Betty Grable
Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA — Dec 18 1916• Died Jul 02 1973
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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 was cast in By Your Leave. One of her big roles was in College…
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Betty Grable's Credits
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The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Presenter
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Betty Grable
My Blue Heaven
Kitty Moran
How to Marry a Millionaire
Loco Dempsey
Pin Up Girl
Lorry Jones
The Gay Divorcee
Guest
I Wake Up Screaming
Jill Lynn
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Wabash Avenue
Ruby Summers
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Mildred Webster
Happy Days
Chorus Woman
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(archive footage)
Student Tour
Cayenne
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
Moon Over Miami
Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Follow the Fleet
Singer in Trio
Cavalcade
Girl on Couch
College Swing
Betty
Probation
Ruth Jarrett
Whoopee!
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley
Lily Blane
Wing and a Prayer
(archive footage)
The Kid from Spain
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Coney Island
Kate Farley
The Day the Bookies Wept
Ina Firpo
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Molly Larkins
Palmy Days
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Down Argentine Way
Glenda Crawford
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Bonny Kane
This Way Please
Jane Morrow
Man About Town
Susan Hayes
Million Dollar Legs
Carol Parker
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
Song of the Islands
Eileen O'Brien
Do You Love Me
Barry's Fan in Taxi
Three for the Show
Julie Lowndes
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
(archive footage)
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Carol Brown
Kiki
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
Barbara Jones
Call Me Mister
Kay Hudson
The Nitwits
Mary Roberts
That Lady in Ermine
Francesca / Angelina
By Your Leave
Frances
Mother Wore Tights
Mother
Give Me a Sailor
Nancy Larkin
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Melody Cruise
First Stewardess (uncredited)
Footlight Serenade
Pat Lambert
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
Pigskin Parade
Laura Watson
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
School for Romance
Student
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Freddie
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Chorine
Child of Manhattan
Lucy McGonagle
The All-Star Bond Rally
Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Thrill of a Lifetime
Gwen
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Becoming Marilyn
Four Jills in a Jeep
Betty Grable
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Stormy Tornado
Marilyn
archive footage
Old Man Rhythm
Sylvia
Hollywood Luck
A Quiet Fourth
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Collegiate
Dorothy
Love Detectives
Alice
Let's Go Places
Chorine (uncredited)
Springtime in the Rockies
Vicky Lane
Once a Hero
Some of Manie's Friends
Air Tonic
Betty Grable - Band Singer
Elmer Steps Out
The Age of Consent
Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
Diamond Horseshoe
Bonnie Collins
Campus Confessions
Joyce Gilmore
Meet Me After the Show
Delilah Lee
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (archiveFootage)
The Flirty Sleepwalker
Blonde Girl
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Cynthia Pilgrim
What Price Innocence?
Beverly Bennett
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Vocalist
The Dolly Sisters
Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly
Susie's Affairs
Susie Lee
Business Is a Pleasure
The Casting Couch
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
Self (archive footage)
Drawing Rumors
Crashing Hollywood
Betty
Hollywood Lights
Betty
Ex-Sweeties
Undetermined Minor Role
This Band Age
Betty - Band Singer
The Spirit of 1976
Lady! Please!
Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
Over the Counter
Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
Ferry-Go-Round
Betty
Marilyn at the Movies
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies