- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 7, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Died
- January 15, 1994
Frances Gifford
Frances Gifford had a somewhat unorthodox introduction to the movie business. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, she had no ambition to be an actress, and in fact had applied to UCLA when, at age 16, she and a friend got to visit the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, where they watched a movie being shot. A studio exec saw her and asked if she would take a screen test. She did, the studio was impressed with the result and put her under contract. Nothing much came of it, however, other than bit parts, and she moved to RKO. Nothing much happened there, either. She had married actor James Dunn and decided to retire, which she did, in 1938. Off the screen for almost two years, she got a small part in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and her career began to revive. She was signed by Paramount, which soon loaned her to Republic, where she made the film she is probably most remember…
Filmography
movieWalt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004 · Doris (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieSky Commando
1953 · Jo McWethy
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Evelyn Crewes
movieRiding High
1950 · Margaret Higgins
movieLuxury Liner
1948 · Laura Dene
movieLittle Mister Jim
1947 · Jean Tukker
movieThe Arnelo Affair
1947 · Anne Parkson
movieShe Went to the Races
1945 · Dr. Ann Wotters
movieOur Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945 · Viola Johnson
movieThrill of a Romance
1945 · Maude Bancroft
movieMarriage Is a Private Affair
1944 · Sissy Mortimer
movieTwenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
movieCry 'Havoc'
1943 · Helen
movieHenry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943 · Hilary Dane
movieTarzan Triumphs
1943 · Zandra
movieAmerican Empire
1942 · Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister
movieMy Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Grace Saunders
movieThe Glass Key
1942 · Nurse
movieBeyond the Blue Horizon
1942 · Charlotte (uncredited)
movieTombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942 · Ruth Grant
movieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Frances Gifford (uncredited)
movieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942 · Miss Halsey
movieJungle Girl
1941 · Nyoka Meredith
movieWest Point Widow
1941 · Daphne
movieThe Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Doris
movieBorder Vigilantes
1941 · Helen Forbes
movieHold That Woman!
1940 · Mary Mulvaney
movieForty Little Mothers
1940 · Granville Girl
Mercy Plane
movieMercy Plane
1939 · Brenda Gordon
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Hopper Girl (uncredited)
movieHaving Wonderful Time
1938 · Salesgirl (uncredited)
movieMaid's Night Out
1938 · Ticket Seller - Octopus Concession (uncredited)
movieNight Spot
1938 · Nightclub Patron
movieLiving on Love
1937 · Bus Passenger (uncredited)
movieThere Goes the Groom
1937 · Undetermined Role (uncredited)
movieStage Door
1937 · Mary McGuire (uncredited)
movieNew Faces of 1937
1937 · Showgirl