Acting
Ginger Rogers
FR, PT, EN cinema · 115 credits
Born
16 July 1911
Died
25 April 1995 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Independence, Missouri, USA
Also known as Virginia Katherine McMath
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She had a prolific career in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. She made a total of 73 films, notably ten revolutionary musical films where she performed as Fred Astaire's partner. She also won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Kitty Foyle (1940). Rogers was a major movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and was ranked number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her stage debut in Girl Crazy. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film roles in 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933). Subsequently, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), and Swing Time (1936). But after two commercial failures with Astaire, she branched out into dramatic and comedy films. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws and highest paid actresses of the 1940s. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), which was her last commercial success. Experiencing constant lack on success in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway the next decade when she played the lead role in Hello, Dolly!. More Broadway roles followed, along with her stage directorial debut in 1985 of an off-Broadway production of Babes in Arms. She also made television acting appearances until 1987. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83.
Known for
Filmography
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
as Self (archive footage)
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
as Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
as Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
as Archive Footage
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
as Various / Self (archive footage)
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Cinderella
as Queen
Harlow
as Mama Jean
Quick, Let's Get Married
as Madame Rinaldi
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
as Mildred Turner
Teenage Rebel
as Nancy Fallon
The First Traveling Saleslady
as Rose Gillray
Tight Spot
as Sherry Conley
Black Widow
as Carlotta Marin
Beautiful Stranger
as Johnny Victor
Forever Female
as Beatrice Page
We're Not Married!
as Ramona Gladwyn
Monkey Business
as Edwina Fulton
Dreamboat
as Gloria Marlowe
Storm Warning
as Marsha Mitchell
The Groom Wore Spurs
as AJ Furnival
Perfect Strangers
as Terry Scott
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Dinah Barkley
It Had to Be You
as Victoria Stafford
Heartbeat
as Arlette Lafron
Magnificent Doll
as Dolly Madison
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Irene Malvern
George White's Scandals
as Ginger Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
I'll Be Seeing You
as Mary Marshall
Tender Comrade
as Jo Jones
Lady in the Dark
as Liza Elliott
Tales of Manhattan
as Diane
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Katherine Butt-Smith
The Major and the Minor
as Susan Applegate
Roxie Hart
as Roxie Hart
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Janie
Primrose Path
as Ellie May Adams
Kitty Foyle
as Kitty Foyle
Lucky Partners
as Jean Newton
Bachelor Mother
as Polly Parrish
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Mary Grey
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Irene Castle
Vivacious Lady
as Francey
Carefree
as Amanda Cooper
Having Wonderful Time
as Teddy Shaw
Shall We Dance
as Linda Keene
Stage Door
as Jean Maitland
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
as Self (uncredited)
Swing Time
as Penny Carrol
Follow the Fleet
as Sherry Martin
Top Hat
as Dale Tremont
Roberta
as Scharwenka
Star of Midnight
as Donna Mantin
In Person
as Carol Corliss
The Gay Divorcee
as Mimi Glossop
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Peggy Cornell
Romance in Manhattan
as Sylvia Dennis
Finishing School
as Pony
Upperworld
as Lilly Linda
Change of Heart
as Madge Rountree
42nd Street
as Ann
A Shriek in the Night
as Pat Morgan
Flying Down to Rio
as Honey Hale
Rafter Romance
as Mary
Chance at Heaven
as Marge Harris
Don't Bet on Love
as Molly Gilbert
Sitting Pretty
as Dorothy
Broadway Bad
as Flip Daly
The Thirteenth Guest
as Lela / Marie Morgan
The Tenderfoot
as Ruth Weston
Carnival Boat
as Honey
You Said a Mouthful
as Alice Brandon
Hat Check Girl
as Jessie King
The Tip-Off
as Baby Face
Honor Among Lovers
as Doris Brown
Suicide Fleet
as Sally
Office Blues
1930
Office Blues
as Miss Gravis
Queen High
as Polly Rockwell
Young Man of Manhattan
as Puff Randolph
Follow the Leader
as Mary Brennan
The Sap from Syracuse
as Ellen Saunders
A Night in a Dormitory
as Ginger Rogers