Carole Landis
Born: 1918-12-31 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1948-07-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure. Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal. From Wikipedia.
Filmography
1995
1990
- Death In Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1989
- Death Scenes as Self (archive footage)
1988
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1948
- Noose as Linda Medbury
- Brass Monkey as Kay Sheldon
1947
- Out of the Blue as Mae Earthleigh
1946
- Behind Green Lights as Janet Bradley
- A Scandal in Paris as Loretta de Richet
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog as Julia Andrews
1945
- Having Wonderful Crime as Helene Justus
1944
- Four Jills in a Jeep as Carole Landis
- Secret Command as Jill McCann
1943
- Show-Business at War as Self
- The Powers Girl as Kay Evans
- Wintertime as Flossie Fouchere
1942
- My Gal Sal as Mae Collins
- Orchestra Wives as Natalie Mercer
- A Gentleman at Heart as Helen Mason
- It Happened in Flatbush as Kathryn Baker
- Manila Calling as Edna Fraser
1941
- I Wake Up Screaming as Vicky Lynn
- Topper Returns as Ann Carrington
- Moon Over Miami as Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
- Cadet Girl as Gene Baxter
- Road Show as Penguin Moore
- Dance Hall as Lili Brown
1940
- One Million B.C. as Loana
- Mystery Sea Raider as June McCarthy
- Turnabout as Sally Willows
1939
- Three Texas Steers as Nancy Evans
- Cowboys from Texas as June Jones
- Daredevils of the Red Circle as Blanche Granville
- Reno as Mrs. Humphrey
1938
- The Adventures of Robin Hood as Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
- A Slight Case of Murder as Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)
- Four's a Crowd as Lansford's 2nd Secretary
- The Patient in Room 18 as Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers in Paris as Golddigger
- Men Are Such Fools as June Cooper (uncredited)
- When Were You Born as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- Love, Honor and Behave as Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited)
- Penrod's Double Trouble as Girl at Fair (uncredited)
- Torchy Blane in Panama as Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited)
- Blondes at Work as Carol
- Over the Wall as Peggy - Girl at Beach
- Women Are Like That as Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
- Girls on Probation as Extra
- Hollywood Hotel as Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited)
- Boy Meets Girl as Commissary Cashier
- The Invisible Menace as Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie
1937
- A Day at the Races as Party Guest (uncredited)
- A Star Is Born as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
- Broadway Melody of 1938 as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- The Emperor's Candlesticks as Bidder (uncredited)
- The King and the Chorus Girl as Chorine (uncredited)
- She Loved a Fireman as Blonde Sunbather
- Varsity Show as Student (uncredited)
- The Adventurous Blonde as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Fly Away Baby as Blonde at Airport (uncredited)
- Alcatraz Island as Party Girl (uncredited)
- Over the Goal as Co-ed
- Missing Witnesses as Girl on Pier (uncredited)
1936
- Gold Diggers of 1937 as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self