Ginger Rogers
Acting
Born: July 16, 1911 · Independence, Missouri, USA
Died: April 25, 1995 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Top Hat
1935
Monkey Business
1952
Swing Time
1936
42nd Street
1933
The Love Boat
1977
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
The Major and the Minor
1942
The Gay Divorcee
1934
Stage Door
1937
Shall We Dance
1937
The Oscars
1953
Bachelor Mother
1939
Photos (15)
Movies (86)
Monkey Business
Edwina Fulton
Top Hat
Dale Tremont
Gold Diggers of 1933
Fay
Vivacious Lady
Francey
We're Not Married!
Ramona Gladwyn
Storm Warning
Marsha Mitchell
The Barkleys of Broadway
Dinah Barkley
The Major and the Minor
Susan Applegate
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Swing Time
Penny Carrol
Primrose Path
Ellie May Adams
The Gay Divorcee
Mimi Glossop
Flying Down to Rio
Honey Hale
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Irene Castle
Stage Door
Jean Maitland
Carefree
Amanda Cooper
Cinderella
Queen
Forever Female
Beatrice Page
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
Shall We Dance
Linda Keene
Finishing School
Pony
Tight Spot
Sherry Conley
Teenage Rebel
Nancy Fallon
Quick, Let's Get Married
Madame Rinaldi
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Katherine Butt-Smith
I'll Be Seeing You
Mary Marshall
Black Widow
Carlotta Marin
42nd Street
Ann
Bachelor Mother
Polly Parrish
That's Dancing!
1985
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Follow the Fleet
Sherry Martin
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Mildred Turner
Roberta
Scharwenka
Dreamboat
Gloria Marlowe
A Shriek in the Night
Pat Morgan
It Had to Be You
Victoria Stafford
Week-End at the Waldorf
Irene Malvern
The Groom Wore Spurs
AJ Furnival
Star of Midnight
Donna Mantin
Lucky Partners
Jean Newton
Tender Comrade
Jo Jones
Tales of Manhattan
Diane
The Thirteenth Guest
Lela / Marie Morgan
Fifth Avenue Girl
Mary Grey
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Professional Sweetheart
Glory
Tom, Dick and Harry
Janie
Rafter Romance
Mary
The Tip-Off
Baby Face
The First Traveling Saleslady
Rose Gillray
Heartbeat
Arlette Lafron
Honor Among Lovers
Doris Brown
Young Man of Manhattan
Puff Randolph
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Peggy Cornell
Having Wonderful Time
Teddy Shaw
Magnificent Doll
Dolly Madison
In Person
Carol Corliss
Beautiful Stranger
Johnny Victor
Lady in the Dark
Liza Elliott
You Said a Mouthful
Alice Brandon
Sitting Pretty
Dorothy
Perfect Strangers
Terry Scott
The Casting Couch
1995
A Night in a Dormitory
Ginger Rogers
Harlow
Mama Jean
George White's Scandals
Ginger Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(archive footage)
Chance at Heaven
Marge Harris
Suicide Fleet
Sally
Follow the Leader
Mary Brennan
Upperworld
Lilly Linda
Don't Bet on Love
Molly Gilbert
Change of Heart
Madge Rountree
Romance in Manhattan
Sylvia Dennis
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Hat Check Girl
Jessie King
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Archive Footage
The Tenderfoot
Ruth Weston
Carnival Boat
Honey
The Sap from Syracuse
Ellen Saunders
Queen High
Polly Rockwell
A Day of a Man of Affairs
1929
Broadway Bad
Flip Daly
TV Shows (7)
The Love Boat
Stella Logan · 2 eps
Hotel
Natalie Trent · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Angie Cartwright · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Ginger Rogers · 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
Ginger Rogers · 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Kay Neilson · 1 eps
Glitter
Margaret Davis · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (43)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 4 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 6 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - SInger · 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 2 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 2 eps
The Hollywood Palace
Self · 2 eps
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self · 2 eps
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Self
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
Various / Self (archive footage)
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Self (uncredited)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Self (archive footage)