6.9
Movie
Acting
Ruby Keeler
- Born
- Died
- (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Credits
- 33 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
6.9
Movie
7.2
Movie
Gold Diggers of 1933
6.8
Movie
Footlight Parade
6.5
Movie
Dames
6.8
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
5.8
Movie
Flirtation Walk
3.6
Movie
The Phynx
5.0
Movie
Beverly Hills Brats
5.8
Movie
Show Girl in Hollywood
5.4
Movie
Ready, Willing and Able
6.0
Movie
Mother Carey's Chickens
6.6
Movie
Shipmates Forever
7.2
Movie
Go Into Your Dance
5.8
Movie
Colleen
5.8
Movie
Sweetheart of the Campus
TV
Tony Awards
Acting credits 33
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Beverly Hills Brats Film | Goldie |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Film | Self |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! Film | From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | The Phynx Film | Ruby Keeler |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth TV | (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse TV | Ruby (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards TV | Self - Performer (1 ep) |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1942 | Six Hits and a Miss Film | Herself |
| 1942 | Calling All Girls Film | Herself (archive footage) |
| 1941 | Sweetheart of the Campus Film | Betty Blake |
| 1938 | Mother Carey's Chickens Film | Kitty Carey |
| 1938 | Hollywood Handicap Film | Herself |
| 1937 | A Day at Santa Anita Film | Ruby Keeler (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able Film | Jane |
| 1936 | Colleen Film | Colleen Reilly |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever Film | June Blackburn |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance Film | Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk Film | Kathleen "Kit" Fitts |
| 1934 | Dames Film | Barbara Hemingway |
| 1934 | Studio Highlights Film | Self |
| 1934 | And She Learned About Dames Film | Herself |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade Film | Bea |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 Film | Polly |
| 1933 | 42nd Street Film | Peggy |
| 1930 | Show Girl in Hollywood Film | Ruby Keeler |
| 1928 | Ruby Keeler Film |