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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.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 46
self 15
TV Shows 9
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
The Arena (1956)
Climax! (1954)
Twelve Angry Men (1954)
The Best of Broadway (1954)
Mark of Cain (1953)
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus (1952)
The Kill (1952)
Ellis in Freedomland (1952)
Pontius Pilate (1952)
Little Women: Meg's Story (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Your Show of Shows (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
The Rockingham Tea Set (1950)
Studio One (1948)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
North of Shanghai (1939)
It Can't Last Forever (1937)
The Good Old Soak (1937)
Fair Warning (1937)
Mama Steps Out (1937)
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
Mister Cinderella (1936)
All American Chump (1936)
The President's Mystery (1936)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)
Swing Time (1936)
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Magnificent Obsession (1935)
Here Comes Cookie (1935)
The Keeper of the Bees (1935)
Calm Yourself (1935)
McFadden´s Flats (1935)
Shadow of Doubt (1935)
The Bands Plays On (1934)
A Wicked Woman (1934)
Dangerous Corner (1934)
Gridiron Flash (1934)
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
Beggars in Ermine (1934)
Let's Fall in Love (1933)
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Ace of Aces (1933)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933)
Midshipman Jack (1933)
Headline Shooter (1933)
Emergency Call (1933)
Cross Fire (1933)
Scarlet River (1933)
The Great Jasper (1933)
Lucky Devils (1933)
Renegades of the West (1932)
Our World
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1916-01-03
Deathday1994-04-02 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsElizabeth Mary Furness
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Peabody Awards
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