Ginger Rogers

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. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), which was her last commercial success. Experiencing constant lack on success in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway the next decade when she played 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. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83.

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Top Hat 1935Film als Dale Tremont

Storm Warning 1951Film als Marsha Mitchell

Gold Diggers of 1933 1933Film als Fay

Primrose Path 1940Film als Ellie May Adams

Shall We Dance 1937Film als Linda Keene

Flying Down to Rio 1933Film als Honey Hale

Monkey Business 1952Film als Edwina Fulton

The Confession 1964Film als Madame Rinaldi

The Barkleys of Broadway 1949Film als Dinah Barkley

We're Not Married! 1952Film als Ramona Gladwyn

Stage Door 1937Film als Jean Maitland

42nd Street 1933Film als Ann

Cinderella 1965Film +2 als Queen

Swing Time 1936Film als Penny Carrol

Kitty Foyle 1940Film als Kitty Foyle

Vivacious Lady 1938Film als Francey

The Major and the Minor 1942Film als Susan Applegate

I'll Be Seeing You 1944Film als Mary Marshall

The Gay Divorcee 1934Film als Mimi Glossop

Finishing School 1934Film als Pony

Follow the Fleet 1936Film als Sherry Martin

Roberta 1935Film als Scharwenka

Black Widow 1954Film als Carlotta Marin

Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942Film als Katherine Butt-Smith

Rusteloze jeugd 1956Film als Nancy Fallon

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939Film als Irene Castle

Bachelor Mother 1939Film als Polly Parrish

Tender Comrade 1944Film als Jo Jones

Tight Spot 1955Film als Sherry Conley

Magnificent Doll 1946Film als Dolly Madison

Perfect Strangers 1950Film als Terry Scott

You Said a Mouthful 1932Film als Alice Brandon

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985Film als Self

Forever Female 1953Film als Beatrice Page

A Shriek in the Night 1933Film als Pat Morgan

Follow the Leader 1930Film als Mary Brennan

Mevrouw als detective 1935Film als Donna Mantin

The Thirteenth Guest 1932Film als Lela / Marie Morgan

Dreamboat 1952Film als Gloria Marlowe

The Groom Wore Spurs 1951Film als AJ Furnival

The Sap from Syracuse 1930Film als Ellen Saunders