Filmography
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Known For
How to Marry a Millionaire Loco Dempsey (1953) -
A Yank in the R.A.F. Carol Brown (1941) -
I Wake Up Screaming Jill Lynn (1941) -
Known For
Call Me Mister Kay Hudson (1951) -
Actress
Shower of Stars Betty Grable (1958) -
Ford Star Jubilee Lily Garland (1956) -
Star Stage Cleopatra Collins (1956) -
How to Be Very, Very Popular Stormy Tornado (1955) -
Three for the Show Julie Lowndes (1955) -
How to Marry a Millionaire Loco Dempsey (1953)
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The Farmer Takes a Wife Molly Larkins (1953) -
Meet Me After the Show Delilah Lee (1951) -
Call Me Mister Kay Hudson (1951)
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My Blue Heaven Kitty Moran (1950) -
![Wabash Avenue]( "Wabash Avenue")
Wabash Avenue Ruby Summers (1950) -
![The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend]( "The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend")
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Winifred (Freddie) Jones (1949) -
![When My Baby Smiles at Me]( "When My Baby Smiles at Me")
When My Baby Smiles at Me Bonny Kane (1948) -
![That Lady in Ermine]( "That Lady in Ermine")
That Lady in Ermine Francesca / Angelina (1948) -
![Mother Wore Tights]( "Mother Wore Tights")
Mother Wore Tights Myrtle McKinley (1947) -
![The Shocking Miss Pilgrim]( "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim")
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Cynthia Pilgrim (1947) -
![Do You Love Me]( "Do You Love Me")
Do You Love Me Barry's Fan in Taxi (1946) -
![The Dolly Sisters]( "The Dolly Sisters")
The Dolly Sisters Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly (1945) -
![Diamond Horseshoe]( "Diamond Horseshoe")
Diamond Horseshoe Bonnie Collins (1945) -
![Pin Up Girl]( "Pin Up Girl")
Pin Up Girl Lorry Jones aka Laura Lorraine (1944) -
![Four Jills in a Jeep]( "Four Jills in a Jeep")
Four Jills in a Jeep Betty Grable (1944) -
![Sweet Rosie O'Grady]( "Sweet Rosie O'Grady")
Sweet Rosie O'Grady Madeleine 'Madge' Marlowe / Rosie O'Grady (1943) -
![Coney Island]( "Coney Island")
Coney Island Kate Farley (1943) -
![Springtime in the Rockies]( "Springtime in the Rockies")
Springtime in the Rockies Vicky Lane (1942) -
![Footlight Serenade]( "Footlight Serenade")
Footlight Serenade Pat Lambert (1942) -
![Song of the Islands]( "Song of the Islands")
Song of the Islands Eileen O'Brien (1942) -
![I Wake Up Screaming]( "I Wake Up Screaming")
I Wake Up Screaming Jill Lynn (1941) -
![A Yank in the R.A.F.]( "A Yank in the R.A.F.")
A Yank in the R.A.F. Carol Brown (1941) -
![Moon Over Miami]( "Moon Over Miami")
Moon Over Miami Kay Latimer (1941) -
![Tin Pan Alley]( "Tin Pan Alley")
Tin Pan Alley Lily Blane (1940) -
![Down Argentine Way]( "Down Argentine Way")
Down Argentine Way Glenda Crawford (1940) -
![The Day the Bookies Wept]( "The Day the Bookies Wept")
The Day the Bookies Wept Ina Firpo (1939) -
![Million Dollar Legs]( "Million Dollar Legs")
Million Dollar Legs Carol Parker (1939) -
![Man About Town]( "Man About Town")
Man About Town Susan Hayes (1939) -
![Campus Confessions]( "Campus Confessions")
Campus Confessions Joyce Gilmore (1938) -
![Give Me a Sailor]( "Give Me a Sailor")
Give Me a Sailor Nancy Larkin (1938) -
![College Swing]( "College Swing")
College Swing Betty (1938) -
![Thrill of a Lifetime]( "Thrill of a Lifetime")
Thrill of a Lifetime Gwen (1937) -
![This Way Please]( "This Way Please")
This Way Please Jane Morrow (1937) -
![Pigskin Parade]( "Pigskin Parade")
Pigskin Parade Laura Watson (1936) -
![Don't Turn 'em Loose]( "Don't Turn 'em Loose")
Don't Turn 'em Loose Mildred Webster (1936) -
![Follow the Fleet]( "Follow the Fleet")
Follow the Fleet Singer in Trio (1936) -
![Collegiate]( "Collegiate")
Collegiate Dorothy (1936) -
A Quiet Fourth (1935)
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![Old Man Rhythm]( "Old Man Rhythm")
Old Man Rhythm Sylvia (1935) -
![Drawing Rumors]( "Drawing Rumors")
Drawing Rumors (1935) -
![A Night at the Biltmore Bowl]( "A Night at the Biltmore Bowl")
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl Vocalist (1935) -
![The Nitwits]( "The Nitwits")
The Nitwits Mary Roberts (1935) -
The Spirit of 1976 (1935)
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This Band Age Betty - Band Singer (1935)
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Ferry-Go-Round Betty (1934)
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![By Your Leave]( "By Your Leave")
By Your Leave Frances (1934) -
![The Gay Divorcee]( "The Gay Divorcee")
The Gay Divorcee Dance Specialty - Knock Knees (1934) -
![Student Tour]( "Student Tour")
Student Tour Cayenne (1934) -
![Susie's Affairs]( "Susie's Affairs")
Susie's Affairs Susie Lee (1934) -
Business Is a Pleasure (1934)
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Elmer Steps Out (1934)
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![Love Detectives]( "Love Detectives")
Love Detectives Alice (1934) -
![School for Romance]( "School for Romance")
School for Romance Student (1934) -
![Air Tonic]( "Air Tonic")
Air Tonic Betty Grable - Band Singer (1933) -
![The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi]( "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi")
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito (1933) -
![What Price Innocence?]( "What Price Innocence?")
What Price Innocence? Beverly Bennett (1933) -
![Melody Cruise]( "Melody Cruise")
Melody Cruise First Stewardess (1933) -
![Child of Manhattan]( "Child of Manhattan")
Child of Manhattan Lucy (1933) -
![Cavalcade]( "Cavalcade")
Cavalcade Blonde Girl on Couch (1933) -
![The Kid from Spain]( "The Kid from Spain")
The Kid from Spain Goldwyn Girl (1932) -
![Over the Counter]( "Over the Counter")
Over the Counter Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (1932) -
![Hold 'Em Jail]( "Hold 'Em Jail")
Hold 'Em Jail Barbara Jones (1932) -
![The Age of Consent]( "The Age of Consent")
The Age of Consent Student at Dormitory (1932) -
The Flirty Sleepwalker Blonde Girl (1932)
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![Probation]( "Probation")
Probation Ruth (1932) -
Hollywood Luck (1932)
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Lady! Please! Undetermined Minor Role (1932)
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![The Greeks Had a Word for Them]( "The Greeks Had a Word for Them")
The Greeks Had a Word for Them Hat Check Girl (1932) -
Once a Hero (1931)
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![Palmy Days]( "Palmy Days")
Palmy Days Goldwyn Girl (1931) -
Ex-Sweeties Undetermined Minor Role (1931)
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![Crashing Hollywood]( "Crashing Hollywood")
Crashing Hollywood (1931) -
![Kiki]( "Kiki")
Kiki Goldwyn Girl (1931) -
![Whoopee!]( "Whoopee!")
Whoopee! Goldwyn Girl (1930) -
![New Movietone Follies of 1930]( "New Movietone Follies of 1930")
New Movietone Follies of 1930 Chorine (1930) -
![Let's Go Places]( "Let's Go Places")
Let's Go Places Chorine (1930) -
Actress
![Happy Days]( "Happy Days")
Happy Days Chorus Woman (1929) -
Soundtrack
![The Shape of Water]( "The Shape of Water")
The Shape of Water (2017) -
![The Longest Ride]( "The Longest Ride")
The Longest Ride (2015) -
![Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing]( "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing")
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![Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure]( "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure")
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![Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults]( "Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults")
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![Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]( "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore")
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![Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals]( "Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals")
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![The Carol Burnett Show]( "The Carol Burnett Show")
The Carol Burnett Show (1968) -
![The Love Goddesses]( "The Love Goddesses")
The Love Goddesses (1965) -
![Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall]( "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall")
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The George Burns Show (1960)
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![Shower of Stars]( "Shower of Stars")
Shower of Stars (1958) -
![The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour]( "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour")
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1958) -
![The Girl Can't Help It]( "The Girl Can't Help It")
The Girl Can't Help It (1956) -
![Three for the Show]( "Three for the Show")
Three for the Show (1955) -
![The Farmer Takes a Wife]( "The Farmer Takes a Wife")
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) -
![Meet Me After the Show]( "Meet Me After the Show")
Meet Me After the Show (1951) -
![Call Me Mister]( "Call Me Mister")
Call Me Mister (1951) -
![My Blue Heaven]( "My Blue Heaven")
My Blue Heaven (1950) -
![Wabash Avenue]( "Wabash Avenue")
Wabash Avenue (1950) -
![The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend]( "The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend")
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![That Lady in Ermine]( "That Lady in Ermine")
That Lady in Ermine (1948) -
![Mother Wore Tights]( "Mother Wore Tights")
Mother Wore Tights (1947) -
![The Shocking Miss Pilgrim]( "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim")
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) -
![The Dolly Sisters]( "The Dolly Sisters")
The Dolly Sisters (1945) -
![The All-Star Bond Rally]( "The All-Star Bond Rally")
The All-Star Bond Rally (1945) -
![Diamond Horseshoe]( "Diamond Horseshoe")
Diamond Horseshoe (1945) -
![Pin Up Girl]( "Pin Up Girl")
Pin Up Girl (1944) -
![Four Jills in a Jeep]( "Four Jills in a Jeep")
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) -
![Sweet Rosie O'Grady]( "Sweet Rosie O'Grady")
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) -
![Coney Island]( "Coney Island")
Coney Island (1943) -
![Springtime in the Rockies]( "Springtime in the Rockies")
Springtime in the Rockies (1942) -
![Footlight Serenade]( "Footlight Serenade")
Footlight Serenade (1942) -
![Song of the Islands]( "Song of the Islands")
Song of the Islands (1942) -
![A Yank in the R.A.F.]( "A Yank in the R.A.F.")
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) -
![Moon Over Miami]( "Moon Over Miami")
Moon Over Miami (1941) -
![Tin Pan Alley]( "Tin Pan Alley")
Tin Pan Alley (1940) -
![Down Argentine Way]( "Down Argentine Way")
Down Argentine Way (1940) -
![Man About Town]( "Man About Town")
Man About Town (1939) -
![Give Me a Sailor]( "Give Me a Sailor")
Give Me a Sailor (1938) -
![College Swing]( "College Swing")
College Swing (1938) -
![This Way Please]( "This Way Please")
This Way Please (1937) -
![Follow the Fleet]( "Follow the Fleet")
Follow the Fleet (1936) -
![Collegiate]( "Collegiate")
Collegiate (1936) -
![Old Man Rhythm]( "Old Man Rhythm")
Old Man Rhythm (1935) -
![The Nitwits]( "The Nitwits")
The Nitwits (1935) -
![The Gay Divorcee]( "The Gay Divorcee")
The Gay Divorcee (1934) -
![Student Tour]( "Student Tour")
Student Tour (1934) -
![Love Detectives]( "Love Detectives")
Love Detectives (1934) -
![The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi]( "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi")
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933) -
![The Kid from Spain]( "The Kid from Spain")
The Kid from Spain (1932) -
Soundtrack
![Whoopee!]( "Whoopee!")
Whoopee! (1930) -
Archive footage
![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2019) -
![The Confession]( "The Confession")
The Confession (2018) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2017) -
![The Fabulous Allan Carr]( "The Fabulous Allan Carr")
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) -
Compression (2016)
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![Howard Goodall's Story of Music]( "Howard Goodall's Story of Music")
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![Casting By]( "Casting By")
Casting By (2012) -
![Love Lust]( "Love Lust")
Love Lust (2011) -
![Carmen Miranda: That Girl from Rio]( "Carmen Miranda: That Girl from Rio")
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![Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure]( "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure")
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![War Stories with Oliver North]( "War Stories with Oliver North")
War Stories with Oliver North (2005-2006) -
![Larry King Live]( "Larry King Live")
Larry King Live (2002) -
![I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special]( "I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special")
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![E! Mysteries & Scandals]( "E! Mysteries & Scandals")
E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1995-1999) -
![Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults]( "Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults")
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![Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults]( "Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults")
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![Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me]( "Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me")
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![The Casting Couch]( "The Casting Couch")
The Casting Couch (1995) -
![Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood]( "Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood")
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![Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths]( "Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths")
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![Entertaining the Troops]( "Entertaining the Troops")
Entertaining the Troops (1988) -
![Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend]( "Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend")
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![Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages]( "Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages")
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![Showbiz Goes to War]( "Showbiz Goes to War")
Showbiz Goes to War (1982) -
![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972]( "Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972")
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![All This and World War II]( "All This and World War II")
All This and World War II (1976) -
![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
![Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals]( "Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals")
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![Hollywood Blue]( "Hollywood Blue")
Hollywood Blue (1970) -
Film Preview (1966)
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![Hollywood My Home Town]( "Hollywood My Home Town")
Hollywood My Home Town (1965) -
![The Love Goddesses]( "The Love Goddesses")
The Love Goddesses (1965) -
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![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964) -
![Marilyn]( "Marilyn")
Marilyn (1963) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1955) -
The Costume Designer (1950)
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![Hollywood Bound]( "Hollywood Bound")
Hollywood Bound (1947) -
![The All-Star Bond Rally]( "The All-Star Bond Rally")
The All-Star Bond Rally (1945) -
![Wing and a Prayer]( "Wing and a Prayer")
Wing and a Prayer (1944) -
Archive footage
![Take It or Leave It]( "Take It or Leave It")
Take It or Leave It (1944) -
![Hollywood Rivals]( "Hollywood Rivals")
Hollywood Rivals (2001)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
4 wins & 2 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Had appeared with John Payne in five films: College Swing (1938), Tin Pan Alley (1940), Footlight Serenade (1942), Springtime in the Rockies (1942) and The Dolly Sisters (1945).
Quotes
Grable played the only two straight roles of her career in 1941, A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) and I Wake Up Screaming (1941).
Trademark
Blue eyes
Nickname
America's Ideal Girl
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Elizabeth Ruth Grable
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
(age 56)
Santa Monica, California, USA
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