Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 25, 1910
Place of Birth:
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ruby Keeler
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound | Self (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Beverly Hills Brats | Goldie |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | The Phynx | Ruby Keeler |
| 1942 | Calling All Girls | Herself (archive footage) |
| 1942 | Six Hits and a Miss | Herself |
| 1941 | Sweetheart of the Campus | Betty Blake |
| 1938 | Hollywood Handicap | Herself |
| 1938 | Mother Carey's Chickens | Kitty Carey |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able | Jane |
| 1937 | A Day at Santa Anita | Ruby Keeler (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Colleen | Colleen Reilly |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever | June Blackburn |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance | Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne |
| 1934 | Dames | Barbara Hemingway |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk | Kathleen "Kit" Fitts |
| 1934 | And She Learned About Dames | Herself |
| 1934 | Studio Highlights | Self |
| 1933 | 42nd Street | Peggy Sawyer |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Polly Parker |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade | Bea Thorn |
| 1930 | Show Girl in Hollywood | Ruby Keeler |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Ruby |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |