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Kay Francis

Acting
63 years oldOklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related material and personal papers are available to scholars and researchers in the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kay Francis,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
January 13, 1905 - August 26, 1968 (age 63)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Katherine Edwina Gibbs
Katherine Francis

Movies (48)

William Powell: A True Gentleman
7.5

William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005

Complicated Women
6.7

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

2003

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

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

as (archive footage)

1999

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.1

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Blow-Ups of 1947
6.3

Blow-Ups of 1947

as Self

1947

Wife Wanted
6.5

Wife Wanted

as Carole Raymond

1946

Allotment Wives
6.0

Allotment Wives

as Sheila Seymour

1945

Divorce
5.0

Divorce

as Diane Carter

1945

Four Jills in a Jeep
5.7

Four Jills in a Jeep

as Kay Francis

1944

Show-Business at War
7.0

Show-Business at War

as Self

1943

Between Us Girls
6.0

Between Us Girls

as Christine 'Chris' Bishop

1942

Always in My Heart
6.0

Always in My Heart

as Marjorie Scott

1942

The Feminine Touch
4.6

The Feminine Touch

as Nellie Woods

1941

Charley's Aunt
5.8

Charley's Aunt

as Donna Lucia

1941

The Man Who Lost Himself
4.3

The Man Who Lost Himself

as Adrienne Scott

1941

Play Girl
6.3

Play Girl

as Grace Herbert

1941

Little Men
5.6

Little Men

as Josephine "Jo" Bhaer

1940

When the Daltons Rode
6.0

When the Daltons Rode

as Julie King

1940

It's a Date
5.9

It's a Date

as Georgia Drake

1940

Breakdowns of 1939
7.0

Breakdowns of 1939

as Self

1939

In Name Only
7.0

In Name Only

as Maida Walker

1939

Women in the Wind
6.8

Women in the Wind

as Janet Steele

1939

King of the Underworld
6.4

King of the Underworld

as Dr. Carole Nelson

1939

Breakdowns of 1938
4.7

Breakdowns of 1938

as Lady Chase-Wayne / Claire Landin (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938

Comet Over Broadway
5.0

Comet Over Broadway

as Eve Appleton

1938

Secrets of an Actress
5.6

Secrets of an Actress

as Fay Carter

1938

My Bill
6.2

My Bill

as Mary Colbrook

1938

Women Are Like That
5.7

Women Are Like That

as Claire King Landin

1938

Breakdowns of 1937
6.0

Breakdowns of 1937

as Self

1937

First Lady
6.2

First Lady

as Lucy Chase Wayne

1937

Confession
6.1

Confession

as Vera Kowalska

1937

Another Dawn
6.2

Another Dawn

as Julia Ashton Wister

1937

Stolen Holiday
6.1

Stolen Holiday

as Nicole Picot

1937

Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

as Self

1936

Give Me Your Heart
5.3

Give Me Your Heart

as Belinda 'Linda' Warren, aka 'Bill'

1936

The White Angel
7.2

The White Angel

as Florence Nightingale

1936

Things You Never See on the Screen
5.0

Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self

1935

I Found Stella Parish
7.0

I Found Stella Parish

as Stella Parish

1935

The Goose and the Gander
4.1

The Goose and the Gander

as Georgiana Summers

1935

Stranded
5.8

Stranded

as Lynn Palmer

1935

Living on Velvet
5.5

Living on Velvet

as Amy Prentiss

1935

Movies on Sundays

Movies on Sundays

as Herself (uncredited)

1935

British Agent
5.6

British Agent

as Elena Moura

1934

Dr. Monica
4.3

Dr. Monica

as Dr. Monica Braden

1934

Wonder Bar
5.9

Wonder Bar

as Liane Renaud

1934

Mandalay
5.6

Mandalay

as Tanya Borodoff aka Spot White / Marjorie Lang

1934

The House on 56th Street
4.6

The House on 56th Street

as Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone

1933

TV Shows (2)