Betty Furness
Born
January 3, 1916
Died
April 2, 1994 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Known For
The Defender (Studio One)
Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
1957
Climax!
Beth Jaynes · (1 episode)
1954
Climax!
Ann Kilgore · (1 episode)
1954
Twelve Angry Men
Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman
1954
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
Self
1952
The Kill
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
1952
Ellis in Freedomland
Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
1952
Pontius Pilate
1952
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Maggie Watson · (1 episode)
1950
Your Show of Shows
Herself · (1 episode)
1950
What's My Line?
Self · (7 episodes)
1950
The Rockingham Tea Set
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
1950
Studio One
Coral, Princess Livitski · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman · (5 episodes)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
North of Shanghai
Helen Warner
1939
It Can't Last Forever
Carol Wilson
1937
The Good Old Soak
Lucy Hawley
1937
Fair Warning
Kate Farnham
1937
Mama Steps Out
Leila Cuppy
1937
They Wanted to Marry
Sheila Hunter
1937
Mister Cinderella
Patricia 'Pat' Randolph
1936
All American Chump
Kitty Crane
1936
The President's Mystery
Charlotte Brown
1936
Swing Time
Margaret Watson
1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
The Three Wise Guys
Clarabelle Brooks
1936
Magnificent Obsession
Joyce Hudson
1935
Here Comes Cookie
Phyllis Allen
1935
The Keeper of the Bees
Molly
1935
Calm Yourself
Mary Elizabeth Allenby
1935
McFadden´s Flats
Molly McFadden
1935
Shadow of Doubt
Lisa
1935
The Band Plays On
Kitty O'Brien
1934
A Wicked Woman
Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
1934
Dangerous Corner
Mrs. Betty Whitehouse
1934
Gridiron Flash
Jane Thurston
1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
Joan Shadwell
1934
Beggars in Ermine
Joyce Dawson
1934
Let's Fall in Love
Linda
1933
Flying Down to Rio
Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
1933
Ace of Aces
Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Evangeline
1933
Midshipman Jack
Ruth Rogers
1933
Headline Shooter
Miss Saunders
1933
Emergency Call
Alice Averill
1933
Cross Fire
Pat "Mike" Plummer
1933
Scarlet River
Babe Jewel
1933
The Great Jasper
Sylvia Bradfield
1933
Lucky Devils
Ginger
1933
Renegades of the West
Mary Fawcett
1932