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Kay Francis

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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 Cinem

Born

Jan 13, 1905

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died

Aug 26, 1968

Known For

Acting

Movies

81 acting

2 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Passion Flower
Passion Flower
1930 as Dulce Morado
★ 5.4
British Agent
British Agent
1934 as Elena Moura
★ 5.8
Another Dawn
Another Dawn
1937 as Julia Ashton Wister
★ 6.4
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
1932 as Mariette
★ 7.4
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
In Name Only
In Name Only
1939 as Maida Walker
★ 7.0
The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts
1929 as Penelope
★ 6.5
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
1934 as Liane Renaud
★ 6.0
Things You Never See on the Screen
★ 5.3
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 as Lady Chase-Wayne / Claire Landin (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode
1940 as Julie King
★ 6.2
Man Wanted
Man Wanted
1932 as Lois Ames
★ 5.5
Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery
1932 as Baroness Teri Hohenfels
★ 6.5
The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941 as Adrienne Scott
★ 5.4
I Found Stella Parish
I Found Stella Parish
1935 as Stella Parish
★ 7.3
King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld
1939 as Dr. Carole Nelson
★ 6.4
Breakdowns of 1939
Breakdowns of 1939
1939 as Self
★ 6.5
Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
1936 as Self
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War
1943 as Self
★ 7.0
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
1930 as Carmen
★ 6.1
Guilty Hands
Guilty Hands
1931 as Marjorie West
★ 5.9
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1931 as Edith Flint
★ 10.0
Between Us Girls
Between Us Girls
1942 as Christine 'Chris' Bishop
★ 7.5
The Keyhole
The Keyhole
1933 as Anne Vallee Brooks
★ 4.8
Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 as Kay Francis
★ 6.8
One Way Passage
One Way Passage
1932 as Joan Ames
★ 7.3
It's a Date
It's a Date
1940 as Georgia Drake
★ 6.4
Girls About Town
Girls About Town
1931 as Wanda Howard
★ 6.6
Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted
1946 as Carole Raymond
★ 7.8
My Bill
My Bill
1938 as Mary Colbrook
★ 6.6
Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind
1939 as Janet Steele
★ 6.8
Little Men
Little Men
1940 as Josephine "Jo" Bhaer
★ 5.5
Breakdowns of 1937
Breakdowns of 1937
1937 as Self
★ 6.0
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
1942 as Marjorie Scott
★ 6.3
Stranded
Stranded
1935 as Lynn Palmer
★ 6.0
Dr. Monica
Dr. Monica
1934 as Dr. Monica Braden
★ 5.0
I Loved a Woman
I Loved a Woman
1933 as Laura McDonald
★ 4.8
The Goose and the Gander
The Goose and the Gander
1935 as Georgiana Summers
★ 4.7
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
1941 as Nellie Woods
★ 5.1
Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves
1929 as Zara Flynn
★ 6.6
Divorce
Divorce
1945 as Diane Carter
★ 6.0
The House on 56th Street
The House on 56th Street
1933 as Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone
★ 5.3
24 Hours
24 Hours
1931 as Fanny Towner
★ 6.3
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933 as Mary Stevens
★ 6.2
Illusion
Illusion
1929 as Zelda Paxton
★ 9.0
Behind the Make-Up
Behind the Make-Up
1930 as Kitty Parker
★ 6.8
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt
1941 as Donna Lucia
★ 6.3
Cynara
Cynara
1932 as Clemency Warlock
★ 5.1
Street of Chance
Street of Chance
1930 as Alma Marsden
★ 6.8
For the Defense
For the Defense
1930 as Irene Manners
★ 5.3
The White Angel
The White Angel
1936 as Florence Nightingale
★ 7.2
Living on Velvet
Living on Velvet
1935 as Amy Prentiss
★ 5.9
Blow-Ups of 1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947 as Self
★ 6.3
The False Madonna
The False Madonna
1931 as Tina
★ 7.0
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway
1938 as Eve Appleton
★ 5.7
Stolen Holiday
Stolen Holiday
1937 as Nicole Picot
★ 6.4
Mandalay
Mandalay
1934 as Tanya Borodoff aka Spot White / Marjorie Lang
★ 5.8
Confession
Confession
1937 as Vera Kowalska
★ 6.2
Storm at Daybreak
Storm at Daybreak
1933 as Irina Radovic
★ 6.6
Play Girl
Play Girl
1941 as Grace Herbert
★ 6.4
Secrets of an Actress
Secrets of an Actress
1938 as Fay Carter
★ 6.0
Transgression
Transgression
1931 as Elsie Maury
★ 4.3
movie
Movies on Sundays
1935 as Herself (uncredited)
Raffles
Raffles
1930 as Gwen
★ 6.1
Street of Women
Street of Women
1932 as Natalie 'Nat' Upton
★ 5.0
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That
1938 as Claire King Landin
★ 6.8
The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin
1930 as Marya Ivanova Sablin
★ 4.8
Strangers in Love
Strangers in Love
1932 as Diana Merrow
★ 5.5
Give Me Your Heart
Give Me Your Heart
1936 as Belinda 'Linda' Warren, aka 'Bill'
★ 5.9
Allotment Wives
Allotment Wives
1945 as Sheila Seymour
★ 6.7
Let's Go Native
Let's Go Native
1930 as Constance Cook
★ 7.7
Ladies' Man
Ladies' Man
1931 as Norma Page
★ 4.6
First Lady
First Lady
1937 as Lucy Chase Wayne
★ 6.6
The Marriage Playground
The Marriage Playground
1929 as Lady Wrench
★ 6.0
Gentlemen of the Press
Gentlemen of the Press
1929 as Myra May
★ 6.7
A Notorious Affair
A Notorious Affair
1930 as Countess Olga Balakireff
★ 4.5
The Vice Squad
The Vice Squad
1931 as Alice Morrison
★ 7.0