Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 16, 1911
Died
Apr 25, 1995
Place of Birth
Independence, Missouri, USA
Credits
145 titles
Ginger Rogers
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
Filmography
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Self (archive footage)
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
Various / Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Archive Footage
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Self (archive footage)
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
That's Entertainment! III
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Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
That's Dancing!
Hollywood '84
Self
Glitter
Margaret Davis
Going Hollywood: The '30s
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Hotel
Natalie Trent
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The Love Boat
Stella Logan
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
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Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Great Performances
Self
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The David Frost Show
Here's Lucy
Ginger Rogers
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Omnibus
Self (archive footage)
Mondo Hollywood
Harlow
Mama Jean
Cinderella
Queen
The Hollywood Palace
Self
Quick, Let's Get Married
Madame Rinaldi