- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1918
- Place of Birth
- Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- July 5, 1948
Carole Landis
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure. Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal. From Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieThe Casting Couch
1995
movieDeath In Hollywood
1990
movieDeath Scenes
1989 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBrass Monkey
1948 · Kay Sheldon
movieNoose
1948 · Linda Medbury
movieOut of the Blue
1947 · Mae Earthleigh
movieA Scandal in Paris
1946 · Loretta de Richet
movieIt Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946 · Julia Andrews
movieBehind Green Lights
1946 · Janet Bradley
movieHaving Wonderful Crime
1945 · Helene Justus
movieSecret Command
1944 · Jill McCann
movieFour Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Carole Landis
movieWintertime
1943 · Flossie Fouchere
movieShow-Business at War
1943 · Self
movieThe Powers Girl
1943 · Kay Evans
movieManila Calling
1942 · Edna Fraser
movieOrchestra Wives
1942 · Natalie Mercer
movieIt Happened in Flatbush
1942 · Kathryn Baker
movieMy Gal Sal
1942 · Mae Collins
movieA Gentleman at Heart
1942 · Helen Mason
movieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
movieCadet Girl
1941 · Gene Baxter
movieI Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Vicky Lynn
movieDance Hall
1941 · Lili Brown
movieMoon Over Miami
1941 · Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears
movieTopper Returns
1941 · Ann Carrington
movieRoad Show
1941 · Penguin Moore
movieMystery Sea Raider
1940 · June McCarthy
movieTurnabout
1940 · Sally Willows
movieOne Million B.C.
1940 · Loana
movieReno
1939 · Mrs. Humphrey
movieCowboys from Texas
1939 · June Jones
movieDaredevils of the Red Circle
1939 · Blanche Granville
movieThree Texas Steers
1939 · Nancy Evans
movieGirls on Probation
1938 · Extra
movieBoy Meets Girl
1938 · Commissary Cashier
movieFour's a Crowd
1938 · Lansford's 2nd Secretary
moviePenrod's Double Trouble
1938 · Girl at Fair (uncredited)
movieWhen Were You Born
1938 · Ship Passenger (uncredited)
movieMen Are Such Fools
1938 · June Cooper (uncredited)
movieGold Diggers in Paris
1938 · Golddigger
movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
movieTorchy Blane in Panama
1938 · Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited)
movieWomen Are Like That
1938 · Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
movieOver the Wall
1938 · Peggy - Girl at Beach
movieLove, Honor and Behave
1938 · Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited)
movieA Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)
movieBlondes at Work
1938 · Carol
movieHollywood Hotel
1938 · Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited)
movieThe Invisible Menace
1938 · Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie
movieThe Patient in Room 18
1938 · Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
movieShe Loved a Fireman
1937 · Blonde Sunbather
movieMissing Witnesses
1937 · Girl on Pier (uncredited)
movieThe Adventurous Blonde
1937 · Bit Role (uncredited)
movieOver the Goal
1937 · Co-ed
movieAlcatraz Island
1937 · Party Girl (uncredited)
movieVarsity Show
1937 · Student (uncredited)
movieBroadway Melody of 1938
1937 · Chorus Girl (uncredited)
movieThe Emperor's Candlesticks
1937 · Bidder (uncredited)
movieFly Away Baby
1937 · Blonde at Airport (uncredited)
movieA Day at the Races
1937 · Party Guest (uncredited)
movieA Star Is Born
1937 · Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
movieThe King and the Chorus Girl
1937 · Chorine (uncredited)
movieGold Diggers of 1937
1936 · Chorus Girl (uncredited)
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 · Self