Betty Furness
Acting
Born 1916-01-03
Died 1994-04-02
New York City, New York, USA
53 credits
Peabody Awards 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
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Peabody Awards 1 won
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
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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
Acting
50 credits
What's My Line?
Climax!
Studio One
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Your Show of Shows
Swing Time
The Kill
Ace of Aces
Flying Down to Rio
The Defender (Studio One)
Twelve Angry Men
The Life of Vergie Winters
Scarlet River
McFadden´s Flats
Mama Steps Out
Ellis in Freedomland
Lucky Devils
Mister Cinderella
It Can't Last Forever
Magnificent Obsession
Here Comes Cookie
Gridiron Flash
Calm Yourself
Let's Fall in Love
Emergency Call
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
North of Shanghai
Studio One: Wuthering Heights
A Wicked Woman
Cross Fire
Fair Warning
Dangerous Corner
Shadow of Doubt
The President's Mystery
The Band Plays On
The Keeper of the Bees
They Wanted to Marry
Beggars in Ermine
Midshipman Jack
Renegades of the West
Headline Shooter
The Rockingham Tea Set
The Good Old Soak
The Great Jasper
All American Chump
The Three Wise Guys
A Bolt of Lightning
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
Westinghouse Total Electric Home
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