Carole Landis
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1918-12-31
- Died
- 1948-07-05
- Place of birth
- Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Frances Lillian Mary Ridste
Biography
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure.
Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal.
From Wikipedia.
Known For
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937
as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
1937
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Secret Command
1944
as Jill McCann
Topper Returns
1941
as Ann Carrington
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Movies (66)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937
as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
1937
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Secret Command
1944
as Jill McCann
Topper Returns
1941
as Ann Carrington
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)
Road Show
1941
as Penguin Moore
My Gal Sal
1942
as Mae Collins
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Orchestra Wives
1942
as Natalie Mercer
Turnabout
1940
as Sally Willows
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Vicky Lynn
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as Blanche Granville
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Kathryn Baker
The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
When Were You Born
1938
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
A Scandal in Paris
1946
as Loretta de Richet
Death Scenes
1989
as Self (archive footage)
One Million B.C.
1940
as Loana
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Bidder (uncredited)
Fly Away Baby
1937
as Blonde at Airport (uncredited)
The Invisible Menace
1938
as Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie
Out of the Blue
1947
as Mae Earthleigh
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited)
Cowboys from Texas
1939
as June Jones
Noose
1948
as Linda Medbury
The Powers Girl
1943
as Kay Evans
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Carole Landis
Four's a Crowd
1938
as Lansford's 2nd Secretary
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Golddigger
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Party Girl (uncredited)
Over the Wall
1938
as Peggy - Girl at Beach
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Helen Mason
Girls on Probation
1938
as Extra
Death In Hollywood
1990
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Girl on Pier (uncredited)
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited)
Women Are Like That
1938
as Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
Cadet Girl
1941
as Gene Baxter
The King and the Chorus Girl
1937
as Chorine (uncredited)
Reno
1939
as Mrs. Humphrey
Behind Green Lights
1946
as Janet Bradley
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited)
Moon Over Miami
1941
as Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears
Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Helene Justus
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
1938
as Carol
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938
as Girl at Fair (uncredited)
Manila Calling
1942
as Edna Fraser
Wintertime
1943
as Flossie Fouchere
Over the Goal
1937
as Co-ed
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Commissary Cashier
Brass Monkey
1948
as Kay Sheldon
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946
as Julia Andrews
Three Texas Steers
1939
as Nancy Evans
Varsity Show
1937
as Student (uncredited)
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as Blonde Sunbather
Mystery Sea Raider
1940
as June McCarthy
Men Are Such Fools
1938
as June Cooper (uncredited)
The Casting Couch
1995
Dance Hall
1941
as Lili Brown
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
About Carole Landis
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure. Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home b… With 66 credits spanning from 1936 to 1995, Carole Landis has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — as Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
- A Star Is Born (1937) — as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
- A Day at the Races (1937) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Secret Command (1944) — as Jill McCann
- Topper Returns (1941) — as Ann Carrington
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