Filmography
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Known For
Sweetheart of the Campus Betty Blake (1941) -
42nd Street Peggy Sawyer (1933) -
Footlight Parade Bea Thorn (1933) -
Known For
Shipmates Forever June Blackburn (1935) -
Soundtrack
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The Wedding Planner (2001) -
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Pee-wee's Playhouse (1990) -
That's Dancing! (1985) -
Virgins in Heat (1976) -
RCA's Opening Night (1973)
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The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) -
The Love Goddesses (1965) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963) -
Six Hits and a Miss (1942)
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Calling All Girls (1942)
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![Sweetheart of the Campus]( "Sweetheart of the Campus")
Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) -
![Ready, Willing and Able]( "Ready, Willing and Able")
Ready, Willing and Able (1937) -
![Colleen]( "Colleen")
Colleen (1936) -
![Shipmates Forever]( "Shipmates Forever")
Shipmates Forever (1935) -
![Go Into Your Dance]( "Go Into Your Dance")
Go Into Your Dance (1935) -
![Flirtation Walk]( "Flirtation Walk")
Flirtation Walk (1934) -
![Dames]( "Dames")
Dames (1934) -
![Footlight Parade]( "Footlight Parade")
Footlight Parade (1933) -
![Gold Diggers of 1933]( "Gold Diggers of 1933")
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) -
Soundtrack
![42nd Street]( "42nd Street")
42nd Street (1933) -
Actress
![Beverly Hills Brats]( "Beverly Hills Brats")
Beverly Hills Brats Goldie (1989) -
![Glitter]( "Glitter")
Glitter (1985) -
![The Phynx]( "The Phynx")
The Phynx Ruby Keeler (1970) -
![Vacation Playhouse]( "Vacation Playhouse")
Vacation Playhouse Ruby (1964) -
![The Greatest Show on Earth]( "The Greatest Show on Earth")
The Greatest Show on Earth Peggy Rusher (1964) -
![The Jackie Gleason Show]( "The Jackie Gleason Show")
The Jackie Gleason Show Guest Dancer (1954) -
![Sweetheart of the Campus]( "Sweetheart of the Campus")
Sweetheart of the Campus Betty Blake (1941) -
![Mother Carey's Chickens]( "Mother Carey's Chickens")
Mother Carey's Chickens Katherine 'Kitty' Carey (1938) -
![Hollywood Handicap]( "Hollywood Handicap")
Hollywood Handicap Ruby Keeler (1938) -
![A Day at Santa Anita]( "A Day at Santa Anita")
A Day at Santa Anita Ruby Keeler (1937) -
![Ready, Willing and Able]( "Ready, Willing and Able")
Ready, Willing and Able Jane (1937) -
![Colleen]( "Colleen")
Colleen Colleen Reilly (1936) -
![Shipmates Forever]( "Shipmates Forever")
Shipmates Forever June Blackburn (1935) -
![Go Into Your Dance]( "Go Into Your Dance")
Go Into Your Dance Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne (1935) -
![Flirtation Walk]( "Flirtation Walk")
Flirtation Walk 'Kit' Fitts (1934) -
![Dames]( "Dames")
Dames Barbara Hemingway (1934) -
![Footlight Parade]( "Footlight Parade")
Footlight Parade Bea Thorn (1933) -
![Gold Diggers of 1933]( "Gold Diggers of 1933")
Gold Diggers of 1933 Polly Parker (1933) -
![42nd Street]( "42nd Street")
42nd Street Peggy Sawyer (1933) -
Actress
![Show Girl in Hollywood]( "Show Girl in Hollywood")
Show Girl in Hollywood Ruby Keeler - Cameo Appearance at Premiere (1930) -
Archive footage
![Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression]( "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression")
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2008) -
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![Broadway: The American Musical]( "Broadway: The American Musical")
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![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (2003) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (2001) -
![The Canadians]( "The Canadians")
The Canadians (1998) -
![The 66th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 66th Annual Academy Awards")
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![Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros.]( "Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros.")
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![Inside the Third Reich]( "Inside the Third Reich")
Inside the Third Reich (1982) -
![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
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The Picture Theatre (1967)
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![The Love Goddesses]( "The Love Goddesses")
The Love Goddesses (1965) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963) -
Musical Memories (1946)
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Six Hits and a Miss (1942)
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Archive footageCalling All Girls (1942)
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![And She Learned About Dames]( "And She Learned About Dames")
And She Learned About Dames (1934)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
3 wins.Did You Know
Trivia
Got into a chorus line of a Broadway show at 14 and then danced in nightclubs, speakeasies and on stage.
Quotes
[on why she was not portrayed in 'The Jolson Story'] I don't like him. I don't want my children to grow up someday and maybe see the picture and know I was married to a man like that.
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Ethel Hilda Keeler
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
(age 83)
Rancho Mirage, California, USA
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