Betty Furness
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1916-01-03
- Died
- 1994-04-02
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Elizabeth Mary Furness
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Climax!
1954
as Beth Jaynes / Ann Kilgore
Studio One
1948
as Coral, Princess Livitski / Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Maggie Watson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
Your Show of Shows
1950
as Herself
Movies (46)
Swing Time
1936
as Margaret Watson
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Jane Thurston
Ace of Aces
1933
as Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
Ellis in Freedomland
1952
as Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Joan Shadwell
Flying Down to Rio
1933
as Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman
Lucky Devils
1933
as Ginger
The Defender (Studio One)
1957
as Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
Fair Warning
1937
as Kate Farnham
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Mister Cinderella
1936
as Patricia 'Pat' Randolph
Cross Fire
1933
as Pat "Mike" Plummer
Magnificent Obsession
1935
as Joyce Hudson
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
Emergency Call
1933
as Alice Averill
They Wanted to Marry
1937
as Sheila Hunter
Midshipman Jack
1933
as Ruth Rogers
The Rockingham Tea Set
1950
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
The President's Mystery
1936
as Charlotte Brown
The Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Molly
Let's Fall in Love
1933
as Linda
Mama Steps Out
1937
as Leila Cuppy
The Band Plays On
1934
as Kitty O'Brien
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Phyllis Allen
Dangerous Corner
1934
as Mrs. Betty Whitehouse
Headline Shooter
1933
as Miss Saunders
All American Chump
1936
as Kitty Crane
Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Lisa
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Carol Wilson
The Kill
1952
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
Renegades of the West
1932
as Mary Fawcett
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
as Evangeline
North of Shanghai
1939
as Helen Warner
Beggars in Ermine
1934
as Joyce Dawson
Scarlet River
1933
as Babe Jewel
Calm Yourself
1935
as Mary Elizabeth Allenby
McFadden´s Flats
1935
as Molly McFadden
The Good Old Soak
1937
as Lucy Hawley
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
1952
as Self
Pontius Pilate
1952
The Three Wise Guys
1936
as Clarabelle Brooks
The Great Jasper
1933
as Sylvia Bradfield
Studio One: Wuthering Heights
1950
as Announcer
A Bolt of Lightning
1951
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
Westinghouse Total Electric Home
1959
as Narrator
About Betty Furness
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. Amon… With 53 credits spanning from 1932 to 1959, Betty Furness has appeared in 46 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Betty Furness Movies
- Swing Time (1936) — as Margaret Watson
- Gridiron Flash (1934) — as Jane Thurston
- Ace of Aces (1933) — as Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
- Ellis in Freedomland (1952) — as Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
- The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) — as Joan Shadwell
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