Betty Furness
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
movieThe Defender (Studio One)
1957
Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
tvClimax!
1954
Beth Jaynes / Ann Kilgore
movieTwelve Angry Men
1954
Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman
movieThe Kill
1952
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
movieEllis in Freedomland
1952
Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
movieA Bolt of Lightning
1951
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Maggie Watson
tvYour Show of Shows
1950
Herself
movieThe Rockingham Tea Set
1950
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
tvStudio One
1948
Coral, Princess Livitski / Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
movieNorth of Shanghai
1939
Helen Warner
movieIt Can't Last Forever
1937
Carol Wilson
movieThe Good Old Soak
1937
Lucy Hawley
movieFair Warning
1937
Kate Farnham
movieMama Steps Out
1937
Leila Cuppy
movieThey Wanted to Marry
1937
Sheila Hunter
movieMister Cinderella
1936
Patricia 'Pat' Randolph
movieAll American Chump
1936
Kitty Crane
movieThe President's Mystery
1936
Charlotte Brown
movieSwing Time
1936
Margaret Watson
movieThe Three Wise Guys
1936
Clarabelle Brooks
movieMagnificent Obsession
1935
Joyce Hudson
movieHere Comes Cookie
1935
Phyllis Allen
movieCalm Yourself
1935
Mary Elizabeth Allenby
movieMcFadden´s Flats
1935
Molly McFadden
movieThe Band Plays On
1934
Kitty O'Brien
movieA Wicked Woman
1934
Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
movieDangerous Corner
1934
Mrs. Betty Whitehouse
movieGridiron Flash
1934
Jane Thurston
movieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934
Joan Shadwell
movieBeggars in Ermine
1934
Joyce Dawson
movieFlying Down to Rio
1933
Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
movieAce of Aces
1933
Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
movieAggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
Evangeline
movieMidshipman Jack
1933
Ruth Rogers
movieHeadline Shooter
1933
Miss Saunders
movieEmergency Call
1933
Alice Averill
movieCross Fire
1933
Pat "Mike" Plummer
movieScarlet River
1933
Babe Jewel
movieThe Great Jasper
1933
Sylvia Bradfield
movieLucky Devils
1933
Ginger
movieRenegades of the West
1932
Mary Fawcett