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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Mary Furness (January 3, 1916 – April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate, and current affairs commentator. She began her professional career as a model before being noticed by a talent scout and being signed to a film contract in 1932 by RKO Studios. Her first film role was as the "Thirteenth Woman" in the film Thirteen Women (1932) but her scenes were deleted before the film's release. Over the next few years, she appeared in several RKO films, and became a popular actress. Among her film successes were Magnificent Obsession (1935) and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film Swing Time (1936). By the end of the decade, she had appeared in over forty films, but during the 1940s, she found it difficult to secure acting roles. In 1948, Furness was performing in the television series Studio One, which was broadcast live. She filled in for an actor to promote Westinghouse products during the advertisement break, and impressed the company with her easy and professional manner. They offered her a contract to promote their products and she thus became closely associated with them.
Movie | The Arena | 1956-04-09 | |
Movie | Twelve Angry Men | Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman | 1954-09-20 |
Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
Movie | The Kill | Self - Commercial Spokeswoman | 1952-09-22 |
Movie | Pontius Pilate | 1952-04-07 | |
Movie | The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus | Self | 1952-12-22 |
Series | What's My Line? | Herself - Panelist | 1950-02-02 |
Series | Your Show of Shows | Herself | 1950-02-25 |
Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Maggie Watson | 1950-09-10 |
Series | The Philco Television Playhouse | Unknown | 1948-10-03 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
Movie | North of Shanghai | Helen Warner | 1939-01-24 |
Movie | It Can't Last Forever | Carol Wilson | 1937-07-15 |
Movie | Mama Steps Out | Leila Cuppy | 1937-02-05 |
Movie | They Wanted to Marry | Sheila Hunter | 1937-02-05 |
Movie | The Good Old Soak | Lucy Hawley | 1937-04-23 |
Movie | Fair Warning | Kate Farnham | 1937-03-05 |
Movie | Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | 1936-08-05 | |
Movie | Swing Time | Margaret Watson | 1936-08-27 |
Movie | Mister Cinderella | Patricia 'Pat' Randolph | 1936-10-22 |
Movie | The President's Mystery | Charlotte Brown | 1936-09-28 |
Movie | All American Chump | Kitty Crane | 1936-10-16 |
Movie | Shadow of Doubt | Lisa | 1935-02-15 |
Movie | Calm Yourself | Mary Elizabeth Allenby | 1935-06-28 |
Movie | Magnificent Obsession | Joyce Hudson | 1935-12-30 |
Movie | The Keeper of the Bees | Molly | 1935-07-14 |
Movie | Here Comes Cookie | Phyllis Allen | 1935-09-10 |
Movie | Beggars in Ermine | Joyce Dawson | 1934-02-21 |
Movie | Gridiron Flash | Jane Thurston | 1934-10-06 |
Movie | The Life of Vergie Winters | Joan Shadwell | 1934-06-14 |
Movie | The Bands Plays On | Kitty O'Brien | 1934-12-21 |
Movie | Dangerous Corner | Mrs. Betty Whitehouse | 1934-12-04 |
Movie | A Wicked Woman | Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice | 1934-12-07 |
Movie | Cross Fire | Pat "Mike" Plummer | 1933-05-28 |
Movie | Scarlet River | Babe Jewel | 1933-03-10 |
Movie | Lucky Devils | Ginger | 1933-02-03 |
Movie | Emergency Call | Alice Averill | 1933-06-24 |
Movie | The Great Jasper | Sylvia Bradfield | 1933-03-03 |
Movie | Flying Down to Rio | Belinha's Friend (uncredited) | 1933-12-22 |
Movie | Let's Fall in Love | Linda | 1933-12-26 |
Movie | Ace of Aces | Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
Movie | Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men | Evangeline | 1933-10-18 |
Movie | Headline Shooter | Miss Saunders | 1933-07-28 |
Movie | Midshipman Jack | Ruth Rogers | 1933-09-22 |
Movie | Renegades of the West | Mary Fawcett | 1932-11-25 |