Ginger Rogers Net Worth
Ginger Rogers Net Worth is
$20 Million
Ginger Rogers Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer who appeared in films, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century.During her long career, she made 73 films, collaborating with Fred Astaire as a romantic lead actress and dancing partner in a series of ten Hollywood musical films that revolutionized the genre. She achieved great success on her own in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle (1940). She ranks #14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of actress screen legends. | Full Name | Ginger Rogers |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 16, 1911, Independence, Missouri, United States |
| Died | April 25, 1995, Rancho Mirage, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Independence, Missouri, USA |
| Height | 5' 4½" (1.64 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | William Marshall (m. 1961–1969) |
| Parents | Lela E. Rogers, William Eddins McMath |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actress, Kennedy Center Honors |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
| Movies | Top Hat, Swing Time, The Gay Divorcee, Follow the Fleet, Flying Down to Rio, Shall We Dance, The Barkleys of Broadway, Roberta, Kitty Foyle, Carefree, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, Stage Door, The Major and the Minor, Bachelor Mother, Monkey Business, Gold Diggers of 1933, 42nd Street, Vivac... |
| TV Shows | The Red Skelton Show |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Corn-fed good looks |
| 2 | Often starred with Fred Astaire |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) | $12,500 /week |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I've made thousands of mistakes, but they've all been stepping stones toward a better concept of life. |
| 2 | {on Howard Hughes] Howard was one of the best dancers I ever knew, and fascinating to be with. Terribly bright and intelligent. But he was immersed in his work. |
| 3 | [on Fred Astaire, 1976] I adore the man. I always have adored him. It was the most fortunate thing that ever happened to me, being teamed with Fred: he was everything a little starry-eyed girl from a small town ever dreamed of. |
| 4 | I believe in living each day as it comes, to the best of my ability. When it's done, I put it away, remembering that there will be a tomorrow to take it's place. If I have any philosophy, that's it. To me it's not a fatalistic attitude. |
| 5 | Rhythm is born in all of us. To be a desirable dancing partner you don't have to do all the intricate fancy steps that happen to be in vogue. All you have to do is be a good average dancer and anybody who spends the time and effort can accomplish this. |
| 6 | [on being asked in 1943 what a girl needs to be a movie star] Intelligence, adaptability and talent. And by talent I mean the capacity for hard work. Lots of girls come here with little but good looks. Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese. |
| 7 | I think the motion pictures talked themselves out of business when they sold their backlogs [to TV networks]. They sold what they thought were old clothes. It turns out some of them had better material in them than their new ones. |
| 8 | [speaking in 1975] The were such a pretty time. I know it was a bad time for an awful lot of people, but not for me. I remember the whole atmosphere, the ambiance of the [1930s] with a glow because success was knocking at my door. I got to California in [1932], just in time to do Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), where I sang "We're In the Money". It was a whole new life for me. I was excited about it. It was happy and beautiful and gay and interesting. I was surrounded by marvelous people, all the top people of our industry. |
| 9 | It was tough being a woman in the theatrical business in those days. |
| 10 | You bring out a lot of your own thoughts and attitudes when acting. I think a great deal of it has to do with the inner you. You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It's kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen. |
| 11 | I don't care what the critics say. My fabulous mom will give me a good review if nobody else does. |
| 12 | In everything that I do I learn and try to put it to use. I have learned to go through life not into it. It's like a boat. You mustn't let the water in or you're sunk. Of course, I've made mistakes and I have had failures, but I do not dwell on them because people don't care about garbage. When I make a mistake it's like a bad leaf on a lettuce - I throw it out into the wastebasket. |
| 13 | I'm most grateful to have had that joyous time in motion pictures. It really was a Golden Age of Hollywood. Pictures were talking, they were singing, they were coloring. It was beginning to blossom out: bud and blossom were both present. |
| 14 | [on her screen partnership with Fred Astaire] We had fun and it shows. True, we were never bosom buddies off the screen; we were different people with different interests. We were only a couple on film. |
| 15 | [her explanation for bringing excess luggage to London in 1969 for her year-long stint on stage as "Mame"] I believe in dressing for the occasion. There's a time for sweater, sneakers and Levis and a time for the full-dress jazz. As for the little touches, well, a year is quite a long time and they make one feel at home. |
| 16 | Even when one is of a certain age to make one's own decisions, there are many times when it is great to be able to go back and talk it over with the people one loves - one's family. |
| 17 | [1987] It'd be fun to have a chum around, but it's very hard to have a chum unless you're married to him. And I don't believe in today's concept for living with someone unmarried. |
| 18 | [on working with Katharine Hepburn] She is snippy, you know, which is a shame. She was never on my side. |
| 19 | The most important thing in anyone's life is to be giving something. The quality I can give is fun, joy and happiness. This is my gift. |
| 20 | [on her partnership with Fred Astaire] After all, it's not as if we were Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. We did have careers apart from each other. |
| 21 | Hollywood is like an empty wastebasket. |
| 22 | When you're happy, you don't count the years. |
| 23 | [in the early 1930s] I don't know which I like best. I love the applause on the stage. But pictures are so fascinating - you reach many millions through them. And you make more money, too. |
| 24 | The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first. |
| 25 | [1983] They're not going to get my money to see the junk that's made today. |
| 26 | When two people love each other, they don't look at each other, they look in the same direction. |
| 27 | My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel my toes tapping wildly inside her for months. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | In 1986 Fred Astaire recalled "All the girls I ever danced with thought they couldn't do it. So they always cried. All except Ginger. No, no, Ginger never cried.". |
| 2 | In 1976, when Fred Astaire was asked by British TV interviewer Michael Parkinson on "Parkinson" who his favorite dancing partner was, Astaire answered "Excuse me, I must say Ginger was certainly the one. You know the most effective partner I ever had. Everyone knows. That was a whole other thing what we did...I just want to pay a tribute to Ginger because we did so many pictures together and believe me it was a value to have that girl...she had it. She was just great!". |
| 3 | Made the cover of Life magazine four times; 8/22/38, 12/9/40, 3/2/42 and 9/5/51. |
| 4 | Fred Astaire confided in Raymond Rohauer, curator of New York Gallery of Modern Art, "Ginger was brilliantly effective. She made everything work fine for her. Actually she made things very fine for both of us and she deserves most of the credit for our success.". |
| 5 | Was the 16th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for Kitty Foyle (1940) at The 13th Academy Awards on February 27, 1941. |
| 6 | According to the 1974 book "Holly-Would" Rogers was taught the Charleston by Eddie Foy Jr. and went on the win the championship of Texas when she was only 15. |
| 7 | Rogers holds the record for actresses at New York's prestigious Rdio City Music Hall with 23 films for a total of 55 weeks. |
| 8 | Despite being married 5 times, all of her marriages ended under a decade. Her longest marriage was her last, to William Marshall, which lasted 8 years. |
| 9 | When Ginger Rogers received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1992, Robyn Smith, widow of Fred Astaire, withheld all rights to clips of Rogers' scenes with Astaire, demanding payment. The Kennedy Center refused and Rogers received her honor without the retrospective show. |
| 10 | Was good friends with actress Maureen O'Hara since the late 1930s. |
| 11 | Inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians in 2009. |
| 12 | Was offered the part of Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday (1940), but she turned it down. As a result Rosalind Russell was cast instead. |
| 13 | Replaced Judy Garland in the film The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) after Garland was suspended from MGM due to her tardiness. |
| 14 | She first introduced the song "The Continental" in The Gay Divorcee (1934) and it went on to be the first song that won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. |
| 15 | Turned down Donna Reed's role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). |
| 16 | For the "Cheek to Cheek" number in Top Hat (1935), she wanted to wear an elaborate blue dress heavily decked out with ostrich feathers. When director Mark Sandrich and Fred Astaire saw the dress, they knew it would be impractical for the dance. Sandrich suggested that Rogers wear the white gown she had worn performing "Night and Day" in The Gay Divorcee (1934). Rogers walked off the set, finally returning when Sandrich agreed to let her wear the offending blue dress. As there was no time for rehearsals, she wore the blue feathered dress for the first time during filming of the "Cheek to Cheek" number, and as Astaire and Sandrich had feared, feathers started coming off the dress. Astaire later claimed it was like "a chicken being attacked by a coyote". In the final film, some stray feathers can be seen drifting off it. To patch up the rift between them, Astaire presented Rogers with a charm of a gold feather to add to her charm bracelet. This was the origin of Rogers' nickname "Feathers". The shedding feathers episode was recreated to hilarious results in a scene from Easter Parade (1948) in which Astaire danced with a clumsy, comical dancer played by Judy Garland. |
| 17 | Her great-great-grandfather was a doctor who discovered quinine, the cure for malaria. |
| 18 | One of the celebrities whose picture Anne Frank placed on the wall of her bedroom in the "Secret Annex" while in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Holland. |
| 19 | Salary for 1938, $219,500. |
| 20 | She was a conservative Republican, a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a Christian Scientist and a vocal supporter of the Hollywood blacklist. |
| 21 | Has a street named after her in Rancho Mirage, California, her final winter home. Ginger Rogers Road is located in the Mission Hills Golf Course. It crosses Bob Hope Drive, between Gerald Ford Drive and Dinah Shore Drive and 2 blocks from Frank Sinatra Drive. |
| 22 | In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by either Lidia Simoneschi or Wanda Tettoni. She was occasionally dubbed by Andreina Pagnani; Dhia Cristiani; Rosetta Calavetta and Giovanna Scotto. |
| 23 | During the last years of her life she retired in Oregon and bought a ranch in the Medford area because she liked the climate. She donated money to the community and funded the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater in downtown Medford, which was named after her. |
| 24 | She was of Welsh and Scottish heritage. |
| 25 | A distant cousin of Lucille Ball, according to Lucie Arnaz. |
| 26 | She and Fred Astaire acted in 10 movies together: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), Carefree (1938), Flying Down to Rio (1933), Follow the Fleet (1936), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Roberta (1935), Shall We Dance (1937), The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), Swing Time (1936) and Top Hat (1935) |
| 27 | Is one of the many movie stars mentioned in Madonna's song "Vogue" |
| 28 | Was named #14 Actress on The AFI 50 Greatest Screen Legends |
| 29 | Her tied-to-the-hip relationship with her mother, Lela E. Rogers, proved eternal. They're buried side by side at Oakwood Memorial Park. The grave of Ginger's screen partner, Fred Astaire, is just yards away. |
| 30 | In a 1991 TV interview when asked why the Fred Astaire / Rogers union wasn't known as "Ginger & Fred" rather than "Fred & Ginger" (as Ginger had been in films longer), she replied, "It's a man's world". |
| 31 | Her first teaming with Fred Astaire, Flying Down to Rio (1933), was her 20th film appearance but only Astaire's second. |
| 32 | Turned down lead roles in To Each His Own (1946) and The Snake Pit (1948). Both of these roles went on to be played to great acclaim by Olivia de Havilland. She also turned down Barbara Stanwyck's role in "Ball of Fire.". |
| 33 | Was a life-long Republican. |
| 34 | First cousin, once removed, of Christopher Cerf and Jonathan Cerf. |
| 35 | Was asked to replace Judy Garland in both Harlow (1965) and Valley of the Dolls (1967). She turned down "Dolls" because she hated the script; she did, however, accept Harlow (1965). She played Jean Harlow's mother and, unlike the movie, garnered good reviews. The film was made in only eight days. |
| 36 | Related to Random House publisher and What's My Line? (1950) panelist Bennett Cerf through marriage, when he married Ginger's cousin Phyllis Fraser. |
| 37 | Was badly affected by illness in her last years after suffering two strokes that had left her wheelchair-bound and visibly overweight, while her voice had become a shrunken rasp. |
| 38 | She made her final public appearance on 3/18/95 (just five weeks before her death) when she received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award. |
| 39 | Always the outdoor sporty type, she was a near-champion tennis player, a topline shot and loved going fishing. |
| 40 | The well-known quote often attributed to her--"My first picture was [Kitty Foyle (1940)]. It was my mother who made all those films with Fred Astaire"--was actually fabricated for a 1966 article in "Films In Review". |
| 41 | Author Graham Greene always said he would have liked Ginger to play the role of Aunt Augusta in the film version of his novel "Travels With My Aunt". When the film Travels with My Aunt (1972) was made in 1972 the role was played by Maggie Smith. |
| 42 | Was Hollywood's highest paid star of 1942. |
| 43 | A keen artist, Ginger did many paintings, sculptures and sketches in her free time but could never bring herself to sell any of them. |
| 44 | Was fashion consultant for the J.C. Penney chain from 1972-1975. |
| 45 | Directed her first stage musical, "Babes In Arms", at age 74. |
| 46 | She didn't drink: she had her very own ice cream soda fountain |
| 47 | Sort-of cousin of Rita Hayworth. Ginger's aunt married Rita's uncle. |
| 48 | Interred at Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, California, USA, the same cemetery as long-time dancing/acting partner Fred Astaire is located. |
| 49 | Brought her first cousin Helen Nichols to Hollywood, renamed her Phyllis Fraser, and guided her through a few films. Phyllis Fraser married and then became known as Phyllis Fraser. |
| 50 | Was given the name "Ginger" by her little cousin who couldn't pronounce "Virginia" correctly. |
| 51 | Was a Christian Scientist. |
| 52 | Daughter of Lela E. Rogers |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carefree | 1938 | Amanda Cooper | |
| Having Wonderful Time | 1938 | Teddy Shaw | |
| Vivacious Lady | 1938 | Francey | |
| Stage Door | 1937 | Jean Maitland | |
| Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 12 | 1937 | Documentary short | Ginger Rogers |
| Shall We Dance | 1937 | Linda Keene | |
| Swing Time | 1936 | Penny Carroll | |
| Follow the Fleet | 1936 | Sherry Martin | |
| In Person | 1935 | Carol Corliss, aka Clara Colfax | |
| Top Hat | 1935 | Dale Tremont | |
| Star of Midnight | 1935 | Donna Mantin | |
| Roberta | 1935 | Scharwenka | |
| Romance in Manhattan | 1935 | Sylvia Dennis | |
| The Gay Divorcee | 1934 | Mimi Glossop | |
| Change of Heart | 1934 | Madge Rountree | |
| Finishing School | 1934 | Her Pal / Cecilia 'Pony' Ferris | |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts | 1934 | Peggy Cornell | |
| Upperworld | 1934 | Lilly Linda | |
| Flying Down to Rio | 1933 | Honey Hale | |
| Sitting Pretty | 1933 | Dorothy | |
| Chance at Heaven | 1933 | Marjorie 'Marje' Harris | |
| Rafter Romance | 1933 | Mary | |
| A Shriek in the Night | 1933 | Pat Morgan | |
| Don't Bet on Love | 1933 | Molly Gilbert | |
| Professional Sweetheart | 1933 | Glory Eden | |
| Gold Diggers of 1933 | 1933 | Fay Fortune | |
| 42nd Street | 1933 | Ann Lowell | |
| Broadway Bad | 1933 | Flip Daly | |
| You Said a Mouthful | 1932 | Alice Brandon | |
| Hat Check Girl | 1932 | Jessie King | |
| The Thirteenth Guest | 1932 | Lela / Marie Morgan | |
| The Tenderfoot | 1932 | Ruth Weston | |
| Carnival Boat | 1932 | Honey | |
| Suicide Fleet | 1931 | Sally | |
| The Tip-Off | 1931 | Baby Face | |
| Honor Among Lovers | 1931 | Doris Brown | |
| Follow the Leader | 1930 | Mary Brennan | |
| Office Blues | 1930 | Short | Miss Gravis |
| Queen High | 1930 | Polly Rockwell | |
| The Sap from Syracuse | 1930 | Ellen Saunders | |
| Young Man of Manhattan | 1930 | Puff Randolph | |
| Campus Sweethearts | 1930 | Short | |
| A Night in a Dormitory | 1930 | Short | Ginger Rogers |
| A Day of a Man of Affairs | 1929 | Short | |
| Hotel | 1987 | TV Series | Natalie Trent |
| Glitter | 1984 | TV Series | |
| The Love Boat | 1979 | TV Series | Stella Logan |
| Here's Lucy | 1971 | TV Series | Ginger Rogers |
| Harlow | 1965/II | Mama Jean Bello | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1965 | TV Series | Helen |
| Cinderella | 1965 | TV Special | Queen |
| Quick, Let's Get Married | 1964 | Madame Rinaldi | |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Sally Swinger / Scarlett O'Fever / Mrs. Cavendish |
| Vacation Playhouse | 1963 | TV Series | Elizabeth Harcourt / Margaret Harcourt |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1960 | TV Series | Sketch Actress / Singer |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1960 | TV Series | Angie Cartwright |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 1959 | TV Series | Kay Neilson |
| Musical Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | Lisa Marvin |
| The Milton Berle Show | 1959 | TV Series | |
| Oh, Men! Oh, Women! | 1957 | Mildred Turner | |
| Teenage Rebel | 1956 | Nancy Fallon | |
| The First Traveling Saleslady | 1956 | Miss Rose Gillray | |
| Tight Spot | 1955 | Sherry Conley | |
| Black Widow | 1954 | Carlotta 'Lottie' Marin | |
| Producers' Showcase | 1954 | TV Series segment 'Red Peppers segment Still Life segment Shadow Play' - Tonight at 8:30 1954 ... segment 'Red Peppers segment Still Life segment Shadow Play' | |
| Twist of Fate | 1954 | 'Johnny' Victor | |
| Forever Female | 1953 | Beatrice Page | |
| Monkey Business | 1952 | Mrs. Edwina Fulton | |
| Dreamboat | 1952 | Gloria Marlowe | |
| We're Not Married! | 1952 | Ramona Gladwyn | |
| The Groom Wore Spurs | 1951 | 'A.J.' Furnival | |
| Storm Warning | 1951 | Marsha Mitchell | |
| Perfect Strangers | 1950 | Theresa (Terry) Scott | |
| The Barkleys of Broadway | 1949 | Dinah Barkley | |
| It Had to Be You | 1947 | Victoria Stafford | |
| Magnificent Doll | 1946 | Dolly Payne Madison | |
| Heartbeat | 1946 | Arlette Lafron | |
| Week-End at the Waldorf | 1945 | Irene Malvern | |
| I'll Be Seeing You | 1944 | Mary Marshall | |
| Lady in the Dark | 1944 | Liza Elliott | |
| Tender Comrade | 1943 | Jo Jones | |
| Once Upon a Honeymoon | 1942 | Kathie O'Hara / Katherine Butt-Smith / Baroness Katherine Von Luber | |
| The Major and the Minor | 1942 | Susan Applegate | |
| Tales of Manhattan | 1942 | Diane | |
| Roxie Hart | 1942 | Roxie Hart | |
| Tom, Dick and Harry | 1941 | Janie | |
| Kitty Foyle | 1940 | Kitty Foyle | |
| Lucky Partners | 1940 | Jean | |
| Primrose Path | 1940 | Ellie May Adams | |
| Fifth Avenue Girl | 1939 | Mary Grey | |
| Bachelor Mother | 1939 | Polly Parrish | |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | 1939 | Irene Castle |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary performer: "Carioca" uncredited, "I Won't Dance" uncredited, "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Carioca", "Waltz in Swing Time" - uncredited | |
| Secret Diary of a Call Girl | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| American Masters | 1999 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| That's Entertainment! III | 1994 | Documentary performer: "Swing Trot" 1948 - uncredited | |
| Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. | 1991 | TV Movie documentary performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" - uncredited | |
| Great Performances | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Wonder Years | 1990 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Rain Man | 1988 | performer: "Bouncin' the Blues" 1948 - uncredited | |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | Documentary performer: "Night and Day", "Pick Yourself Up" | |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special performer: "Somebody Loves Me", "Off Thee I Sing", "Mine", "Embraceable You", "But Not for Me" | |
| Pennies from Heaven | 1981 | performer: "Let's Face the Music and Dance" 1936 | |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire | 1981 | TV Movie documentary performer: "The Carioca", "The Continental" | |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary performer: "Bouncin' the Blues" 1948 - uncredited | |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | 1975 | Documentary performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" 1933 | |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | performer: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" 1937 - uncredited | |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1971 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Bonnie and Clyde | 1967 | performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" - uncredited | |
| Cinderella | 1965 | TV Special performer: "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?" reprise | |
| Hollywood and the Stars | 1963 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1960 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1958 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Monkey Business | 1952 | performer: "The Whiffenpoof Song" - uncredited | |
| Dreamboat | 1952 | performer: "You'll Never Know" - uncredited | |
| The Barkleys of Broadway | 1949 | "La Marseillaise" 1792, uncredited / performer: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" 1937, "Swing Trot" 1949 uncredited, "You'd Be Hard to Replace" 1949 uncredited, "Bouncin' the Blues" 1949 uncredited, "My One and Only Highland Fling" 1949 uncredited, "Week-End in the Country" 1949 uncredited, "Manhattan Downbeat" 1949 uncredited | |
| Heartbeat | 1946 | performer: "The Heartbeat Song Can You Guess?" - uncredited | |
| Lady in the Dark | 1944 | performer: "Suddenly It's Spring", "The Saga of Jenny" uncredited, "My Ship" uncredited | |
| Tender Comrade | 1943 | performer: "You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want to Do It" 1913 - uncredited | |
| The Major and the Minor | 1942 | performer: "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" - uncredited | |
| Roxie Hart | 1942 | performer: "Black Bottom" | |
| Tom, Dick and Harry | 1941 | performer: "There's No Place Like Home' - uncredited | |
| Kitty Foyle | 1940 | performer: "I'll See You in My Dreams" 1924, "Three Little Words" 1930 - uncredited | |
| Lucky Partners | 1940 | "Comin' Thro' the Rye", uncredited | |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | 1939 | "Cecile Waltz", "Nights of Gladness", "Missouri Waltz", uncredited / performer: "Only When You're in My Arms" 1939, "The Yama Yama Man" uncredited, "King Chanticleer" uncredited, "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" uncredited, "The Syncopated Walk" uncredited, "While They Were Dancing Around" uncredited, "Too Much Mustard Tres Moutarde" uncredited, "Rose Room" uncredited, "Tres Jolie" uncredited, "Little Brown Jug" uncredited, "Dengozo" uncredited, "You're Here and I'm Here" uncredited, "Chicago" un | |
| Carefree | 1938 | performer: "I Used To Be Color Blind" 1938, "The Yam" 1938, "Change Partners" 1938 - uncredited | |
| Vivacious Lady | 1938 | performer: "You'll Be Reminded of Me" 1938 | |
| Stage Door | 1937 | performer: "Put Your Heart Into Your Feet and Dance" - uncredited | |
| Shall We Dance | 1937 | performer: "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" 1937, "Shall We Dance" 1937, "They All Laughed" 1937 - uncredited | |
| Swing Time | 1936 | "The Way You Look Tonight" 1936, "A Fine Romance" 1936, uncredited / performer: "Pick Yourself Up" 1936, "Waltz in Swing Time" 1936, "A Fine Romance" 1936, "Never Gonna Dance" 1936 - uncredited | |
| Follow the Fleet | 1936 | performer: "Let Yourself Go" 1936, "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" 1936, "Let's Face the Music and Dance" 1932 - uncredited | |
| In Person | 1935 | performer: "Don't Mention Love to Me", "Got a New Lease on Life", "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" | |
| Top Hat | 1935 | performer: "Isn't This a Lovely Day to Be Caught in the Rain?" 1935, "Cheek to Cheek" 1935, "The Piccolino" 1935 - uncredited | |
| Roberta | 1935 | performer: "Let's Begin" 1933, "I'll Be Hard to Handle" 1933, "I Won't Dance" 1934, "Lovely to Look At" 1935, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" 1933 - uncredited | |
| The Gay Divorcee | 1934 | performer: "Night and Day" 1932, "The Continental" 1934, "The Continental" 1934 uncredited | |
| Finishing School | 1934 | performer: "Virginia's Gonna Get Fried", "Never Hit Your Grandma with a Shovel" - uncredited | |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts | 1934 | "I'll String Along with You" 1934, uncredited / performer: "Out for No Good" 1934 - uncredited | |
| Upperworld | 1934 | performer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?", "Shake Your Powder Puff" - uncredited | |
| Flying Down to Rio | 1933 | performer: "Music Makes Me" 1933, "Carioca" 1933 - uncredited | |
| Sitting Pretty | 1933 | performer: "Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?", "You're Such a Comfort to Me", "Good Morning Glory", "There's a Bluebird at My Window" | |
| Chance at Heaven | 1933 | performer: "London Bridge is Falling Down" - uncredited | |
| Professional Sweetheart | 1933 | performer: "My Imaginary Sweetheart" - uncredited | |
| Gold Diggers of 1933 | 1933 | performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" 1933 - uncredited | |
| 42nd Street | 1933 | performer: "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" 1932 - uncredited | |
| Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 | 1932 | Short performer: "The Girl Who Used to be You" | |
| Carnival Boat | 1932 | performer: "How I Could Go for You" 1932 - uncredited | |
| Suicide Fleet | 1931 | performer: "Dream Kisses" 1927 - uncredited | |
| Office Blues | 1930 | Short performer: "We Can't Get Along", "Dear Sir" - uncredited | |
| Queen High | 1930 | performer: "It Seems to Me" | |
| Young Man of Manhattan | 1930 | performer: "I've Got 'It' But 'It' Don't Do Me No Good" - uncredited | |
| A Night in a Dormitory | 1930 | Short performer: "Why Can't You Love That Way?", "I Love a Man in a Uniform" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen | 1994 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Bob Hope: The First 90 Years | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1981-1993 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1992 | TV Special | Herself - Honoree |
| CBS This Morning | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| Pebble Mill at One | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Wogan | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Home Show | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| Burt Reynolds' Conversation With | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | 1987 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| ABC News Nightline | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Texas 150: A Celebration | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| Great Performances | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Hollywood '84 | 1984 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | 1984 | Documentary | Herself |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Audience Member |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| Hollywood's Private Home Movies | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Archive |
| The Legends of the Screen | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1965-1982 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest / Herself - Actress |
| The 36th Annual Tony Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Play |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 2nd American Movie Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Barbara Walters Summer Special | 1981 | TV Series | Herself |
| All-Star Salute to Mother's Day | 1981 | TV Special | Herself |
| Hour Magazine | 1981 | TV Series | Herself |
| Stars en Campagne | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Gala de l'Unicef | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| Horas doradas | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Palmarès | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| La nuit des Césars | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The RKO Years | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 51st Annual Academy Awards | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Bob Hope Salutes the Ohio Jubilee | 1978 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Good Morning America | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| Saturday Night at the Mill | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| The People's Command Performance | 1978 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 1976 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1971-1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1971-1976 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| At Long Last Cole | 1975 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball | 1975 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope | 1974 | TV Special | Herself |
| ABC Late Night | 1974 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1971-1974 | TV Series | Guest / Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Singer / ... |
| Miss Universe 1973 | 1973 | TV Special | Herself - Judge |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1971-1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 24th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Herself |
| The David Frost Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dinah's Place | 1971 | TV Series | |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 1969 | 1969 | TV Special | Herself |
| Gypsy | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 39th Annual Academy Awards | 1967 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Writing Awards |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1963-1967 | TV Series | Singer |
| The 20th Annual Tony Awards | 1966 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| What's My Line? | 1954-1966 | TV Series | Herself - Mystery Guest / Herself - Guest Panelist |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1962-1965 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess |
| The 17th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1965 | TV Special | Herself |
| Girl Talk | 1965 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 37th Annual Academy Awards | 1965 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself |
| The 35th Annual Academy Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Music Awards |
| Password All-Stars | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| I've Got a Secret | 1954-1962 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest / Herself - Mystery Guest |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1958-1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 33rd Annual Academy Awards | 1961 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1956-1961 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest / Ginger Peachy |
| The Annual National Sports Awards | 1961 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The National Sports Awards | 1961 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1956-1960 | TV Series | Herself / Guest / Herself - Guest |
| Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - SInger |
| The 31st Annual Academy Awards | 1959 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| Accent on Love | 1959 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| Person to Person | 1958 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| Climax! | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| The $64,000 Question | 1955 | TV Series | Substitute Host |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Great Entertainers | 1953 | Short | Herself |
| The 25th Annual Academy Awards | 1953 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Costume Design Awards |
| A Sporting Oasis | 1952 | Documentary short | Herself |
| The Ken Murray Show | 1951 | TV Series | Herself |
| Screen Snapshots: The Great Showman | 1950 | Short | Herself |
| Battle Stations | 1944 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| Show-Business at War | 1943 | Documentary short | Herself (uncredited) |
| Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 | 1936 | Documentary short | Herself - Observer |
| Hollywood Newsreel | 1934 | Short | Herself (uncredited) |
| Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 | 1933 | Short | Herself |
| Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 | 1932 | Short | Herself |
| Screen Snapshots | 1932/I | Documentary short | Herself |
| Running Hollywood | 1932 | Short | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV's Funniest Game Show Moments | 1984 | TV Special | Herself |
| Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Actress - 'Monkey Business' (uncredited) |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart | 1980 | TV Special documentary | Actress 'Vivacious Lady' (uncredited) |
| Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda | 1978 | TV Special documentary | Actress 'Tales of Manattan' (uncredited) |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Singer |
| Bob Hope's World of Comedy | 1976 | TV Movie | Herself |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary | Clip from 'Barkleys of Broadway' |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | 1975 | TV Special | Herself |
| Just One More Time | 1974 | Short | Herself (uncredited) |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | Clip from 'Barkleys of Broadway' | |
| The All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing Show | 1973 | TV Movie | Fay |
| Hollywood: The Dream Factory | 1972 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Our American Musical Heritage | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| Mondo Hollywood | 1967 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood | 1967 | TV Movie documentary | Fay - Gold Digger 1933 |
| The Love Goddesses | 1965 | Documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood and the Stars | 1963 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hollywood: The Great Stars | 1963 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| George White's Scandals | 1945 | Ginger Rogers (uncredited) | |
| Britain's Best Loved Double Acts | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Penny Carroll / Herself |
| Talking Pictures | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Here's Lucy Spotlight: Lucie Arnaz | 2012 | Video documentary short | Clip from 'Here's Lucy' |
| Dai nostri inviati: La Rai e l'Istituto Luce raccontano la Mostra del cinema di Venezia 1932-1953 | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Banda sonora | 2008 | TV Series | Dale Tremont |
| American Masters | 1987-2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Fay / Himself |
| Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence | 2007 | segment "Cinéma de Boulevard" | |
| Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm | 2006 | Video documentary | Herself / Various roles |
| Billy Wilder Speaks | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Naked Archaeologist | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Girl on Phone |
| American Experience | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Great Performances | 2003-2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Follow the Fleet: The Origins of Those Dancing Feet | 2005 | Video short | |
| Astaire and Rogers Sing George and Ira Gershwin | 2005 | Short | |
| Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Mimi Glossop |
| The 100 Greatest Musicals | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Complicated Women | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Biography | 1994-2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Mrs. Edwina Fulton |
| Bourne to Dance | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Omnibus | 1995-2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| 72nd Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show | 2000 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
| Hollywood Remembers | 2000 | TV Series documentary | |
| ABC 2000: The Millennium | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Green Mile | 1999 | Actress in 'Top Hat' (uncredited) | |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | 1997 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| The 68th Annual Academy Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself - Memorial Tribute |
| Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Casting Couch | 1995 | Video documentary | 1929 screen tests |
| That's Entertainment! III | 1994 | Documentary | Performer in Clip from 'The Barkleys of Broadway' (uncredited) |
| Hollywood on Parade | 1990 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
| Cocoon | 1985 | Herself, film clip from 'The Gay Divorcee' (uncredited) | |
| The Purple Rose of Cairo | 1985 | Dale Tremont (uncredited) | |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | 1984 | Documentary |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | C.I.D.A.L.C. Silver Medal | Berlin International Film Festival | For her outstanding achievements as a dancer and actress. | |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 6772 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1941 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kitty Foyle (1940) |
| 1941 | Sour Apple | Golden Apple Awards |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Monkey Business (1952) |
Known for movies
Top Hat (1935)
as Dale Tremont
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
as Mimi Glossop
Swing Time (1936)
as Penny Carroll
Shall We Dance (1937)
as Linda Keene