Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – February 28, 1993) was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971.

Casted

42nd Street

Played Peggy

Average Rating

6.9

206 votes

Release Date

Mar 11, 1933

94 years ago
Gold Diggers of 1933

Played Polly

Average Rating

7.2

165 votes

Release Date

May 27, 1933

94 years ago
Footlight Parade

Played Bea Thorn

Average Rating

6.8

98 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1933

93 years ago
Dames

Played Barbara Hemingway

Average Rating

6.4

37 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1934

92 years ago
That's Dancing!

Played From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

19 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1985

41 years ago
Flirtation Walk

Played Kathleen "Kit" Fitts

Average Rating

5.6

14 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1934

92 years ago
Hollywood Handicap

Played Herself

Average Rating

4.5

11 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1938

89 years ago
Beverly Hills Brats

Played Goldie

Average Rating

5.0

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1989

37 years ago
The Phynx

Played Ruby Keeler

Average Rating

3.2

9 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1970

56 years ago
Show Girl in Hollywood

Played Ruby Keeler

Average Rating

5.4

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1930

97 years ago
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

4.9

8 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 2006

20 years ago
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.1

8 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1975

51 years ago
Ready, Willing and Able

Played Jane

Average Rating

5.1

7 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1937

90 years ago
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

6 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1987

39 years ago
Mother Carey's Chickens

Played Kitty Carey

Average Rating

5.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jul 29, 1938

88 years ago
Shipmates Forever

Played June Blackburn

Average Rating

6.5

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1935

91 years ago
Go Into Your Dance

Played Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne

Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1935

92 years ago
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.4

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 2025

1 year ago
Colleen

Played Colleen Reilly

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1936

91 years ago
Sweetheart of the Campus

Played Betty Blake

Average Rating

5.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1941

86 years ago
Six Hits and a Miss

Played Herself

Average Rating

5.0

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1942

84 years ago
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 2006

20 years ago
A Day at Santa Anita

Played Ruby Keeler (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 22, 1937

90 years ago
And She Learned About Dames

Played Herself

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1934

93 years ago
Calling All Girls

Played Herself (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 24, 1942

85 years ago
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 2007

19 years ago
Studio Highlights

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1934

93 years ago

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