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Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Acting

Born: January 13, 1905Oklahoma 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.

Known For
Filmography
William Powell: A True Gentleman

William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

2003
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

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

(archive footage)

1999
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975
Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self

1947
Wife Wanted

Wife Wanted

Carole Raymond

1946
Allotment Wives

Allotment Wives

Sheila Seymour

1945
Divorce

Divorce

Diane Carter

1945
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

Kay Francis

1944
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

Self

1943
Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

Christine 'Chris' Bishop

1942
Always in My Heart

Always in My Heart

Marjorie Scott

1942
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

Nellie Woods

1941
Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

Donna Lucia

1941
The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself

Adrienne Scott

1941
Play Girl

Play Girl

Grace Herbert

1941
Little Men

Little Men

Josephine "Jo" Bhaer

1940
When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

Julie King

1940
It's a Date

It's a Date

Georgia Drake

1940
Breakdowns of 1939

Breakdowns of 1939

Self

1939
In Name Only

In Name Only

Maida Walker

1939
Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind

Janet Steele

1939
King of the Underworld

King of the Underworld

Dr. Carole Nelson

1939
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

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

1938
Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

Eve Appleton

1938
Secrets of an Actress

Secrets of an Actress

Fay Carter

1938
My Bill

My Bill

Mary Colbrook

1938
Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That

Claire King Landin

1938
Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937

Self

1937
First Lady

First Lady

Lucy Chase Wayne

1937
Confession

Confession

Vera Kowalska

1937
Another Dawn

Another Dawn

Julia Ashton Wister

1937
Stolen Holiday

Stolen Holiday

Nicole Picot

1937
Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

Self

1936
Give Me Your Heart

Give Me Your Heart

Belinda 'Linda' Warren, aka 'Bill'

1936
The White Angel

The White Angel

Florence Nightingale

1936
Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

Self

1935
I Found Stella Parish

I Found Stella Parish

Stella Parish

1935
The Goose and the Gander

The Goose and the Gander

Georgiana Summers

1935
Stranded

Stranded

Lynn Palmer

1935
Living on Velvet

Living on Velvet

Amy Prentiss

1935

Movies on Sundays

Herself (uncredited)

1935
British Agent

British Agent

Elena Moura

1934
Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica Braden

1934
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

Liane Renaud

1934
Mandalay

Mandalay

Tanya Borodoff aka Spot White / Marjorie Lang

1934
The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street

Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone

1933
I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman

Laura McDonald

1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens

1933
Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

Irina Radovic

1933
The Keyhole

The Keyhole

Anne Vallee Brooks

1933
Cynara

Cynara

Clemency Warlock

1932
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

Mariette Colet

1932
One Way Passage

One Way Passage

Joan Ames

1932
Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

Baroness Teri Hohenfels

1932
Street of Women

Street of Women

Natalie 'Nat' Upton

1932
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

Lois Ames

1932
Strangers in Love

Strangers in Love

Diana Merrow

1932
The False Madonna

The False Madonna

Tina

1931
Girls About Town

Girls About Town

Wanda Howard

1931
24 Hours

24 Hours

Fanny Towner

1931
Guilty Hands

Guilty Hands

Marjorie West

1931
Transgression

Transgression

Elsie Maury

1931
The Vice Squad

The Vice Squad

Alice Morrison

1931
Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

Norma Page

1931
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

Edith Flint

1931
Passion Flower

Passion Flower

Dulce Morado

1930
The Virtuous Sin

The Virtuous Sin

Marya Ivanova Sablin

1930
Let's Go Native

Let's Go Native

Constance Cook

1930
For the Defense

For the Defense

Irene Manners

1930
Raffles

Raffles

Gwen

1930
A Notorious Affair

A Notorious Affair

Countess Olga Balakireff

1930
Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

Carmen

1930
Street of Chance

Street of Chance

Alma Marsden

1930
Behind the Make-Up

Behind the Make-Up

Kitty Parker

1930
The Marriage Playground

The Marriage Playground

Lady Wrench

1929
Illusion

Illusion

Zelda Paxton

1929
Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

Zara Flynn

1929
The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

Penelope

1929
Gentlemen of the Press

Gentlemen of the Press

Myra May

1929