Alice Faye (I) (1915–1998)

Soundtrack | Actress

As A&E's Biography put it, "She rose from the mean streets of New York's Hell's Kitchen to become ...

Born: May 5, 1915
Died: May 9, 1998 (age 83)

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Known For

Hello, Frisco, Hello Trudy Evans (1943)
Stowaway Susan Parker (1936)
Rose of Washington Square Rose Sargent (1939)
Known For

Fallen Angel June Mills (1945)
Soundtrack

The Shape of Water (2017)
Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
Yes Man (2008)
Warm Springs (2005)
American Masters (1999)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974)
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
The Dean Martin Show (1968)
State Fair (1962)
Beloved Infidel (1959)
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
The Gang's All Here (1943)
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
Week-End in Havana (1941)
The Great American Broadcast (1941)
That Night in Rio (1941)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Lillian Russell (1940)
Little Old New York (1940)
Barricade (1939)
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Tail Spin (1939)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
In Old Chicago (1938)
You're a Sweetheart (1937)
You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Wake Up and Live (1937)
On the Avenue (1937)
Stowaway (1936)
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
King of Burlesque (1936)
Music Is Magic (1935)
Every Night at Eight (1935)
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)
She Learned About Sailors (1934)
Soundtrack

George White's Scandals (1934)
Actress

The Love Boat Betty Layton (1980)
People Are Talking (San Francisco) Guest (1978)
Every Girl Should Have One Kathy (1978)
The Magic of Lassie The Waitress (Alice) (1978)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Secretary at Gate (1976)
The Red Skelton Hour Mrs. Cavendish (1963)
State Fair Melissa Frake (1962)
All Star Revue Guest (1953)
Fallen Angel June Mills (1945)
Four Jills in a Jeep Alice Faye (1944)
The Gang's All Here Edie Allen (1943)
Hello, Frisco, Hello Trudy Evans (1943)
Week-End in Havana Nan Spencer (1941)
The Great American Broadcast Vicki Adams (1941)
That Night in Rio Baroness Cecilia Duarte (1941)
Tin Pan Alley Katie Blane (1940)
Lillian Russell Lillian Russell (1940)
Little Old New York Pat O'Day (1940)
Barricade Emmy Jordan (1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade Molly Adair (1939)
Rose of Washington Square Rose Sargent (1939)
Tail Spin Trixie Lee (1939)
Alexander's Ragtime Band Stella Kirby (1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary Sally Day (1938)
In Old Chicago Belle Fawcett (1938)
You're a Sweetheart Betty Bradley (1937)
You Can't Have Everything Judy Poe Wells (1937)
Wake Up and Live Alice Huntley (1937)
On the Avenue Mona Merrick (1937)
Stowaway Susan Parker (1936)
Sing, Baby, Sing Joan Warren (1936)
Poor Little Rich Girl Jerry Dolan (1936)
King of Burlesque Pat Doran (1936)
Music Is Magic Peggy Harper (1935)
Every Night at Eight Dixie Foley / Dixie Dean (1935)
George White's 1935 Scandals Honey (1935)
365 Nights in Hollywood Alice Perkins (1934)
She Learned About Sailors Jean Legoi (1934)
Now I'll Tell Peggy Warren (1934)
Actress

George White's Scandals Kitty Donnelly / Mona Vale (1934)
Archive footage

The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010-2013)
My Music: Big Band Vocalists (2012)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
Great Performances (2003)
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002)
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000)
Biography (1996-1999)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)
The 51st British Academy Film Awards (1999)
The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
M*A*S*H (1974)
Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963)
Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood (1954)
Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (1950)
Wing and a Prayer (1944)
Archive footage

Take It or Leave It (1944)
Cinema Circus (1937)

Awards

2 wins.

Did You Know

Trivia

Following her death, she was interred with her husband Phil Harris at Forest Lawn Mausoleum in Cathedral City, California (near Palm Springs).

[on Lux Radio Theatre] The way it went was Lux Soap had a deal with different actresses - I was one - and then they gave you all this publicity - you know. 'So-and-so uses Lux Soap, blah-blah-blah...' and you would have to do so many Lux shows. They...

Trademark

Often starred in films with Carmen Miranda

Star Sign

Taurus

Personal Details

Born

Alice Jeanne Leppert
May 5, 1915
New York City, New York, USA

Died

May 9, 1998 (age 83)
Rancho Mirage, California, USA

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)

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