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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 16, 1911
Died
April 25, 1995
Place of Birth
Independence, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Virginia Katherine McMath
Ginger Rogers
1.3 Popularity
Biography
Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. During her long career, she made a total of 73 films and is noted for her role as Fred Astaire's partner in a series of ten musical films. She achieved great success in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her stage debut in Girl Crazy. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film role as a supporting actress in 42nd Street. In the 1930s, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably Top Hat and Swing Time. But after two commercial failures with Astaire, she branched out into dramatic and comedy films. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws and highest paid actresses of the 1940s. Her performance in Kitty Foyle won her the Oscar for Best Actress. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in 1949 in the commercially successful The Barkleys of Broadway. After an unsuccessful period in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway in 1965, playing the lead role in Hello, Dolly!. More Broadway roles followed, along with her stage directorial debut in 1985 of an off-Broadway production of Babes in Arms. She also made television acting appearances until 1987. In 1992, Rogers was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83. Rogers is associated with the phrase "backwards and in high heels", which is attributed to Bob Thaves' Frank and Ernest 1982 cartoon with the caption "Sure he [Astaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did...backwards and in high heels". This phrase is sometimes incorrectly attributed to Ann Richards, who used it in her keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention. A Republican and a devout Christian Scientist, Rogers married five times with all of them ending in divorce, and having no children. During her long career, Rogers made 73 films, and her musical films with Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the genre. Rogers was a major movie star during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood and is often considered an American icon. She ranks number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. Her autobiography Ginger: My Story was published in 1991.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
2017
10.0
Self (archive footage)
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
2014
7.0
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
5.0
Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
2013
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
2010
7.5
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
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Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
2007
6.5
Various / Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
2006
0.0
Archive Footage
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
2006
Credits
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
as Self (archive footage)
2017
0.0
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
as Self (archive footage)
2014
10.0
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
7.0
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)
2013
5.0
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
2010
0.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.5
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive)
2009
0.0
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
as Self (archive footage)
2007
0.0
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
as Various / Self (archive footage)
2006
6.5
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
as Archive Footage
2006
0.0
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage)
2006
4.9
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Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self (archive footage)
2005
0.0
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
6.7
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as Self (Archival Footage)
1999
0.0
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
7.0
🎬
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
as Self
1991
6.0
🎬
Star Life
as Self (archive footage)
1990
10.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1988
6.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
1988
6.0
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
1987
8.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
7.5
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985
5.6
That's Dancing!
1985
7.0
Glitter
as Margaret Davis
1984
4.5
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
10.0
Hotel
as Natalie Trent
1982
6.8
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
The Love Boat
as Stella Logan
1977
6.3
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
6.9
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1976
0.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
5.7
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
7.3
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1973
5.4
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
6.0
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.3
Here's Lucy
as Ginger Rogers
1968
6.7
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.7
Omnibus
as Self (archive footage)
1967
7.2
Harlow
as Mama Jean Bello
1965
4.5
Cinderella
as Queen
1965
6.4
The Confession
as Madame Rinaldi
1964
1.0
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1964
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
1964
4.5
🎬
Vacation Playhouse
as Elizabeth Harcourt / Margaret Harcourt
1963
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Kay Neilson
1959
6.3
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
as Mildred Turner
1957
5.8
Teenage Rebel
as Nancy Fallon
1956
6.5
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
The First Traveling Saleslady
as Rose Gillray
1956
5.4
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - SInger
1956
5.6
Tony Awards
as Self
1956
5.1
Tight Spot
as Sherry Conley
1955
6.3
Black Widow
as Carlotta Marin
1954
6.4
Beautiful Stranger
as Johnny Victor
1954
5.0
Forever Female
as Beatrice Page
1953
6.7
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Monkey Business
as Edwina Fulton
1952
6.7
Dreamboat
as Gloria Marlowe
1952
6.0
We're Not Married!
as Ramona Gladwyn
1952
5.9
The Groom Wore Spurs
as AJ Furnival
1951
4.4
Storm Warning
as Marsha Mitchell
1951
6.6
The Jack Benny Program
as Ginger Rogers
1950
7.8
Perfect Strangers
as Terry Scott
1950
6.2
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1950
6.9
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Dinah Barkley
1949
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
It Had to Be You
as Victoria Stafford
1947
6.5
Magnificent Doll
as Dolly Madison
1946
5.9
Heartbeat
as Arlette Lafron
1946
4.9
George White's Scandals
as Ginger Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
5.3
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Irene Malvern
1945
6.0
I'll Be Seeing You
as Mary Marshall
1944
7.1
Tender Comrade
as Jo Jones
1944
6.3
Lady in the Dark
as Liza Elliott
1944
4.7
Show-Business at War
as Self
1943
7.0
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Katherine Butt-Smith
1942
6.2
The Major and the Minor
as Susan Applegate
1942
7.0
Tales of Manhattan
as Diane
1942
6.3
Roxie Hart
as Roxie Hart
1942
6.8
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Janie
1941
5.6
Kitty Foyle
as Kitty Foyle
1940
6.6
Lucky Partners
as Jean Newton
1940
6.0
Primrose Path
as Ellie May Adams
1940
6.5
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Mary Grey
1939
7.0
Bachelor Mother
as Polly Parrish
1939
7.1
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Irene Castle
1939
6.9
Carefree
as Amanda Cooper
1938
6.6
Having Wonderful Time
as Teddy Shaw
1938
4.9
Vivacious Lady
as Francey
1938
6.8
Stage Door
as Jean Maitland
1937
7.0
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
as Self (uncredited)
1937
5.0
Shall We Dance
as Linda Keene
1937
7.2
Swing Time
as Penny Carrol
1936
6.8
Follow the Fleet
as Sherry Martin
1936
6.8
In Person
as Carol Corliss
1935
6.3
Top Hat
as Dale Tremont
1935
7.3
Star of Midnight
as Donna Mantin
1935
6.0
Roberta
as Comtesse Scharwenka
1935
7.0
Romance in Manhattan
as Sylvia Dennis
1935
7.8
The Gay Divorcee
as Mimi Glossop
1934
6.9
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Peggy Cornell
1934
6.0
Change of Heart
as Madge Rountree
1934
6.2
Finishing School
as Pony
1934
6.2
Upperworld
as Lilly Linda
1934
6.3
🎬
Hollywood Newsreel
as Self
1934
4.0
Flying Down to Rio
as Honey Hale
1933
6.2
Sitting Pretty
as Dorothy
1933
7.5
Chance at Heaven
as Marge Harris
1933
5.7
Rafter Romance
as Mary
1933
6.5
A Shriek in the Night
as Pat Morgan
1933
5.1
Don't Bet on Love
as Molly Gilbert
1933
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Professional Sweetheart
as Glory Eden
1933
5.0
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Fay Fortune
1933
7.2
42nd Street
as Ann Lowell
1933
6.9
Broadway Bad
as Flip Daly
1933
5.0
You Said a Mouthful
as Alice Brandon
1932
5.0
Hat Check Girl
as Jessie King
1932
6.0
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
as Self
1932
4.0
The Thirteenth Guest
as Lela / Marie Morgan
1932
4.9
Hollywood on Parade
as Self
1932
3.0
The Tenderfoot
as Ruth Weston
1932
6.0
Carnival Boat
as Honey
1932
5.0
Suicide Fleet
as Sally
1931
4.3
The Tip-Off
as Baby Face
1931
5.2
Honor Among Lovers
as Doris Brown
1931
5.7
Follow the Leader
as Mary Brennan
1930
5.4
🎬
Office Blues
as Miss Gravis
1930
5.0
Queen High
as Polly Rockwell
1930
6.0
The Sap from Syracuse
as Ellen Saunders
1930
4.7
Young Man of Manhattan
as Puff Randolph
1930
5.5
🎬
Campus Sweethearts
1930
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A Night in a Dormitory
as Ginger Rogers
1930
4.9
A Day of a Man of Affairs
1929
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