Biography
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure. Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal. From Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
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A Star Is Born (1937) — Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
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A Day at the Races (1937) — Party Guest (uncredited)
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I Wake Up Screaming (1941) — Vicky Lynn
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Topper Returns (1941) — Ann Carrington
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A Slight Case of Murder (1938) — Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)
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One Million B.C. (1940) — Loana
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A Scandal in Paris (1946) — Loretta de Richet
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Behind Green Lights (1946) — Janet Bradley
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Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) — Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Moon Over Miami (1941) — Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears
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Noose (1948) — Linda Medbury
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My Gal Sal (1942) — Mae Collins
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Four's a Crowd (1938) — Lansford's 2nd Secretary
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Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) — Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Turnabout (1940) — Sally Willows
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The Adventurous Blonde (1937) — Bit Role (uncredited)
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Orchestra Wives (1942) — Natalie Mercer
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Hollywood Hotel (1938) — Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited)
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Three Texas Steers (1939) — Nancy Evans
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Out of the Blue (1947) — Mae Earthleigh
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When Were You Born (1938) — Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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The Invisible Menace (1938) — Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie
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Alcatraz Island (1937) — Party Girl (uncredited)
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Road Show (1941) — Penguin Moore
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Blondes at Work (1938) — Carol
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Fly Away Baby (1937) — Blonde at Airport (uncredited)
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Death Scenes (1989) — Self (archive footage)
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Varsity Show (1937) — Student (uncredited)
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The Patient in Room 18 (1938) — Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
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Girls on Probation (1938) — Extra
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The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) — Bidder (uncredited)
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Men Are Such Fools (1938) — June Cooper (uncredited)
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Having Wonderful Crime (1945) — Helene Justus
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Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) — Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited)
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Secret Command (1944) — Jill McCann
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Boy Meets Girl (1938) — Commissary Cashier
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) — Julia Andrews
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Love, Honor and Behave (1938) — Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited)
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It Happened in Flatbush (1942) — Kathryn Baker