson
Love Detectives
as Alice
Some of Manie's Friends
What Price Innocence?
as Beverly Bennett
The All-Star Bond Rally
as Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Elmer Steps Out
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Meet Me After the Show
as Delilah Lee
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
as Self (archive footage)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Chorine
Susie's Affairs
as Susie Lee
Drawing Rumors
This Band Age
as Betty - Band Singer
The Spirit of 1976
Let's Go Places
as Chorine (uncredited)
Ferry-Go-Round
as Betty
Business Is a Pleasure