Acting
Ginger Rogers
1911-07-16 · Independence, Missouri, USA
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.
Known for
Top Hat
Monkey Business
Swing Time
42nd Street
The Love Boat
Gold Diggers of 1933
The Major and the Minor
The Gay Divorcee
Stage Door
Shall We Dance
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Oscars
Bachelor Mother
Follow the Fleet
Flying Down to Rio
Vivacious Lady
Movie credits · 115
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Complicated Women
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The Casting Couch
That's Entertainment! III
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Night of 100 Stars II
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
That's Dancing!
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Night of 100 Stars
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
That's Entertainment, Part II
Hooray for Hollywood
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
That's Entertainment!
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Mondo Hollywood
Harlow
Cinderella
Quick, Let's Get Married
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Teenage Rebel
The First Traveling Saleslady
Tight Spot
Black Widow
Beautiful Stranger
TV credits · 30
Talking Pictures
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Hollywood '84
Glitter
Hotel
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Love Boat
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Great Performances
The David Frost Show
Here's Lucy
The Dick Cavett Show
Omnibus
The Hollywood Palace
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Vacation Playhouse
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Steve Allen Show
Tony Awards
The Oscars
The Jack Benny Program
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
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