- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1916
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- April 2, 1994
Betty Furness
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Mary Furness (January 3, 1916 – April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate, and current affairs commentator. She began her professional career as a model before being noticed by a talent scout and being signed to a film contract in 1932 by RKO Studios. Her first film role was as the "Thirteenth Woman" in the film Thirteen Women (1932) but her scenes were deleted before the film's release. Over the next few years, she appeared in several RKO films, and became a popular actress. Among her film successes were Magnificent Obsession (1935) and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film Swing Time (1936). By the end of the decade, she had appeared in over forty films, but during the 1940s, she found it difficult to secure acting roles. In 1948, Furness was performing in the television series Studio One, which was broadcast live. S…
Filmography
movieWestinghouse Total Electric Home
1959 · Narrator
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
movieThe Defender (Studio One)
1957 · Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
tvClimax!
1954 · Beth Jaynes, Ann Kilgore
movieTwelve Angry Men
1954 · Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman
movieThe Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
1952 · Self
movieThe Kill
1952 · Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
movieEllis in Freedomland
1952 · Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
moviePontius Pilate
1952
movieA Bolt of Lightning
1951 · Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
movieStudio One: Wuthering Heights
1950 · Announcer
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Maggie Watson
tvYour Show of Shows
1950 · Herself
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieThe Rockingham Tea Set
1950 · Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
tvStudio One
1948 · Coral, Princess Livitski, Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
movieNorth of Shanghai
1939 · Helen Warner
movieIt Can't Last Forever
1937 · Carol Wilson
movieThe Good Old Soak
1937 · Lucy Hawley
movieFair Warning
1937 · Kate Farnham
movieMama Steps Out
1937 · Leila Cuppy
movieThey Wanted to Marry
1937 · Sheila Hunter
movieMister Cinderella
1936 · Patricia 'Pat' Randolph
movieAll American Chump
1936 · Kitty Crane
movieThe President's Mystery
1936 · Charlotte Brown
movieSwing Time
1936 · Margaret Watson
movieThe Three Wise Guys
1936 · Clarabelle Brooks
movieSunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
movieMagnificent Obsession
1935 · Joyce Hudson
movieHere Comes Cookie
1935 · Phyllis Allen
movieThe Keeper of the Bees
1935 · Molly
movieCalm Yourself
1935 · Mary Elizabeth Allenby
movieMcFadden´s Flats
1935 · Molly McFadden
movieShadow of Doubt
1935 · Lisa
movieThe Band Plays On
1934 · Kitty O'Brien
movieA Wicked Woman
1934 · Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
movieDangerous Corner
1934 · Mrs. Betty Whitehouse
movieGridiron Flash
1934 · Jane Thurston
movieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Joan Shadwell
movieBeggars in Ermine
1934 · Joyce Dawson
movieLet's Fall in Love
1933 · Linda
movieFlying Down to Rio
1933 · Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
movieAce of Aces
1933 · Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
movieAggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933 · Evangeline
movieMidshipman Jack
1933 · Ruth Rogers
movieHeadline Shooter
1933 · Miss Saunders
movieEmergency Call
1933 · Alice Averill
movieCross Fire
1933 · Pat "Mike" Plummer
movieScarlet River
1933 · Babe Jewel
movieThe Great Jasper
1933 · Sylvia Bradfield
movieLucky Devils
1933 · Ginger
movieRenegades of the West
1932 · Mary Fawcett