Betty Grable
Acting
Born: December 18, 1916 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: July 2, 1973 (aged 56)
Highest Rated
Biography
Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Grable was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three. At age 13, Grable and her mother set out for Hollywood with the hopes of stardom. There she landed several minor parts in films such as Whoopee!, New Movietone Follies of 1930, Happy Days and Let's Go Places. In 1932, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures. The bit parts continued for the next three years until Grable was cast in By Your Leave. One of her big roles was in College Swing.. When she landed the role of Glenda Crawford in Down Argentine Way, the public finally took notice of her. Stardom came through comedies such as Coney Island and Sweet Rosie O'Grady. Her famous pin-up pose during World War II adorned barracks all around the world. With that pin-up and as the star of lavish musicals, Betty became the highest-paid star in Hollywood in 1947. Later her studio 20th Century-Fox insured her legs for a million dollars. Betty continued to be popular until the mid-1950s, when musicals went into a decline. Her last film was How to Be Very, Very Popular. She then concentrated on Broadway and nightclubs. She was married to actor Jackie Coogan (1937–1939) and musician Harry James (1943–1965). Betty Grable died at age 56 of lung cancer on July 2, 1973.
Known for
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
The Gay Divorcee
1934
Cavalcade
1933
The Oscars
1953
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
Follow the Fleet
1936
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Down Argentine Way
1940
What's My Line?
1950
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941
Photos (11)
Movies (82)
How to Marry a Millionaire
Loco Dempsey
Cavalcade
Girl on Couch
Cavalcade
Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
The Gay Divorcee
Guest
My Blue Heaven
Kitty Moran
I Wake Up Screaming
Jill Lynn
School for Romance
Student
The All-Star Bond Rally
Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Follow the Fleet
Singer in Trio
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Freddie
Happy Days
Chorus Woman
Meet Me After the Show
Delilah Lee
Three for the Show
Julie Lowndes
Becoming Marilyn
(archive footage)
The Casting Couch
1995
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Carol Brown
Mother Wore Tights
Mother
Palmy Days
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Coney Island
Kate Farley
Old Man Rhythm
Sylvia
Down Argentine Way
Glenda Crawford
College Swing
Betty
Collegiate
Dorothy
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Stormy Tornado
Love Detectives
Alice
Do You Love Me
Barry's Fan in Taxi
Marilyn
archive footage
Tin Pan Alley
Lily Blane
Springtime in the Rockies
Vicky Lane
Wabash Avenue
Ruby Summers
Whoopee!
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Pigskin Parade
Laura Watson
That Lady in Ermine
Francesca / Angelina
Song of the Islands
Eileen O'Brien
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Wing and a Prayer
(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Pin Up Girl
Lorry Jones
Give Me a Sailor
Nancy Larkin
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Molly Larkins
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Cynthia Pilgrim
The Age of Consent
Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
Student Tour
Cayenne
Kiki
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
The Nitwits
Mary Roberts
Susie's Affairs
Susie Lee
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Vocalist
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Bonny Kane
Footlight Serenade
Pat Lambert
Melody Cruise
First Stewardess (uncredited)
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
This Way Please
Jane Morrow
The Kid from Spain
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
Call Me Mister
Kay Hudson
Moon Over Miami
Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
The Dolly Sisters
Jenny Dolly
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Hollywood Lights
Betty
Child of Manhattan
Lucy McGonagle
Million Dollar Legs
Carol Parker
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
What Price Innocence?
Beverly Bennett
Hold 'Em Jail
Barbara Jones
Man About Town
Susan Hayes
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Mildred Webster
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
By Your Leave
Frances
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
The Day the Bookies Wept
Ina Firpo
Four Jills in a Jeep
Betty Grable
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
(archive footage)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Chorine
Probation
Ruth Jarrett
Campus Confessions
Joyce Gilmore
Thrill of a Lifetime
Gwen
Diamond Horseshoe
Bonnie Collins
Let's Go Places
Chorine (uncredited)
Over the Counter
Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
Elmer Steps Out
1934
Air Tonic
Betty Grable - Band Singer
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (13)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 4 eps
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (archiveFootage)
Marilyn at the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
Self (archive footage)