Ruby Keeler
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1910-08-25
- Died
- 1993-02-28
- Place of birth
- Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as
- Ethel Ruby Keeler
Biography
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – February 28, 1993) was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971.
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Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (27)
Footlight Parade
1933
as Bea Thorn
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
42nd Street
1933
as Peggy
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Polly
Flirtation Walk
1934
as Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
That's Dancing!
1985
as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Dames
1934
as Barbara Hemingway
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Phynx
1970
as Ruby Keeler
Beverly Hills Brats
1989
as Goldie
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Shipmates Forever
1935
as June Blackburn
Colleen
1936
as Colleen Reilly
Ready, Willing and Able
1937
as Jane
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930
as Ruby Keeler
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Kitty Carey
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Herself
And She Learned About Dames
1934
as Herself
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
as Self (archive footage)
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
as Ruby Keeler (uncredited)
Sweetheart of the Campus
1941
as Betty Blake
Studio Highlights
1934
as Self
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Six Hits and a Miss
1942
as Herself
Calling All Girls
1942
as Herself (archive footage)
About Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – February 28, 1993) was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikiped… With 32 credits spanning from 1930 to 2025, Ruby Keeler has appeared in 27 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ruby Keeler Movies
- Footlight Parade (1933) — as Bea Thorn
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) — as Self
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — as Self (archive footage)
- 42nd Street (1933) — as Peggy
- Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) — as Polly
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