Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. During her long career, she made a total of 73 films and is noted for her role as Fred Astaire's partner in a series of ten musical films. She achieved great success in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle. 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 role as a supporting actress in 42nd Street. In the 1930s, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably Top Hat and Swing Time. 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. Her performance in Kitty Foyle won her the Oscar for Best Actress. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in 1949 in the commercially successful The Barkleys of Broadway. After an unsuccessful period in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway in 1965, playing the lead role in Hello, Dolly!. More Broadway roles followed, along with her stage directorial debut in 1985 of an off-Broadway production of Babes in Arms. She also made television acting appearances until 1987. In 1992, Rogers was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83. Rogers is associated with the phrase "backwards and in high heels", which is attributed to Bob Thaves' Frank and Ernest 1982 cartoon with the caption "Sure he [Astaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did...backwards and in high heels". This phrase is sometimes incorrectly attributed to Ann Richards, who used it in her keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention. A Republican and a devout Christian Scientist, Rogers married five times with all of them ending in divorce, and having no children. During her long career, Rogers made 73 films, and her musical films with Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the genre. Rogers was a major movie star during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood and is often considered an American icon. She ranks number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. Her autobiography Ginger: My Story was published in 1991.
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Dale Tremont (archive footage) (uncredited)Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only...
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42nd Street
as Ann LowellA producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has...
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Top Hat
as Dale TremontShowman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his...
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Stage Door
as Jean MaitlandThe ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show...
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Gold Diggers of 1933
as Fay FortuneDuring the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed...
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Cinderella
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The Major and the Minor
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Swing Time
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Bachelor Mother
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Monkey Business
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The Gay Divorcee
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And the Oscar Goes To...
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Roberta
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Shall We Dance
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Perfect Strangers
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Once Upon a Honeymoon
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That's Entertainment!
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That's Entertainment, Part II
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That's Dancing!
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Flying Down to Rio
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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Tight Spot
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Fifth Avenue Girl
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
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Night of 100 Stars
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Follow the Fleet
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That's Entertainment! III
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Kitty Foyle
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The Barkleys of Broadway
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Tales of Manhattan
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Heartbeat
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Black Widow
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Beautiful Stranger
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Carefree
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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Romance in Manhattan
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You Said a Mouthful
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Tom, Dick and Harry
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Having Wonderful Time
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Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
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Change of Heart
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Complicated Women
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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Young Man of Manhattan
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Lucky Partners
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Week-End at the Waldorf
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Carnival Boat
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
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Sitting Pretty
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The Thirteenth Guest
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Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
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Lady in the Dark
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Upperworld
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Star of Midnight
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Suicide Fleet
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The Sap from Syracuse
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Honor Among Lovers
as Doris BrownJerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character...
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The Groom Wore Spurs
as AJ FurnivalPretty female attorney Abigail "AJ" Furnival is hired to keep high-flying cowboy movie star Ben...
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...
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Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Peggy CornellUnscrupulous agent Rush Blake makes singing waiter Buddy Clayton a big radio star while Peggy...
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Hat Check Girl
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Rafter Romance
as MaryA working girl shares her apartment with an artist, taking the place in shifts.
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Harlow
as Mama Jean BelloLoosely based biography of 1930s star Jean Harlow as she begins her climb to stardom. One of two...
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In Person
as Carol CorlissCarol Corliss, a beautiful movie star so insecure about her celebrity that she goes around in...
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Queen High
as Polly RockwellThe two partners of a ladies' garter business are constantly feuding with each other. When they...
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George White's Scandals
as Ginger Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical.
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive)A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
as SelfIn the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a...
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In Full Swing
as Self (Archive Footage)A documentary on the making of the 1936 film Swing Time, featuring interviews with jazz and film...
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Broadway Bad
as Flip DalyShowgirl Tony Landers, supported by her friend Flip Daly, fights for the custody of her son...
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Don't Bet on Love
as Molly GilbertA plumber wins big at the racetrack but then his luck runs out and almost ruins his business....
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The Confession
as Madame RinaldiMadame Rinaldi, owner of a bordello, helps thief Mario Forni locate an ancient buried treasure.
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Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
as Self (archive footage)Experimental Short, Brazil
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Teenage Rebel
as Nancy FallonNancy Fallon gets her teenage daughter back from her ex-husband when she remarries and must win...
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The Tip-Off
as Baby FaceA young radio repairman becomes involved with gangsters and one of their girlfriends when he...
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The Tenderfoot
as Ruth WestonCalvin Jones is a cowboy who wants to invest in a Broadway play. Joe Lehman's secretary Ruth...
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Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage)Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.
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"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
as Archive FootageThe development of sound and song dance production techniques, and how they come together in...
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Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
as Self (archive footage)Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"
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Follow the Leader
as Mary BrennanA kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a...
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A Night in a Dormitory
as Ginger RogersThe adventures of a schoolgirl in a nightclub as related by her to her dormitory sisters.
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Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
as Self (archive footage)Compilation of memorable songs from the Great American Songbook sung by Fred Astaire and Ginger...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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Great Performances
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The Love Boat
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Hotel
as Natalie TrentHotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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The Jack Benny Program
as Ginger RogersLaugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular...
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What's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Dick Cavett Show
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The Kennedy Center Honors
as SelfThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Kay NeilsonThe DuPont Show with June Allyson is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from...
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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The Hollywood Palace
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Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to...
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Glitter
as Margaret DavisGlitter is an American television drama series broadcast by the ABC network during the 1984-1985...
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The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as SelfEd Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.
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