Biography
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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42nd Street (1933) — Peggy
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) — Polly
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Footlight Parade (1933) — Bea
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Dames (1934) — Barbara Hemingway
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
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That's Dancing! (1985) — From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
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Flirtation Walk (1934) — Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
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Hollywood Handicap (1938) — Herself
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Beverly Hills Brats (1989) — Goldie
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The Phynx (1970) — Ruby Keeler
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Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) — Ruby Keeler
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — Self (archive footage)
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Ready, Willing and Able (1937) — Jane
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Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006) — Self (archive footage)
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) — Self
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Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) — Kitty Carey
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Shipmates Forever (1935) — June Blackburn
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Go Into Your Dance (1935) — Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne
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Six Hits and a Miss (1942) — Herself
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Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025) — Self (archive footage)
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Colleen (1936) — Colleen Reilly
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Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) — Betty Blake
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And She Learned About Dames (1934) — Herself
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006) — Self (archive footage)
- Calling All Girls (1942) — Herself (archive footage)
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A Day at Santa Anita (1937) — Ruby Keeler (uncredited)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
- Vacation Playhouse (1963) — Ruby
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Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star (2007) — Self (archive footage)
- Studio Highlights (1934) — Self
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Tony Awards (1956) — Self - Performer