Betty Grable

Betty Grable

Acting

Birthday

1916/12/18

Day of death

1973/07/02 (56 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also know as

Elizabeth Ruth Grable, Frances Dean, Бетті Грейбл, Бети Грејбл

Biography

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. In 1932, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures. The bit parts continued for the next three years until Grable wa...Read more

Acting
How to Marry a Millionaire
6.8

(1953) How to Marry a Millionaire

as Loco Dempsey

I Wake Up Screaming
6.8

(1941) I Wake Up Screaming

as Jill Lynn

Hollywood Lights
1.0

(1932) Hollywood Lights

as Betty

Follow the Fleet
6.8

(1936) Follow the Fleet

as Singer in Trio

The Gay Divorcee
6.9

(1934) The Gay Divorcee

as Guest

The Greeks Had a Word for Them
4.8

(1932) The Greeks Had a Word for Them

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Pin Up Girl
6.1

(1944) Pin Up Girl

as Lorry Jones

Footlight Serenade
0.0

(1942) Footlight Serenade

as Pat Lambert

Springtime in the Rockies
6.7

(1942) Springtime in the Rockies

as Vicky Lane

Moon Over Miami
6.1

(1941) Moon Over Miami

as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams

Down Argentine Way
6.0

(1940) Down Argentine Way

as Glenda Crawford

A Yank in the R.A.F.
5.5

(1941) A Yank in the R.A.F.

as Carol Brown

Coney Island
5.3

(1943) Coney Island

as Kate Farley

Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

(1982) Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

That Lady in Ermine
5.8

(1948) That Lady in Ermine

as Francesca / Angelina

Pigskin Parade
6.0

(1936) Pigskin Parade

as Laura Watson

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
5.8

(1949) The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as Freddie

Cavalcade
5.5

(1933) Cavalcade

as Girl on Couch

My Blue Heaven
7.0

(1950) My Blue Heaven

as Kitty Moran

Hollywood Blue
0.0

(1970) Hollywood Blue

as (archive footage)

This Way Please
5.5

(1937) This Way Please

as Jane Morrow

Child of Manhattan
8.0

(1933) Child of Manhattan

as Lucy McGonagle

The Nitwits
6.1

(1935) The Nitwits

as Mary Roberts

Mother Wore Tights
5.3

(1947) Mother Wore Tights

as Mother

The Dolly Sisters
5.5

(1945) The Dolly Sisters

as Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly

Do You Love Me
4.3

(1946) Do You Love Me

as Barry's Fan in Taxi (uncredited)

Diamond Horseshoe
4.0

(1945) Diamond Horseshoe

as Bonnie Collins

Wabash Avenue
4.7

(1950) Wabash Avenue

as Ruby Summers

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
8.5

(1947) The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

as Cynthia Pilgrim

How To Be Very, Very Popular
4.7

(1955) How To Be Very, Very Popular

as Stormy Tornado

The Farmer Takes a Wife
3.3

(1953) The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Molly Larkins

College Swing
6.8

(1938) College Swing

as Betty

Give Me a Sailor
5.6

(1938) Give Me a Sailor

as Nancy Larkin

When My Baby Smiles at Me
4.8

(1948) When My Baby Smiles at Me

as Bonny Kane

0.0

(1935) A Quiet Fourth

as ---

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
7.5

(1986) Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)

Probation
5.0

(1932) Probation

as Ruth Jarrett

Don't Turn 'em Loose
4.8

(1936) Don't Turn 'em Loose

as Mildred Webster

By Your Leave
3.0

(1934) By Your Leave

as Frances

The Day the Bookies Wept
5.0

(1939) The Day the Bookies Wept

as Ina Firpo

Thrill of a Lifetime
5.0

(1937) Thrill of a Lifetime

as Gwen

Student Tour
5.0

(1934) Student Tour

as Cayenne

Meet Me After the Show
5.0

(1951) Meet Me After the Show

as Delilah Lee

Man About Town
4.5

(1939) Man About Town

as Susan Hayes

0.0

(1959) Some of Manie's Friends

as ---

Old Man Rhythm
6.3

(1935) Old Man Rhythm

as Sylvia

Song of the Islands
6.2

(1942) Song of the Islands

as Eileen O'Brien

The Kid from Spain
6.6

(1932) The Kid from Spain

as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Love Detectives
0.0

(1934) Love Detectives

as Alice

Three for the Show
6.0

(1955) Three for the Show

as Julie Lowndes

Four Jills in a Jeep
5.7

(1944) Four Jills in a Jeep

as Betty Grable

What Price Innocence?
3.0

(1933) What Price Innocence?

as Beverly Bennett

Call Me Mister
6.7

(1951) Call Me Mister

as Kay Hudson

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
6.0

(1943) Sweet Rosie O'Grady

as Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady

Cavalcade
5.5

(1933) Cavalcade

as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)

Hold 'Em Jail
6.8

(1932) Hold 'Em Jail

as Barbara Jones

Whoopee!
6.5

(1930) Whoopee!

as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs
5.0

(1939) Million Dollar Legs

as Carol Parker

Campus Confessions
4.2

(1938) Campus Confessions

as Joyce Gilmore

Tin Pan Alley
5.0

(1940) Tin Pan Alley

as Lily Blane

Happy Days
6.0

(1929) Happy Days

as Chorus Woman

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
7.0

(1997) Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

as Self (archiveFootage)

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
0.0

(2002) Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

as Self (archiveFootage)

Kiki
4.5

(1931) Kiki

as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Palmy Days
7.0

(1931) Palmy Days

as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Over the Counter
4.7

(1932) Over the Counter

as Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)

Susie's Affairs
5.0

(1934) Susie's Affairs

as Susie Lee

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
6.0

(1935) A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

as Vocalist

The All-Star Bond Rally
5.0

(1945) The All-Star Bond Rally

as Pat Lambert (archive footage)

Collegiate
0.0

(1936) Collegiate

as Dorothy

This Is Bob Hope...
8.0

(2017) This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

School for Romance
3.0

(1934) School for Romance

as Student

The Age of Consent
5.8

(1932) The Age of Consent

as Student at Dormitory (uncredited)

Melody Cruise
5.2

(1933) Melody Cruise

as First Stewardess (uncredited)

New Movietone Follies of 1930
0.0

(1930) New Movietone Follies of 1930

as Chorine

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
4.5

(1933) The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

as Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito

Elmer Steps Out
0.0

(1934) Elmer Steps Out

as ---

The Costume Designer
0.0

(1950) The Costume Designer

as Self (archive footage)

Wing and a Prayer
6.5

(1944) Wing and a Prayer

as (archive footage)

Take It or Leave It
4.0

(1944) Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn
6.0

(1963) Marilyn

as Self / Loco Dempsey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
6.0

(1941) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as ---

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1.0

(1936) Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

as ---

1.0

(1931) Crashing Hollywood

as Betty

0.0

(1934) Ferry-Go-Round

as Betty

1.0

(1931) Ex-Sweeties

as Undetermined Minor Role

0.0

(1932) Lady! Please!

as Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)

0.0

(1935) This Band Age

as Betty - Band Singer

Air Tonic
0.0

(1933) Air Tonic

as Betty Grable - Band Singer

0.0

(1932) The Flirty Sleepwalker

as Blonde Girl

0.0

(1935) Drawing Rumors

as ---

0.0

(1932) Hollywood Luck

as ---

0.0

(1934) Business Is a Pleasure

as ---

0.0

(1931) Once a Hero

as ---

0.0

(1935) The Spirit of 1976

as ---

Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
0.0

(2015) Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
6.0

(2009) Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

as (archive footage)

Lynch/Oz
7.2

(2023) Lynch/Oz

as Jill Lynn (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.6

(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Betty Grable

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Hollywood Palace
4.5

(1964) The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Presenter

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
5.3

(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

The Carol Burnett Show
7.6

(1967) The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self