Kay Francis

Deceased · Born: Jan 13, 1905 · Died: Aug 26, 1968

Personal Details

Born Jan 13, 1905 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Spouse

Kenneth MacKenna
( Jan 17, 1931 to Feb 22, 1934 )
William Gaston
( Oct 1, 1925 to Sep 1, 1927 )
James Dwight Francis
( Dec 1, 1922 to Feb 1, 1925 )

Parents

Joseph Gibbs
Katherine Clinton

Relatives

George Francis (Grandparent)
Jennette Burgess Francis (Grandparent)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kay Francis,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2013

Momo: The Sam Giancana Story

Momo: The Sam Giancana Story

2005

William Powell: A True Gentleman

William Powell: A True Gentleman

1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre as Alice

1946

Wife Wanted as Carole Raymond

1945

Divorce as Diane Carter

Allotment Wives

Allotment Wives as Sheila Seymour

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep as Kay Francis

1942

Always in My Heart

Always in My Heart as Marjorie Scott

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls as Christine Bishop

1941

Play Girl as Grace Herbert

The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself as Adrienne Scott

Charley's Aunt as Donna Lucia

The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch as Nellie Woods

1940

When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode as Julie King

Little Men as Josephine "Jo" Bhaer

It's a Date as Georgia Drake

1939

In Name Only as Maida Walker

King of the Underworld

King of the Underworld as Dr. Carole Nelson

Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind as Janet Steele

1938

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway as Eve Appleton

Secrets of an Actress

Secrets of an Actress as Fay Carter

1937

First Lady as Lucy Chase Wayne

Stolen Holiday as Nicole Picot

Another Dawn as Julia Ashton Wister

Confession as Vera Kowalska

1935

I Found Stella Parish

I Found Stella Parish as Stella Parish

Living on Velvet

Living on Velvet as Amy Prentiss

1934

Wonder Bar as Liane Renaud

Mandalay as Tanya Borodoff aka Spot White / Marjorie Lang

British Agent as Elena Moura

Dr. Monica as Dr. Monica Braden

1933

The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street as Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D. as Mary Stevens

The Keyhole as Anne Vallee Brooks

I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman as Laura McDonald

Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak as Irina Radovic

1932

Cynara as Clemency Warlock

Man Wanted as Lois Ames

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise as Mariette Colet

One Way Passage

One Way Passage as Joan Ames

Jewel Robbery as Baroness Teri Hohenfels

1931

Ladies' Man as Norma Page

Girls About Town

Girls About Town as Wanda Howard

Guilty Hands as Marjorie West

Transgression as Elsie Maury

24 Hours as Fanny Towner

The Vice Squad as Alice Morrison

1930

For the Defense

For the Defense as Irene Manners

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade as Carmen

Raffles as Gwen

A Notorious Affair

A Notorious Affair as Countess Olga Balakireff

Passion Flower as Dulce Morado

Let's Go Native

Let's Go Native as Constance Cook

Behind the Make-Up

Behind the Make-Up as Kitty Parker

1929

The Cocoanuts as Penelope

Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves as Zara Flynn

appearances

1937

Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937