Ruby Keeler
Acting
Biography
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – February 28, 1993) was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (27)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood2025Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star2007Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage2006Self (archive footage)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound2006Self (archive footage)
Beverly Hills Brats1989Goldie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987Self
That's Dancing!1985From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975Self (archive footage)
The Phynx1970Ruby Keeler
Six Hits and a Miss1942Herself- Calling All Girls1942Herself (archive footage)
Sweetheart of the Campus1941Betty Blake
Mother Carey's Chickens1938Kitty Carey
Hollywood Handicap1938Herself
A Day at Santa Anita1937Ruby Keeler (uncredited)
Ready, Willing and Able1937Jane
Colleen1936Colleen Reilly
Shipmates Forever1935June Blackburn
Go Into Your Dance1935Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne
Flirtation Walk1934Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
Dames1934Barbara Hemingway- Studio Highlights1934Self
And She Learned About Dames1934Herself
Footlight Parade1933Bea
Gold Diggers of 19331933Polly
42nd Street1933Peggy
Show Girl in Hollywood1930Ruby Keeler
Shows (5)
The Dick Cavett Show1968Self - Guest- The Greatest Show on Earth1963
- Vacation Playhouse1963Ruby
Tony Awards1956Self - Performer
The Ed Sullivan Show1948Self