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person_profile-Betty Furness

Betty Furness Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Betty Furness

Date of Birth:

Jan 03, 1916

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Apr 02, 1994

Biography of

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. She filled in for an actor to promote Westinghouse products during the advertisement break, and impressed the company with her easy and professional manner. They offered her a contract to promote their products and she thus became closely associated with them.

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Betty Furness

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Filmography of

Betty Furness

Found 41 Movies in total

The Defender (Studio One)

Self / Commercial Spokeswoman ( Actor )

... 1957

Twelve Angry Men

Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman ( Actor )

... 1954

... 1952

The Kill

Self - Commercial Spokeswoman ( Actor )

... 1952

Ellis in Freedomland

Spokeswoman for Westinghouse ( Actor )

... 1952

... 1952

The Rockingham Tea Set

Self - Commercial Spokeswoman ( Actor )

... 1950

North of Shanghai

Helen Warner ( Actor )

... 1939

It Can't Last Forever

Carol Wilson ( Actor )

... 1937

The Good Old Soak

Lucy Hawley ( Actor )

... 1937

Fair Warning

Kate Farnham ( Actor )

... 1937

Mama Steps Out

Leila Cuppy ( Actor )

... 1937

They Wanted to Marry

Sheila Hunter ( Actor )

... 1937

All American Chump

Kitty Crane ( Actor )

... 1936

The President's Mystery

Charlotte Brown ( Actor )

... 1936

Swing Time

Margaret Watson ( Actor )

... 1936

The Three Wise Guys

Clarabelle Brooks ( Actor )

... 1936

Magnificent Obsession

Joyce Hudson ( Actor )

... 1935

Here Comes Cookie

Phyllis Allen ( Actor )

... 1935

The Keeper of the Bees

Molly ( Actor )

... 1935

Calm Yourself

Mary Elizabeth Allenby ( Actor )

... 1935

McFadden´s Flats

Molly McFadden ( Actor )

... 1935

Shadow of Doubt

Lisa ( Actor )

... 1935

The Bands Plays On

Kitty O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1934

A Wicked Woman

Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice ( Actor )

... 1934

Dangerous Corner

Mrs. Betty Whitehouse ( Actor )

... 1934

Gridiron Flash

Jane Thurston ( Actor )

... 1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

Joan Shadwell ( Actor )

... 1934

Beggars in Ermine

Joyce Dawson ( Actor )

... 1934

Let's Fall in Love

Linda ( Actor )

... 1933

Flying Down to Rio

Belinha's Friend (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Ace of Aces

Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Evangeline ( Actor )

... 1933

Midshipman Jack

Ruth Rogers ( Actor )

... 1933

Headline Shooter

Miss Saunders ( Actor )

... 1933

Emergency Call

Alice Averill ( Actor )

... 1933

Cross Fire

Pat "Mike" Plummer ( Actor )

... 1933

Scarlet River

Babe Jewel ( Actor )

... 1933

The Great Jasper

Sylvia Bradfield ( Actor )

... 1933

Lucky Devils

Ginger ( Actor )

... 1933

Renegades of the West

Mary Fawcett ( Actor )

... 1932