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Kay Francis

Born January 13, 1905 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USADied August 26, 196868 films

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Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related material and personal papers are available to scholars and researchers in the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives.

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Filmography

68 films as actor
  1. 1946Wife WantedCarole Raymond
  2. 1945Allotment WivesSheila Seymour
  3. 1945DivorceDiane Carter
  4. 1944Four Jills in a JeepKay Francis
  5. 1942Between Us GirlsChristine 'Chris' Bishop
  6. 1942Always in My HeartMarjorie Scott
  7. 1941The Feminine TouchNellie Woods
  8. 1941Charley's AuntDonna Lucia
  9. 1941The Man Who Lost HimselfAdrienne Scott
  10. 1941Play GirlGrace Herbert
  11. 1940Little MenJosephine "Jo" Bhaer
  12. 1940When the Daltons RodeJulie King
  13. 1940It's a DateGeorgia Drake
  14. 1939In Name OnlyMaida Walker
  15. 1939Women in the WindJanet Steele
  16. 1939King of the UnderworldDr. Carole Nelson
  17. 1938Comet Over BroadwayEve Appleton
  18. 1938Secrets of an ActressFay Carter
  19. 1938My BillMary Colbrook
  20. 1938Women Are Like ThatClaire King Landin
  21. 1937First LadyLucy Chase Wayne
  22. 1937ConfessionVera Kowalska
  23. 1937Another DawnJulia Ashton Wister
  24. 1937Stolen HolidayNicole Picot
  25. 1936Give Me Your HeartBelinda 'Linda' Warren, aka 'Bill'
  26. 1936The White AngelFlorence Nightingale
  27. 1935I Found Stella ParishStella Parish
  28. 1935The Goose and the GanderGeorgiana Summers
  29. 1935StrandedLynn Palmer
  30. 1935Living on VelvetAmy Prentiss
  31. 1934British AgentElena Moura
  32. 1934Dr. MonicaDr. Monica Braden
  33. 1934Wonder BarLiane Renaud
  34. 1934MandalayTanya Borodoff aka Spot White / Marjorie Lang
  35. 1933The House on 56th StreetPeggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone
  36. 1933I Loved a WomanLaura McDonald
  37. 1933Mary Stevens, M.D.Mary Stevens
  38. 1933Storm at DaybreakIrina Radovic
  39. 1933The KeyholeAnne Vallee Brooks
  40. 1932CynaraClemency Warlock
  41. 1932Trouble in ParadiseMariette
  42. 1932One Way PassageJoan Ames
  43. 1932Jewel RobberyBaroness Teri Hohenfels
  44. 1932Street of WomenNatalie 'Nat' Upton
  45. 1932Man WantedLois Ames
  46. 1932Strangers in LoveDiana Merrow
  47. 1931The False MadonnaTina
  48. 1931Girls About TownWanda Howard
  49. 193124 HoursFanny Towner
  50. 1931Guilty HandsMarjorie West
  51. 1931TransgressionElsie Maury
  52. 1931The Vice SquadAlice Morrison
  53. 1931Ladies' ManNorma Page
  54. 1931Scandal SheetEdith Flint
  55. 1930Passion FlowerDulce Morado
  56. 1930The Virtuous SinMarya Ivanova Sablin
  57. 1930Let's Go NativeConstance Cook
  58. 1930For the DefenseIrene Manners
  59. 1930RafflesGwen
  60. 1930A Notorious AffairCountess Olga Balakireff
  61. 1930Paramount on ParadeCarmen
  62. 1930Street of ChanceAlma Marsden
  63. 1930Behind the Make-UpKitty Parker
  64. 1929The Marriage PlaygroundLady Wrench
  65. 1929IllusionZelda Paxton
  66. 1929Dangerous CurvesZara Flynn
  67. 1929The CocoanutsPenelope
  68. 1929Gentlemen of the PressMyra May