About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1916-01-03
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Betty Furness

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1957 The Defender (Studio One) Actor Self / Commercial Spokeswoman 59
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1954 Twelve Angry Men Actor Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman 60
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1952 The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus Actor Self 59
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1952 The Kill Actor Self - Commercial Spokeswoman 59
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1952 Ellis in Freedomland Actor Spokeswoman for Westinghouse N/A
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1952 Abraham Lincoln Actor Self - Commercial Spokeswoman N/A
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1952 Pontius Pilate Actor N/A
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1952 Ten Thousand Horses Singing Actor Self - Commercial Spokeswoman N/A
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1950 The Rockingham Tea Set Actor Self - Commercial Spokeswoman 59
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1939 North of Shanghai Actor Helen Warner N/A
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1937 It Can't Last Forever Actor Carol Wilson 58
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1937 The Good Old Soak Actor Lucy Hawley N/A
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1937 Fair Warning Actor Kate Farnham 59
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1937 Mama Steps Out Actor Leila Cuppy 59
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1937 They Wanted to Marry Actor Sheila Hunter 58
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1936 Mister Cinderella Actor Patricia 'Pat' Randolph 58
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1936 All American Chump Actor Kitty Crane 59
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1936 The President's Mystery Actor Charlotte Brown 58
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1936 Swing Time Actor Margaret Watson 61
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1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs Actor 58
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1936 The Three Wise Guys Actor Clarabelle Brooks N/A
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1935 Magnificent Obsession Actor Joyce Hudson 59
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1935 Here Comes Cookie Actor Phyllis Allen 59
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1935 The Keeper of the Bees Actor Molly 59
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1935 Calm Yourself Actor Mary Elizabeth Allenby 58
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1935 McFadden´s Flats Actor Molly McFadden N/A
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1935 Shadow of Doubt Actor Lisa 59
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1934 The Bands Plays On Actor Kitty O'Brien 59
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1934 A Wicked Woman Actor Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice 58
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1934 Dangerous Corner Actor Mrs. Betty Whitehouse 59
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1934 Gridiron Flash Actor Jane Thurston 58
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1934 The Life of Vergie Winters Actor Joan Shadwell 59
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1934 Beggars in Ermine Actor Joyce Dawson 59
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1933 Let's Fall in Love Actor Linda 59
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1933 Flying Down to Rio Actor Belinha's Friend (uncredited) 59
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1933 Ace of Aces Actor Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited) 59
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1933 Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men Actor Evangeline 59
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1933 Midshipman Jack Actor Ruth Rogers 59
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1933 Headline Shooter Actor Miss Saunders 59
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1933 Emergency Call Actor Alice Averill 59
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1933 Cross Fire Actor Pat "Mike" Plummer N/A
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1933 Scarlet River Actor Babe Jewel 58
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1933 The Great Jasper Actor Sylvia Bradfield N/A
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1933 Lucky Devils Actor Ginger 58
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1932 Renegades of the West Actor Mary Fawcett 59
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