Ruby Keeler
Acting·August 25, 1910·† February 28, 1993 — 82 years old·Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
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2025Gene Kelly - An American in HollywoodSelf (archive footage)2007Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a StarSelf (archive footage)200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageSelf (archive footage)2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf (archive footage)1989Beverly Hills BratsGoldie1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf1985That's Dancing!From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)1970The PhynxRuby Keeler1968The Dick Cavett ShowTVSelf - Guest1963The Greatest Show on EarthTV1963Vacation PlayhouseTVRuby1956Tony AwardsTVSelf - Performer1948The Ed Sullivan ShowTVSelf1942Six Hits and a MissHerself1942Calling All GirlsHerself (archive footage)1941Sweetheart of the CampusBetty Blake1938Mother Carey's ChickensKitty Carey1938Hollywood HandicapHerself1937A Day at Santa AnitaRuby Keeler (uncredited)1937Ready, Willing and AbleJane1936ColleenColleen Reilly1935Shipmates ForeverJune Blackburn1935Go Into Your DanceDorothy 'Dot' Wayne1934Flirtation WalkKathleen "Kit" Fitts1934DamesBarbara Hemingway1934Studio HighlightsSelf1934And She Learned About DamesHerself1933Footlight ParadeBea1933Gold Diggers of 1933Polly193342nd StreetPeggy1930Show Girl in HollywoodRuby Keeler