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Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Known for: Acting

Born 13/01/1905
Died 1968-08-26
Place of birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related material and personal papers are available to scholars and researchers in the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kay Francis,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Alice

1950

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

The Cocoanuts Film ★ 6,5

The Cocoanuts

Penelope

1929

Trouble in Paradise Film ★ 7,4

Trouble in Paradise

Mariette

1932

In Name Only Film ★ 7,0

In Name Only

Maida Walker

1939

Jewel Robbery Film ★ 6,5

Jewel Robbery

Baroness Teri Hohenfels

1932

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Film ★ 6,3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975

Another Dawn Film ★ 6,4

Another Dawn

Julia Ashton Wister

1937

Breakdowns of 1938 Film ★ 5,8

Breakdowns of 1938

Lady Chase-Wayne / Claire Landin (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938

Wonder Bar Film ★ 6,0

Wonder Bar

Liane Renaud

1934

British Agent Film ★ 5,8

British Agent

Elena Moura

1934

One Way Passage Film ★ 7,3

One Way Passage

Joan Ames

1932

Breakdowns of 1936 Film

Breakdowns of 1936

Self

1936

The White Angel Film ★ 7,2

The White Angel

Florence Nightingale

1936

Complicated Women Film ★ 6,9

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

2003

Show-Business at War Film ★ 7,0

Show-Business at War

Self

1943

Stranded Film ★ 6,0

Stranded

Lynn Palmer

1935

Passion Flower Film ★ 5,4

Passion Flower

Dulce Morado

1930

King of the Underworld Film ★ 6,4

King of the Underworld

Dr. Carole Nelson

1939

Women in the Wind Film ★ 6,8

Women in the Wind

Janet Steele

1939

Breakdowns of 1939 Film ★ 6,5

Breakdowns of 1939

Self

1939

Paramount on Parade Film ★ 6,1

Paramount on Parade

Carmen

1930

Living on Velvet Film ★ 5,9

Living on Velvet

Amy Prentiss

1935

Series ★ 6,0

Prudential Family Playhouse

1950

I Found Stella Parish Film ★ 7,3

I Found Stella Parish

Stella Parish

1935

The Keyhole Film ★ 5,0

The Keyhole

Anne Vallee Brooks

1933

Mary Stevens, M.D. Film ★ 6,2

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens

1933

Guilty Hands Film ★ 5,9

Guilty Hands

Marjorie West

1931

Blow-Ups of 1947 Film ★ 6,3

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self

1947

When the Daltons Rode Film ★ 6,2

When the Daltons Rode

Julie King

1940

Wife Wanted Film ★ 7,8

Wife Wanted

Carole Raymond

1946

Little Men Film ★ 5,5

Little Men

Josephine "Jo" Bhaer

1940

Between Us Girls Film ★ 7,5

Between Us Girls

Christine 'Chris' Bishop

1942

Man Wanted Film ★ 5,5

Man Wanted

Lois Ames

1932

Always in My Heart Film ★ 6,3

Always in My Heart

Marjorie Scott

1942

Girls About Town Film ★ 6,6

Girls About Town

Wanda Howard

1931

Cynara Film ★ 5,1

Cynara

Clemency Warlock

1932

The House on 56th Street Film ★ 5,3

The House on 56th Street

Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone

1933

Confession Film ★ 6,2

Confession

Vera Kowalska

1937

Scandal Sheet Film ★ 10,0

Scandal Sheet

Edith Flint

1931

Charley's Aunt Film ★ 6,3

Charley's Aunt

Donna Lucia

1941

Dangerous Curves Film ★ 6,6

Dangerous Curves

Zara Flynn

1929

Things You Never See on the Screen Film ★ 5,3

Things You Never See on the Screen

Self

1935

Give Me Your Heart Film ★ 5,9

Give Me Your Heart

Belinda 'Linda' Warren, aka 'Bill'

1936

Play Girl Film ★ 6,4

Play Girl

Grace Herbert

1941

Street of Chance Film ★ 6,8

Street of Chance

Alma Marsden

1930

Breakdowns of 1937 Film ★ 6,0

Breakdowns of 1937

Self

1937

Mandalay Film ★ 5,8

Mandalay

Tanya Borodoff aka Spot White / Marjorie Lang

1934

Ladies' Man Film ★ 4,6

Ladies' Man

Norma Page

1931

Stolen Holiday Film ★ 6,4

Stolen Holiday

Nicole Picot

1937

The Feminine Touch Film ★ 5,1

The Feminine Touch

Nellie Woods

1941

Street of Women Film ★ 5,0

Street of Women

Natalie 'Nat' Upton

1932

For the Defense Film ★ 5,7

For the Defense

Irene Manners

1930

The Goose and the Gander Film ★ 4,7

The Goose and the Gander

Georgiana Summers

1935

It's a Date Film ★ 6,4

It's a Date

Georgia Drake

1940

Storm at Daybreak Film ★ 6,6

Storm at Daybreak

Irina Radovic

1933

The Man Who Lost Himself Film ★ 5,4

The Man Who Lost Himself

Adrienne Scott

1941

Raffles Film ★ 6,1

Raffles

Gwen

1930

I Loved a Woman Film ★ 4,8

I Loved a Woman

Laura McDonald

1933

Let's Go Native Film ★ 7,7

Let's Go Native

Constance Cook

1930

Strangers in Love Film ★ 5,5

Strangers in Love

Diana Merrow

1932

Secrets of an Actress Film ★ 6,0

Secrets of an Actress

Fay Carter

1938

First Lady Film ★ 6,6

First Lady

Lucy Chase Wayne

1937

Comet Over Broadway Film ★ 5,7

Comet Over Broadway

Eve Appleton

1938

The Virtuous Sin Film ★ 4,8

The Virtuous Sin

Marya Ivanova Sablin

1930

My Bill Film ★ 6,6

My Bill

Mary Colbrook

1938

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults Film ★ 9,0

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

(archive footage)

1999

The False Madonna Film ★ 7,0

The False Madonna

Tina

1931

Behind the Make-Up Film ★ 6,8

Behind the Make-Up

Kitty Parker

1930

Four Jills in a Jeep Film ★ 6,8

Four Jills in a Jeep

Kay Francis

1944

Women Are Like That Film ★ 6,8

Women Are Like That

Claire King Landin

1938

A Notorious Affair Film ★ 4,5

A Notorious Affair

Countess Olga Balakireff

1930

The Marriage Playground Film ★ 6,0

The Marriage Playground

Lady Wrench

1929

Allotment Wives Film ★ 6,7

Allotment Wives

Sheila Seymour

1945

Divorce Film ★ 6,0

Divorce

Diane Carter

1945

Dr. Monica Film ★ 5,0

Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica Braden

1934

24 Hours Film ★ 6,3

24 Hours

Fanny Towner

1931

Transgression Film ★ 4,3

Transgression

Elsie Maury

1931

William Powell: A True Gentleman Film ★ 7,5

William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005

The Vice Squad Film ★ 7,0

The Vice Squad

Alice Morrison

1931

Illusion Film ★ 9,0

Illusion

Zelda Paxton

1929

Gentlemen of the Press Film ★ 6,7

Gentlemen of the Press

Myra May

1929

Film

Movies on Sundays

Herself (uncredited)

1935