Highest rated as cast or director
Ginger Rogers's 6 titles from the 1930s have a median Balasaur Score of 76, led by Top Hat (84) and Swing Time (81), against 68 for those from the 1950s.
Biography
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She had a prolific career in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. She made a total of 73 films, notably ten revolutionary musical films where she performed as Fred Astaire's partner. She also won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Kitty Foyle (1940). Rogers was a major movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and was ranked number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. 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 roles in 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933). Subsequently, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), and Swing Time (1936). 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. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), which was her last commercial success. Experiencing constant lack on success in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway the next decade when she played 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. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83.
Acted in 94
2000s
- 2006
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
Various / Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Archive Footage
1990s
- 1999
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(archive footage)
- 1995
The Casting Couch
Movie
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
- 1985
- 1984
Glitter
Margaret Davis · 1 episode
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
- 1982
1970s
- 1977
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
- 1974
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
Mondo Hollywood
Movie
- 1965
Harlow
Mama Jean
- 1964
Quick, Let's Get Married
Madame Rinaldi
1950s
- 1959
- 1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Mildred Turner
- 1956
The First Traveling Saleslady
Rose Gillray
- 1955
Tight Spot
Sherry Conley
- 1954
Beautiful Stranger
Johnny Victor
- 1953
Forever Female
Beatrice Page
- 1952
Dreamboat
Gloria Marlowe
- 1951
The Groom Wore Spurs
AJ Furnival
- 1950
Perfect Strangers
Terry Scott
1940s
- 1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
Dinah Barkley
- 1947
It Had to Be You
Victoria Stafford
- 1946
Magnificent Doll
Dolly Madison
Heartbeat
Arlette Lafron
- 1945
George White's Scandals
Ginger Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
Irene Malvern
- 1944
I'll Be Seeing You
Mary Marshall
Tender Comrade
Jo Jones
Lady in the Dark
Liza Elliott
- 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Katherine Butt-Smith
The Major and the Minor
Susan Applegate
Tales of Manhattan
Diane
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
- 1941
Tom, Dick and Harry
Janie
- 1940
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
Lucky Partners
Jean Newton
Primrose Path
Ellie May Adams
1930s
- 1939
Bachelor Mother
Polly Parrish
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Irene Castle
- 1938
Carefree
Amanda Cooper
Having Wonderful Time
Teddy Shaw
- 1937
Stage Door
Jean Maitland
Shall We Dance
Linda Keene
- 1936
Follow the Fleet
Sherry Martin
- 1935
In Person
Carol Corliss
Star of Midnight
Donna Mantin
- 1934
Romance in Manhattan
Sylvia Dennis
The Gay Divorcee
Mimi Glossop
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Peggy Cornell
Change of Heart
Madge Rountree
Upperworld
Lilly Linda
- 1933
Sitting Pretty
Dorothy
Chance at Heaven
Marge Harris
Rafter Romance
Mary
Don't Bet on Love
Molly Gilbert
Professional Sweetheart
Glory
Broadway Bad
Flip Daly
- 1932
You Said a Mouthful
Alice Brandon
Hat Check Girl
Jessie King
The Thirteenth Guest
Lela / Marie Morgan
The Tenderfoot
Ruth Weston
Carnival Boat
Honey
- 1931
Suicide Fleet
Sally
The Tip-Off
Baby Face
Honor Among Lovers
Doris Brown
- 1930
Follow the Leader
Mary Brennan
Queen High
Polly Rockwell
The Sap from Syracuse
Ellen Saunders
Young Man of Manhattan
Puff Randolph
A Night in a Dormitory
Ginger Rogers
1920s
- 1929
A Day of a Man of Affairs
Movie
Appearances42
2010s
- 2017
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Self (archive footage)
- 2013
- 2010
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self · 2 episodes
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
- 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
- 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
- 1973
- 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
- 1971
- 1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
- 1943
Show-Business at War
Self
1930s
- 1937
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Self (uncredited)
- 1934
Hollywood Newsreel
Self
- 1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Self
Hollywood on Parade
Self