Ginger Rogers

Actor

Born July 16, 1911 in Independence, Missouri, USA

Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She had a prolific career in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. She made a total of 73 films, notably ten revolutionary musical films where she performed as Fred Astaire's partner. She also won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Kitty Foyle (1940). Rogers was a major movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and was ranked number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her stage debut in Girl Crazy. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film roles in 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933). Subsequently, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), and Swing Time (1936). But after two commercial failures with Astaire, she branched out into dramatic and comedy films. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws and highest paid actresses of the 1940s.

Filmography

Fred Astaire donne le 'la'

Self (archive footage)

Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil

Self (archive footage)

Talking Pictures

Self (archive footage)

Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook

Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Self (archive footage)

Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

Self (archive footage)

Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm

Various / Self (archive footage)

"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After

Archive Footage

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self (archive footage)

The Casting Couch

That's Entertainment! III

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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Self

That's Dancing!

Glitter

Margaret Davis

Going Hollywood: The '30s

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Hotel

Natalie Trent

Night of 100 Stars

Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self

The Love Boat

Stella Logan

That's Entertainment, Part II

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Hooray for Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Self

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

Great Performances

Self

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Here's Lucy

Ginger Rogers

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

Omnibus

Self (archive footage)

Mondo Hollywood

Harlow

Mama Jean

Cinderella

Queen

The Hollywood Palace

Self

Quick, Let's Get Married

Madame Rinaldi

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Kay Neilson

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Mildred Turner

Teenage Rebel

Nancy Fallon

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Angie Cartwright

The First Traveling Saleslady

Rose Gillray

The Steve Allen Show

Self

Tony Awards

Self

Tight Spot

Sherry Conley

Black Widow

Carlotta Marin

Beautiful Stranger

Johnny Victor

Forever Female

Beatrice Page

The Oscars

Self

Monkey Business

Edwina Fulton

Dreamboat

Gloria Marlowe

We're Not Married!

Ramona Gladwyn

The Groom Wore Spurs

AJ Furnival

Storm Warning

Marsha Mitchell

The Jack Benny Program

Ginger Rogers

Perfect Strangers

Terry Scott

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

The Barkleys of Broadway

Dinah Barkley

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

It Had to Be You

Victoria Stafford

Magnificent Doll

Dolly Madison

Heartbeat

Arlette Lafron

George White's Scandals

Ginger Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Week-End at the Waldorf

Irene Malvern

I'll Be Seeing You

Mary Marshall

Tender Comrade

Jo Jones

Lady in the Dark

Liza Elliott

Show-Business at War

Self

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Katherine Butt-Smith

The Major and the Minor

Susan Applegate

Tales of Manhattan

Diane

Roxie Hart

Tom, Dick and Harry

Janie

Kitty Foyle

Lucky Partners

Jean Newton

Primrose Path

Ellie May Adams

Fifth Avenue Girl

Mary Grey

Bachelor Mother

Polly Parrish

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Irene Castle

Carefree

Amanda Cooper

Having Wonderful Time

Teddy Shaw

Vivacious Lady

Francey

Stage Door

Jean Maitland

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

Self (uncredited)

Shall We Dance

Linda Keene

Swing Time

Penny Carrol

Follow the Fleet

Sherry Martin

In Person

Carol Corliss

Top Hat

Dale Tremont

Star of Midnight

Donna Mantin

Roberta

Scharwenka

Romance in Manhattan

Sylvia Dennis

The Gay Divorcee

Mimi Glossop

Twenty Million Sweethearts

Peggy Cornell

Change of Heart

Madge Rountree

Finishing School

Pony

Upperworld

Lilly Linda

Flying Down to Rio

Honey Hale

Sitting Pretty

Dorothy

Chance at Heaven

Marge Harris

Rafter Romance

Mary

A Shriek in the Night

Pat Morgan

Don't Bet on Love

Molly Gilbert

Professional Sweetheart

Glory

Gold Diggers of 1933

Fay

42nd Street

Ann

Broadway Bad

Flip Daly

You Said a Mouthful

Alice Brandon

Hat Check Girl

Jessie King

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Self

The Thirteenth Guest

Lela / Marie Morgan

Hollywood on Parade

Self

The Tenderfoot

Ruth Weston

Carnival Boat

Honey

Suicide Fleet

Sally

The Tip-Off

Baby Face

Honor Among Lovers

Doris Brown

Follow the Leader

Mary Brennan

Queen High

Polly Rockwell

The Sap from Syracuse

Ellen Saunders

Young Man of Manhattan

Puff Randolph

A Night in a Dormitory

Ginger Rogers

A Day of a Man of Affairs