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Elizabeth Ruth Grable was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and she set a record of 12 consecutive years in the top 10 of box office stars. The U.S. Treasury Department in 1946 and 1947 listed her as the highest-salaried American woman; she earned more than $3 million during her career.
Birth Name
Elizabeth Ruth Grable
Born
Monday, 18 December 1916
Died
Monday, 02 July 1973
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self | 2018 |
| This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Howard Goodall's Story of Music | Pat Lambert | 2013 |
| Casting By | Self | 2012 |
| Love Lust | Self | 2011 |
| I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | (archive footage) | 2001 |
| Hollywood Rivals | Self | 2001 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Self | 2001 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self | 1997 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self | 2018 |
| This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Howard Goodall's Story of Music | Pat Lambert | 2013 |
| Casting By | Self | 2012 |
| Love Lust | Self | 2011 |
| I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | (archive footage) | 2001 |
| Hollywood Rivals | Self | 2001 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Self | 2001 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self | 1997 |
| Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me | Self | 1997 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | 1997 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Loco Dempsey / Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Biography | Self / Glenda Crawford | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982 |
| All This and World War II | Self | 1976 |
| The 44th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1972 |
| The Fabulous Fordies | Self | 1972 |
| Name Droppers | Self | 1969 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| Hollywood My Home Town | Self | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| The Love Goddesses | Self / (archive footage) | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Presenter / Self - Host | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Marilyn | Self / Loco Dempsey | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| Some of Manie's Friends | Self | 1959 |
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | Self | 1957 |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | Self - Guest | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self - Guest | 1956 |
| Ford Star Jubilee | Lily Garland | 1955 |
| Star Stage | Cleopatra Collins | 1955 |
| How to Be Very, Very Popular | Stormy Tornado | 1955 |
| Three for the Show | Julie Lowndes | 1955 |
| Shower of Stars | Self / Betty Grable | 1954 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Loco Dempsey | 1953 |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Molly Larkins | 1953 |
| Meet Me After the Show | Delilah Lee | 1951 |
| Call Me Mister | Kay Hudson | 1951 |
| My Blue Heaven | Kitty Moran | 1950 |
| The Costume Designer | (archive footage) | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self - Guest | 1950 |
| Wabash Avenue | Ruby Summers | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest #2 / Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Freddie / Winifred (Freddie) Jones | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 1948 |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me | Bonny Kane | 1948 |
| That Lady in Ermine | Angelina / Francesca | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Guest / Self | 1948 |
| Mother Wore Tights | Mother / Myrtle McKinley | 1947 |
| The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Cynthia Pilgrim | 1947 |
| Do You Love Me | Barry's Fan in Taxi | 1946 |
| The Dolly Sisters | Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly | 1945 |
| The All-Star Bond Rally | Pat Lambert / Pat Lambert (archive footage) | 1945 |
| Diamond Horseshoe | Bonnie Collins | 1945 |
| Wing and a Prayer | Harem Girl (edited from :'Tin Pan Alley') / (archive footage) | 1945 |
| Take It or Leave It | Lily Blaine / Herself | 1944 |
| Pin Up Girl | Lorry Jones aka Laura Lorraine / Lorry Jones | 1944 |
| Four Jills in a Jeep | Betty Grable | 1944 |
| Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Rosie O'Grady / Madeleine 'Madge' Marlowe / Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady | 1943 |
| Coney Island | Kate Farley | 1943 |
| Springtime in the Rockies | Vicky Lane | 1942 |
| Footlight Serenade | Pat Lambert | 1942 |
| Song of the Islands | Eileen O'Brien | 1942 |
| Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | Self - at Mocambo | 1941 |
| I Wake Up Screaming | Jill Lynn | 1941 |
| A Yank in the R.A.F. | Carol Brown | 1941 |
| Moon Over Miami | Kay Latimer / Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams | 1941 |
| Tin Pan Alley | Lily Blane | 1940 |
| Down Argentine Way | Glenda Crawford | 1940 |
| The Day the Bookies Wept | Ina Firpo | 1939 |
| Million Dollar Legs | Carol Parker | 1939 |
| Man About Town | Susan Hayes | 1939 |
| Campus Confessions | Joyce Gilmore | 1938 |
| Give Me a Sailor | Nancy Larkin | 1938 |
| College Swing | Betty | 1938 |
| Thrill of a Lifetime | Gwen | 1937 |
| This Way Please | Jane Morrow | 1937 |
| Pigskin Parade | Laura Watson | 1936 |
| Don't Turn 'em Loose | Mildred Webster | 1936 |
| Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | Self | 1936 |
| Follow the Fleet | Singer in Trio | 1936 |
| Collegiate | Dorothy | 1936 |
| A Quiet Fourth | 1935 | |
| Old Man Rhythm | Sylvia | 1935 |
| A Night at the Biltmore Bowl | Vocalist | 1935 |
| The Nitwits | Mary Roberts | 1935 |
| By Your Leave | Frances | 1934 |
| The Gay Divorcee | Dance Specialty - Knock Knees / Guest | 1934 |
| Student Tour | Cayenne | 1934 |
| Susie's Affairs | Susie Lee | 1934 |
| Love Detectives | Alice | 1934 |
| The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito | 1933 |
| What Price Innocence? | Beverly Bennett | 1933 |
| Melody Cruise | First Stewardess | 1933 |
| Cavalcade | Girl on Couch / Blonde Girl on Couch | 1933 |
| Child of Manhattan | Lucy / Lucy McGonagle | 1933 |
| The Kid from Spain | Goldwyn Girl | 1932 |
| Over the Counter | Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby | 1932 |
| Hold 'Em Jail | Barbara Jones | 1932 |
| The Age of Consent | Student at Dormitory | 1932 |
| Probation | Ruth Jarrett / Ruth Jerritt | 1932 |
| The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Hat Check Girl | 1932 |
| Palmy Days | Goldwyn Girl | 1931 |
| Kiki | Goldwyn Girl | 1931 |
| Whoopee! | Goldwyn Girl | 1930 |
| New Movietone Follies of 1930 | Chorine | 1930 |
| Let's Go Places | Chorine | 1930 |
| Happy Days | Chorus Woman | 1929 |
