Frances Gifford
Birthday
1920/12/07
Day of death
1994/01/15 (73 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Also know as
Mary Frances Gifford, Mary Gifford
Biography
Frances Gifford had a somewhat unorthodox introduction to the movie business. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, she had no ambition to be an actress, and in fact had applied to UCLA when, at age 16, she and a friend got to visit the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, where they watched a movie being shot. A studio exec saw her and asked if she would take a screen test. She did, the studio was impressed with the result and put her under contract. Nothing much came of it, however, other than b...Read more
Acting
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Hopper Girl (uncredited)
(1942) American Empire
as Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister
(1941) The Reluctant Dragon
as Doris
(1947) The Arnelo Affair
as Anne Parkson
(1938) Having Wonderful Time
as Salesgirl (uncredited)
(1942) The Glass Key
as Nurse
(1941) Border Vigilantes
as Helen Forbes
(1943) Cry 'Havoc'
as Helen
(1943) Tarzan Triumphs
as Zandra
(1953) Sky Commando
as Jo McWethy
(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm
as Frances Gifford (uncredited)
(1938) Maid's Night Out
as Ticket Seller - Octopus Concession (uncredited)
(1937) Stage Door
as Mary McGuire (uncredited)
(1945) Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Viola Johnson
(1950) Riding High
as Margaret Higgins
(1947) Little Mister Jim
as Jean Tukker
(1940) Hold That Woman!
as Mary Mulvaney
(1941) Jungle Girl
as Nyoka Meredith
(1945) Thrill of a Romance
as Maude Bancroft
(1945) She Went to the Races
as Dr. Ann Wotters
(1938) Night Spot
as Nightclub Patron
(1937) Living on Love
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
(1937) New Faces of 1937
as Showgirl
(1943) Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as Hilary Dane
(1942) Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Ruth Grant
(1942) Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Charlotte (uncredited)
(1941) West Point Widow
as Daphne
(1942) My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Grace Saunders
(1939) Mercy Plane
as Brenda Gordon
(1948) Luxury Liner
as Laura Dene
(1940) Forty Little Mothers
as Granville Girl
(1937) There Goes the Groom
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1942) The Remarkable Andrew
as Miss Halsey
(1944) Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1944) Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Sissy Mortimer
(2004) Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Doris (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Evelyn Crewes