Biography
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 β 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.
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Filmography
all 31
Movies 26
self 14
TV Shows 5
Self (archive footage)

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
Movie
From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)

That's Dancing! (1985)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Ruby Keeler

The Phynx (1970)
Movie
Self - Guest

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Self - Performer

Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Bea Thorn

Calling All Girls (1942)
Movie
Betty Blake

Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)
Movie
Katherine 'Kitty' Carey

Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)
Movie
Ruby Keeler

Hollywood Handicap (1938)
Movie
Ruby Keeler (uncredited)

A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
Movie
Colleen Reilly

Colleen (1936)
Movie
June Blackburn

Shipmates Forever (1935)
Movie
Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne

Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Movie
Kathleen 'Kit' Fitts

Flirtation Walk (1934)
Movie
Barbara

Dames (1934)
Movie
6
Bea Thorn

Footlight Parade (1933)
Movie
Polly Parker

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Movie
6.22
Peggy Sawyer

42nd Street (1933)
Movie
4
Ruby Keeler

Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
Movie
Self

Ruby Keeler
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1909-08-25
Deathday1993-02-28 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceHalifax Regional Municipality, Canada
RelationshipsAl Jolson (1928 - 1940)
CitizenshipsUnited States, Canada
Also Known AsEthel Ruby Keeler
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
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