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Betty Grable

Betty Grable

Acting·1916–1973·87 films

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.

Filmography

How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)Loco Dempsey
The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee (1934)Guest
Cavalcade
Cavalcade (1933)Girl on Couch
I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)Jill Lynn
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet (1936)Singer in Trio
Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way (1940)Glenda Crawford
A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)Carol Brown
Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine (1948)Francesca / Angelina
Pin Up Girl
Pin Up Girl (1944)Lorry Jones
Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami (1941)Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Whoopee!
Whoopee! (1930)Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Pigskin Parade
Pigskin Parade (1936)Laura Watson
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)Freddie
Wing and a Prayer
Wing and a Prayer (1944)(archive footage)
Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)Vicky Lane
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
The Dolly Sisters
The Dolly Sisters (1945)Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly
Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights (1947)Mother
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley (1940)Lily Blane
Coney Island
Coney Island (1943)Kate Farley
The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain (1932)Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
The Nitwits
The Nitwits (1935)Mary Roberts
Three for the Show
Three for the Show (1955)Julie Lowndes
Palmy Days
Palmy Days (1931)Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
College Swing
College Swing (1938)Betty
How to Be Very, Very Popular
How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)Stormy Tornado
Melody Cruise
Melody Cruise (1933)First Stewardess (uncredited)
Meet Me After the Show
Meet Me After the Show (1951)Delilah Lee
Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor (1938)Nancy Larkin
The Age of Consent
The Age of Consent (1932)Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
Wabash Avenue
Wabash Avenue (1950)Ruby Summers
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)Self (archive)
Do You Love Me
Do You Love Me (1946)Barry's Fan in Taxi
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)Cynthia Pilgrim
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)Mildred Webster
When My Baby Smiles at Me
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)Bonny Kane
Song of the Islands
Song of the Islands (1942)Eileen O'Brien
Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail (1932)Barbara Jones
Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)Betty Grable
Man About Town
Man About Town (1939)Susan Hayes
Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan (1933)Lucy McGonagle
Kiki
Kiki (1931)Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Campus Confessions
Campus Confessions (1938)Joyce Gilmore
Over the Counter
Over the Counter (1932)Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1950)Kitty Moran
Old Man Rhythm
Old Man Rhythm (1935)Sylvia
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)Molly Larkins
Call Me Mister
Call Me Mister (1951)Kay Hudson
By Your Leave
By Your Leave (1934)Frances
School for Romance
School for Romance (1934)Student
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)Self (archiveFootage)
Happy Days
Happy Days (1929)Chorus Woman
Student Tour
Student Tour (1934)Cayenne
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933)Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch (1995)
Probation
Probation (1932)Ruth Jarrett
This Way Please
This Way Please (1937)Jane Morrow
The All-Star Bond Rally
The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Hollywood Lights
Hollywood Lights (1932)Betty
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)Self (archive footage)
Marilyn
Marilyn (1963)archive footage
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
Footlight Serenade
Footlight Serenade (1942)Pat Lambert
Diamond Horseshoe
Diamond Horseshoe (1945)Bonnie Collins
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It (1944)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
The Day the Bookies Wept
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)Ina Firpo
What Price Innocence?
What Price Innocence? (1933)Beverly Bennett
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs (1939)Carol Parker
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)Vocalist
Susie's Affairs
Susie's Affairs (1934)Susie Lee
Thrill of a Lifetime
Thrill of a Lifetime (1937)Gwen
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)(archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)(archive footage)
The Costume Designer
The Costume Designer (1950)Self (archive footage)
Elmer Steps Out
Elmer Steps Out (1934)
Hollywood Blue
Hollywood Blue (1970)(archive footage)
Collegiate
Collegiate (1936)Dorothy
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)(archive footage)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)Chorine
Love Detectives
Love Detectives (1934)Alice
Air Tonic
Air Tonic (1933)Betty Grable - Band Singer
Let's Go Places
Let's Go Places (1930)Chorine (uncredited)
Marilyn at the Movies
Marilyn at the Movies (2011)Self (archive footage)
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star (2015)Self (archive footage)