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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

Bio

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

Swing Time

Swing Time

Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

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