Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 31, 1918
Place of Birth:
Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
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Carole Landis
Biography
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure.
Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Noose | Linda Medbury |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey | Kay Sheldon |
| 1947 | Out of the Blue | Mae Earthleigh |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights | Janet Bradley |
| 1946 | A Scandal in Paris | Loretta de Richet |
| 1946 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Julia Andrews |
| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime | Helene Justus |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Jill McCann |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep | Carole Landis |
| 1943 | Wintertime | Flossie Fouchere |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Kay Evans |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives | Natalie Mercer |
| 1942 | It Happened in Flatbush | Kathryn Baker |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal | Mae Collins |
| 1942 | A Gentleman at Heart | Helen Mason |
| 1942 | Manila Calling | Edna Fraser |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Vicky Lynn |
| 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Ann Carrington |
| 1941 | Road Show | Penguin Moore |
| 1941 | Dance Hall | Lili Brown |
| 1941 | Cadet Girl | Gene Baxter |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | |
| 1940 | One Million B.C. | Loana |
| 1940 | Turnabout | Sally Willows |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider | June McCarthy |
| 1939 | Three Texas Steers | Nancy Evans |
| 1939 | Cowboys from Texas | June Jones |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | Blanche Granville |
| 1939 | Reno | Mrs. Humphrey |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotel | Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Golddigger |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Carol |
| 1938 | When Were You Born | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Woman on Stairs (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menace | Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl | Commissary Cashier |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Extra |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama | Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Peggy - Girl at Beach |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Women Are Like That | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools | June Cooper (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Penrod's Double Trouble | Girl at Fair (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Lansford's 2nd Secretary |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Varsity Show | Student (uncredited) |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman | Blonde Sunbather |
| 1937 | The Adventurous Blonde | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Fly Away Baby | Blonde at Airport (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Over the Goal | Co-ed |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Girl on Pier (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The King and the Chorus Girl | Chorine (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Bidder (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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