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Betty Furness

Betty Furness

Birthday: 1916-01-03 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1939
North of Shanghai

as    Helen Warner

1937
Mama Steps Out

as    Leila Cuppy

1937
They Wanted to Marry

as    Sheila Hunter

1936
The President's Mystery

as    Charlotte Brown

1936
Swing Time

as    Margaret Watson

1935
Magnificent Obsession

as    Joyce Hudson

1935
Shadow of Doubt

as    Lisa

1935
Calm Yourself

as    Mary Elizabeth Allenby

1935
The Keeper of the Bees

as    Molly

1934
Dangerous Corner

as    Mrs. Betty Whitehouse

1934
A Wicked Woman

as    Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice

1933
Scarlet River

as    Babe Jewel

1933
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

as    Evangeline

1933
Lucky Devils

as    Ginger

1933
Headline Shooter

as    Miss Saunders