Betty Furness
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1916
- Died
- April 2, 1994 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Mary Furness (January 3, 1916 – April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate, and current affairs commentator. She began her professional career as a model before being noticed by a talent scout and being signed to a film contract in 1932 by RKO Studios. Her first film role was as the "Thirteenth Woman" in the film Thirteen Women (1932) but her scenes were deleted before the film's release. Over the next few years, she appeared in several RKO films, and became a popular actress. Among her film successes were Magnificent Obsession (1935) and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film Swing Time (1936). By the end of the decade, she had appeared in over forty films, but during the 1940s, she found it difficult to secure acting roles. In 1948, Furness was performing in the television series Studio One, which was broadcast live. She filled in for an actor to promote Westinghouse products during the advertisement break, and impressed the company with her easy and professional manner. They offered her a contract to promote their products and she thus became closely associated with them.
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Filmography
Westinghouse Total Electric Home
Movie · as Narrator
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman · 1 ep
The Defender (Studio One)
Movie · as Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
Twelve Angry Men
Movie · as Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman
Climax!
TV · as Beth Jaynes, Ann Kilgore · 1 ep
The Kill
Movie · as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
Movie · as Self
Ellis in Freedomland
Movie · as Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
Pontius Pilate
Movie
A Bolt of Lightning
Movie · as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
The Rockingham Tea Set
Movie · as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
Studio One: Wuthering Heights
Movie · as Announcer
Your Show of Shows
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Maggie Watson · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Coral, Princess Livitski, Self - Commercial Spokeswoman · 1 ep
North of Shanghai
Movie · as Helen Warner
Mama Steps Out
Movie · as Leila Cuppy
They Wanted to Marry
Movie · as Sheila Hunter
The Good Old Soak
Movie · as Lucy Hawley
Fair Warning
Movie · as Kate Farnham
It Can't Last Forever
Movie · as Carol Wilson
Swing Time
Movie · as Margaret Watson
The President's Mystery
Movie · as Charlotte Brown
Mister Cinderella
Movie · as Patricia 'Pat' Randolph
All American Chump
Movie · as Kitty Crane
The Three Wise Guys
Movie · as Clarabelle Brooks
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Movie
Magnificent Obsession
Movie · as Joyce Hudson
The Keeper of the Bees
Movie · as Molly
Shadow of Doubt
Movie · as Lisa
Here Comes Cookie
Movie · as Phyllis Allen
Calm Yourself
Movie · as Mary Elizabeth Allenby
McFadden´s Flats
Movie · as Molly McFadden
Beggars in Ermine
Movie · as Joyce Dawson
Dangerous Corner
Movie · as Mrs. Betty Whitehouse
The Life of Vergie Winters
Movie · as Joan Shadwell
A Wicked Woman
Movie · as Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
Gridiron Flash
Movie · as Jane Thurston
The Band Plays On
Movie · as Kitty O'Brien
Flying Down to Rio
Movie · as Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Emergency Call
Movie · as Alice Averill
Headline Shooter
Movie · as Miss Saunders
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Movie · as Evangeline
Let's Fall in Love
Movie · as Linda
Scarlet River
Movie · as Babe Jewel
Lucky Devils
Movie · as Ginger
The Great Jasper
Movie · as Sylvia Bradfield
Ace of Aces
Movie · as Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
Midshipman Jack
Movie · as Ruth Rogers
Cross Fire
Movie · as Pat "Mike" Plummer
Renegades of the West
Movie · as Mary Fawcett