Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler

Acting

Birthday

1910/08/25

Day of death

1993/02/28 (82 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Also know as

Ethel 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Acting
42nd Street
6.9

(1933) 42nd Street

as Peggy Sawyer

Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2

(1933) Gold Diggers of 1933

as Polly Parker

Footlight Parade
6.9

(1933) Footlight Parade

as Bea Thorn

Dames
6.3

(1934) Dames

as Barbara Hemingway

The Phynx
3.5

(1970) The Phynx

as Ruby Keeler

Hollywood Handicap
4.5

(1938) Hollywood Handicap

as Herself

Flirtation Walk
5.5

(1934) Flirtation Walk

as Kathleen "Kit" Fitts

Colleen
5.3

(1936) Colleen

as Colleen Reilly

Ready, Willing and Able
5.2

(1937) Ready, Willing and Able

as Jane

Shipmates Forever
6.5

(1935) Shipmates Forever

as June Blackburn

Go Into Your Dance
7.0

(1935) Go Into Your Dance

as Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne

Mother Carey's Chickens
5.2

(1938) Mother Carey's Chickens

as Kitty Carey

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
6.0

(2006) 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

as Self (archive footage)

Show Girl in Hollywood
5.8

(1930) Show Girl in Hollywood

as Ruby Keeler

Sweetheart of the Campus
5.0

(1941) Sweetheart of the Campus

as Betty Blake

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
5.5

(2006) Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1942) Calling All Girls

as Herself (archive footage)

Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
0.0

(2007) Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

as Self (archive footage)

A Day at Santa Anita
5.0

(1937) A Day at Santa Anita

as Ruby Keeler

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7

(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Beverly Hills Brats
5.4

(1989) Beverly Hills Brats

as Goldie

Six Hits and a Miss
4.5

(1942) Six Hits and a Miss

as Herself

And She Learned About Dames
6.0

(1934) And She Learned About Dames

as Herself

That's Dancing!
7.0

(1985) That's Dancing!

as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)

0.0

(1934) Studio Highlights

as Self

0.0

Ruby Keeler

as Self

Gene Kelly mène la danse
6.8

(2025) Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
7.7

(1987) Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

5.0

(1963) The Greatest Show on Earth

as ---

0.0

(1963) Vacation Playhouse

as Ruby

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

The Dick Cavett Show
6.6

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest