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Kay Francis

Acting1929–2005Died at 63Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

83Credits7.1/10Avg Rating

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related material and personal papers are available to scholars and researchers in the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kay Francis,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full li...

Details

Born

January 13, 1905

Died

August 26, 1968

Age at Death

63

Birthplace

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

Katherine Edwina Gibbs, Katherine Francis

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Career Stats

Total Credits

83

As Actor

81

As Producer

2

Avg Rating

7.1/10

Highest Rated

Trouble in Paradise (7.4)

Genre Profile

Drama51 Romance31 Comedy27 Crime13 Documentary12 Music9 War5 Adventure3 History2 Western1

Filmography

One Way Passage

1932 · Joan Ames

1929 · Penelope

1939 · Maida Walker

Trouble in Paradise

1932 · Mariette Colet

1932 · Baroness Teri Hohenfels

1931 · Marjorie West

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Let's Go Native

1930 · Constance Cook

1937 · Vera Kowalska

King of the Underworld

1939 · Dr. Carole Nelson

When the Daltons Rode

1940 · Julie King

Street of Chance

1930 · Alma Marsden

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

The Feminine Touch

1941 · Nellie Woods

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933 · Mary Stevens

The House on 56th Street

1933 · Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone

The White Angel

1936 · Florence Nightingale

1934 · Liane Renaud

Blow-Ups of 1947

1937 · Julia Ashton Wister

1931 · Fanny Towner

1945 · Diane Carter

1935 · Lynn Palmer

Frequent Collaborators (10)

Orry-Kelly

Costume_designer · 23 films together

One Way Passage (1932)Jewel Robbery (1932)The House on 56th Street (1933)The Keyhole (1933)Dr. Monica (1934)Wonder Bar (1934)+17 more

Anton Grot

Art_director · 11 films together

One Way Passage (1932)Man Wanted (1932)Street of Women (1932)The Keyhole (1933)Dr. Monica (1934)British Agent (1934)+5 more

Cinematographer · 11 films together

Stranded (1935)Living on Velvet (1935)I Found Stella Parish (1935)Give Me Your Heart (1936)Confession (1937)Stolen Holiday (1937)+5 more

Travis Banton

Costume_designer · 11 films together

Let's Go Native (1930)Street of Chance (1930)The Virtuous Sin (1930)Behind the Make-Up (1930)For the Defense (1930)Girls About Town (1931)+5 more

Actor · 10 films together

The Keyhole (1933)Stranded (1935)The Goose and the Gander (1935)Living on Velvet (1935)Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)+4 more

Composer · 10 films together

British Agent (1934)Mandalay (1934)Stranded (1935)Living on Velvet (1935)I Found Stella Parish (1935)Give Me Your Heart (1936)+4 more

Actor · 7 films together

Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)The Keyhole (1933)Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)+1 more

Actor · 7 films together

I Found Stella Parish (1935)The White Angel (1936)Another Dawn (1937)Confession (1937)Stolen Holiday (1937)Comet Over Broadway (1938)+1 more

Actor · 7 films together

Paramount on Parade (1930)Street of Chance (1930)Behind the Make-Up (1930)For the Defense (1930)Ladies' Man (1931)One Way Passage (1932)+1 more

Composer · 6 films together

Jewel Robbery (1932)Man Wanted (1932)The House on 56th Street (1933)Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)British Agent (1934)Stranded (1935)