Acting
Betty Grable
FR, EN cinema · 102 credits
Born
18 December 1916
Died
2 July 1973 (aged 56)
Birthplace
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as Elizabeth Ruth Grable · Frances Dean · Бетті Грейбл · Бети Грејбл
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.
Known for
Filmography
Becoming Marilyn
as (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn at the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
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)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Blue
as (archive footage)
Marilyn
as archive footage
How to Be Very, Very Popular
as Stormy Tornado
Three for the Show
as Julie Lowndes
How to Marry a Millionaire
as Loco Dempsey
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Molly Larkins
Meet Me After the Show
as Delilah Lee
Call Me Mister
as Kay Hudson
My Blue Heaven
as Kitty Moran
Wabash Avenue
as Ruby Summers
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
That Lady in Ermine
as Francesca / Angelina
When My Baby Smiles at Me
as Bonny Kane
Mother Wore Tights
as Mother
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Cynthia Pilgrim
Do You Love Me
as Barry's Fan in Taxi
The Dolly Sisters
as Jenny Dolly
Diamond Horseshoe
as Bonnie Collins
The All-Star Bond Rally
as Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Pin Up Girl
as Lorry Jones
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Betty Grable
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wing and a Prayer
as (archive footage)
Coney Island
as Kate Farley
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
Footlight Serenade
as Pat Lambert
Springtime in the Rockies
as Vicky Lane
Song of the Islands
as Eileen O'Brien
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jill Lynn
Moon Over Miami
as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Carol Brown
Down Argentine Way
as Glenda Crawford
Tin Pan Alley
as Lily Blane
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Ina Firpo
Man About Town
as Susan Hayes
Million Dollar Legs
as Carol Parker
College Swing
as Betty
Give Me a Sailor
as Nancy Larkin
Campus Confessions
as Joyce Gilmore
This Way Please
as Jane Morrow
Follow the Fleet
as Singer in Trio
Pigskin Parade
as Laura Watson
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Mildred Webster
The Nitwits
as Mary Roberts
Old Man Rhythm
as Sylvia
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Vocalist
Collegiate
as Dorothy
This Band Age
1935
This Band Age
as Betty - Band Singer
The Gay Divorcee
as Guest
By Your Leave
as Frances
Student Tour
as Cayenne
Love Detectives
as Alice
Susie's Affairs
as Susie Lee
School for Romance
as Student
Cavalcade
as Girl on Couch, as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
Child of Manhattan
as Lucy McGonagle
What Price Innocence?
as Beverly Bennett
Melody Cruise
as First Stewardess (uncredited)
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
Air Tonic
as Betty Grable - Band Singer
Hollywood Lights
as Betty
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Probation
as Ruth Jarrett
The Kid from Spain
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
as Barbara Jones
Over the Counter
as Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
The Age of Consent
as Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
Lady! Please!
1932
Lady! Please!
as Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
Kiki
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Palmy Days
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Ex-Sweeties
1931
Ex-Sweeties
as Undetermined Minor Role
Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Let's Go Places
as Chorine (uncredited)
Happy Days
as Chorus Woman