Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century.
Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century.
During her long career, she made a total of 73 films and is noted for her role as Fred Astaire's partner in a series of ten musical films. She achieved great success in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle. 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 role as a supporting actress in 42nd Street.
In the 1930s, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably Top Hat and Swing Time. 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. Her performance in Kitty Foyle won her the Oscar for Best Actress.
Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in 1949 in the commercially successful The Barkleys of Broadway. After an unsuccessful period in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway in 1965, playing 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. In 1992, Rogers was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83.
Rogers is associated with the phrase "backwards and in high heels", which is attributed to Bob Thaves' Frank and Ernest 1982 cartoon with the caption "Sure he [Astaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did...backwards and in high heels". This phrase is sometimes incorrectly attributed to Ann Richards, who used it in her keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
A Republican and a devout Christian Scientist, Rogers married five times with all of them ending in divorce, and having no children. During her long career, Rogers made 73 films, and her musical films with Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the genre. Rogers was a major movie star during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood and is often considered an American icon. She ranks number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. Her autobiography Ginger: My Story was published in 1991.
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Filmography (Movies)
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2017
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/06/2014
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/04/2010
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2009
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/02/2007
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
Character:Various / Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/10/2006
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Character:Archive Footage
Release Date:10/10/2006
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/03/2006
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/08/2005
Complicated Women
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/05/2003
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:20/07/1999
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/1987
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/1985
That's Dancing!
Character:
Release Date:18/01/1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
That's Entertainment!
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:21/06/1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1972
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1970
Harlow
Character:Mama Jean
Release Date:14/05/1965
The Love Goddesses
Character:(Archive Footage)
Release Date:03/03/1965
Cinderella
Character:Queen
Release Date:22/02/1965
Quick, Let's Get Married
Character:Madame Rinaldi
Release Date:01/01/1964
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Character:Mildred Turner
Release Date:22/02/1957
Teenage Rebel
Character:Nancy Fallon
Release Date:01/11/1956
The First Traveling Saleslady
Character:Rose Gillray
Release Date:01/08/1956
Tight Spot
Character:Sherry Conley
Release Date:19/03/1955
Black Widow
Character:Carlotta Marin
Release Date:28/10/1954
Beautiful Stranger
Character:Johnny Victor
Release Date:13/07/1954
Forever Female
Character:Beatrice Page
Release Date:28/11/1953
Monkey Business
Character:Edwina Fulton
Release Date:03/09/1952
Dreamboat
Character:Gloria Marlowe
Release Date:26/07/1952
We're Not Married!
Character:Ramona Gladwyn
Release Date:11/07/1952
The Groom Wore Spurs
Character:AJ Furnival
Release Date:13/03/1951
Storm Warning
Character:Marsha Mitchell
Release Date:10/02/1951
Perfect Strangers
Character:Terry Scott
Release Date:11/03/1950
The Barkleys of Broadway
Character:Dinah Barkley
Release Date:04/05/1949
It Had to Be You
Character:Victoria Stafford
Release Date:07/12/1947
Magnificent Doll
Character:Dolly Madison
Release Date:08/12/1946
Heartbeat
Character:Arlette Lafron
Release Date:01/05/1946
George White's Scandals
Character:Ginger Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Character:Irene Malvern
Release Date:04/10/1945
I'll Be Seeing You
Character:Mary Marshall
Release Date:31/12/1944
Tender Comrade
Character:Jo Jones
Release Date:30/05/1944
Lady in the Dark
Character:Liza Elliott
Release Date:10/02/1944
Show-Business at War
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1943
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Character:Katherine Butt-Smith
Release Date:27/11/1942
The Major and the Minor
Character:Susan Applegate
Release Date:16/09/1942
Tales of Manhattan
Character:Diane
Release Date:05/08/1942
Roxie Hart
Character:Roxie Hart
Release Date:20/02/1942
Tom, Dick and Harry
Character:Janie
Release Date:13/06/1941
Kitty Foyle
Character:Kitty Foyle
Release Date:27/12/1940
Lucky Partners
Character:Jean Newton
Release Date:02/08/1940
Primrose Path
Character:Ellie May Adams
Release Date:22/03/1940
Fifth Avenue Girl
Character:Mary Grey
Release Date:22/09/1939
Bachelor Mother
Character:Polly Parrish
Release Date:30/06/1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Character:Irene Castle
Release Date:29/03/1939
Carefree
Character:Amanda Cooper
Release Date:02/09/1938
Having Wonderful Time
Character:Teddy Shaw
Release Date:01/07/1938
Vivacious Lady
Character:Francey
Release Date:13/05/1938
Stage Door
Character:Jean Maitland
Release Date:08/10/1937
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:13/08/1937
Shall We Dance
Character:Linda Keene
Release Date:07/05/1937
Swing Time
Character:Penny Carrol
Release Date:28/08/1936
Follow the Fleet
Character:Sherry Martin
Release Date:20/02/1936
In Person
Character:Carol Corliss
Release Date:22/11/1935
Top Hat
Character:Dale Tremont
Release Date:29/08/1935
Star of Midnight
Character:Donna Mantin
Release Date:19/04/1935
Roberta
Character:Scharwenka
Release Date:07/03/1935
Romance in Manhattan
Character:Sylvia Dennis
Release Date:11/01/1935
The Gay Divorcee
Character:Mimi Glossop
Release Date:12/10/1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Character:Peggy Cornell
Release Date:26/05/1934
Change of Heart
Character:Madge Rountree
Release Date:18/05/1934
Finishing School
Character:Pony
Release Date:04/05/1934
Upperworld
Character:Lilly Linda
Release Date:28/04/1934
Hollywood Newsreel
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/1934
Flying Down to Rio
Character:Honey Hale
Release Date:22/12/1933
Sitting Pretty
Character:Dorothy
Release Date:23/11/1933
Chance at Heaven
Character:Marge Harris
Release Date:27/10/1933
Rafter Romance
Character:Mary
Release Date:01/09/1933
A Shriek in the Night
Character:Pat Morgan
Release Date:22/07/1933
Don't Bet on Love
Character:Molly Gilbert
Release Date:30/06/1933
Professional Sweetheart
Character:Glory
Release Date:09/06/1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
Character:Fay
Release Date:27/05/1933
42nd Street
Character:Ann
Release Date:11/03/1933
Broadway Bad
Character:Flip Daly
Release Date:24/02/1933
You Said a Mouthful
Character:Alice Brandon
Release Date:08/12/1932
Hat Check Girl
Character:Jessie King
Release Date:08/10/1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/1932
The Thirteenth Guest
Character:Lela / Marie Morgan
Release Date:09/08/1932
Hollywood on Parade
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1932
The Tenderfoot
Character:Ruth Weston
Release Date:23/05/1932
Carnival Boat
Character:Honey
Release Date:19/03/1932
Suicide Fleet
Character:Sally
Release Date:20/11/1931
The Tip-Off
Character:Baby Face
Release Date:16/10/1931
Honor Among Lovers
Character:Doris Brown
Release Date:21/03/1931
Follow the Leader
Character:Mary Brennan
Release Date:06/12/1930
Office Blues
Character:Miss Gravis
Release Date:22/11/1930
Queen High
Character:Polly Rockwell
Release Date:23/08/1930
The Sap from Syracuse
Character:Ellen Saunders
Release Date:26/07/1930
Young Man of Manhattan
Character:Puff Randolph
Release Date:19/04/1930
Campus Sweethearts
Character:
Release Date:09/03/1930
A Night in a Dormitory
Character:Ginger Rogers
Release Date:05/01/1930
A Day of a Man of Affairs
Character:
Release Date:06/11/1929
Television Appearances
Talking Pictures
Character:Self (archive footage)
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Character:Self
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Character:Self
Hollywood '84
Character:Self
Glitter
Character:Margaret Davis
Hotel
Character:Natalie Trent
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
The Love Boat
Character:Stella Logan
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Self
Here's Lucy
Character:Ginger Rogers
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Omnibus
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self
Vacation Playhouse
Character:Elizabeth Harcourt / Margaret Harcourt
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Kay Neilson
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - SInger
Tony Awards
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Ginger Rogers
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Panelist
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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