10.0
10.0
The Rockingham Tea Set
1950
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
Betty Furness
Acting
Born:January 3, 1916
Died:April 2, 1994(aged 78)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Mary Furness (January 3, 1916 – April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate, and current affairs commentator. She began her professional career as a model before being noticed by a talent scout and being signed to a film contract in 1932 by RKO Studios. Her first film role was as the "Thirteenth Woman" in the film Thirteen Women (1932) but her scenes were deleted before the film's release. Over the next few years, she appeared in several RKO films, and became a popular actress. Among her film successes were Magnificent Obsession (1935) and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film Swing Time (1936). By the end of the decade, she had appeared in over forty films, but during the 1940s, she found it difficult to secure acting roles. In 1948, Furness was performing in the television series Studio One, which was broadcast live. She filled in for an actor to promote Westinghouse products during the advertisement break, and impressed the company with her easy and professional manner. They offered her a contract to promote their products and she thus became closely associated with them.
Filmography (44 movies)
8.5
8.5
The Band Plays On
1934
as Kitty O'Brien
8.0
8.0
The Kill
1952
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
7.9
7.9
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman
7.5
7.5
Let's Fall in Love
1933
as Linda
7.3
7.3
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Phyllis Allen
7.3
7.3
Magnificent Obsession
1935
as Joyce Hudson
7.2
7.2
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
as Evangeline
7.2
7.2
The Defender (Studio One)
1957
as Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
6.8
6.8
Swing Time
1936
as Margaret Watson
6.3
6.3
Beggars in Ermine
1934
as Joyce Dawson
6.2
6.2
Headline Shooter
1933
as Miss Saunders
6.2
6.2
Lucky Devils
1933
as Ginger
6.2
6.2
Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Lisa
6.0
6.0
Mama Steps Out
1937
as Leila Cuppy
6.0
6.0
Cross Fire
1933
as Pat "Mike" Plummer
6.0
6.0
Mister Cinderella
1936
as Patricia 'Pat' Randolph
6.0
6.0
Fair Warning
1937
as Kate Farnham
6.0
6.0
Midshipman Jack
1933
as Ruth Rogers
5.9
5.9
The Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Molly
5.8
5.8
Emergency Call
1933
as Alice Averill
5.8
5.8
All American Chump
1936
as Kitty Crane
5.7
5.7
Dangerous Corner
1934
as Mrs. Betty Whitehouse
5.5
5.5
Renegades of the West
1932
as Mary Fawcett
5.3
5.3
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Carol Wilson
5.3
5.3
The President's Mystery
1936
as Charlotte Brown
5.3
5.3
Ace of Aces
1933
as Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Joan Shadwell
5.0
5.0
They Wanted to Marry
1937
as Sheila Hunter
4.5
4.5
Scarlet River
1933
as Babe Jewel
4.5
4.5
Calm Yourself
1935
as Mary Elizabeth Allenby
4.0
4.0
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
1952
as Self
4.0
4.0
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
3.3
3.3
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Jane Thurston
1.0
1.0
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Pontius Pilate
1952
A Bolt of Lightning
1951
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
The Great Jasper
1933
as Sylvia Bradfield
McFadden´s Flats
1935
as Molly McFadden
The Three Wise Guys
1936
as Clarabelle Brooks
North of Shanghai
1939
as Helen Warner
The Good Old Soak
1937
as Lucy Hawley
Ellis in Freedomland
1952
as Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
Westinghouse Total Electric Home
1959
as Narrator
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