Ruby Keeler
ActingBorn Aug 25, 1910Died Feb 28, 1993
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
And She Learned About Dames
movie1934
Go Into Your Dance
movie1935
Gold Diggers of 1933
movie1933
That's Dancing!
movie1985
42nd Street
movie1933
The Ed Sullivan Show
tv1948
The Dick Cavett Show
tv1968
Footlight Parade
movie1933
Shipmates Forever
movie1935
Dames
movie1934
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
movie2025
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
movie1975
Filmography
2025Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)movie2007Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Staras Self (archive footage)movie200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stageas Self (archive footage)movie2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Boundas Self (archive footage)movie1989Beverly Hills Bratsas Goldiemovie1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas Selfmovie1985That's Dancing!as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)movie1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)movie1970The Phynxas Ruby Keelermovie1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guesttv1963The Greatest Show on Earthtv1963Vacation Playhouseas Rubytv1956Tony Awardsas Self - Performertv1948The Ed Sullivan Showas Selftv1942Six Hits and a Missas Herselfmovie1942Calling All Girlsas Herself (archive footage)movie1941Sweetheart of the Campusas Betty Blakemovie1938Mother Carey's Chickensas Kitty Careymovie1938Hollywood Handicapas Herselfmovie1937A Day at Santa Anitaas Ruby Keeler (uncredited)movie1937Ready, Willing and Ableas Janemovie1936Colleenas Colleen Reillymovie1935Shipmates Foreveras June Blackburnmovie1935Go Into Your Danceas Dorothy 'Dot' Waynemovie1934Flirtation Walkas Kathleen "Kit" Fittsmovie1934Damesas Barbara Hemingwaymovie1934Studio Highlightsas Selfmovie1934And She Learned About Damesas Herselfmovie1933Footlight Paradeas Bea Thornmovie1933Gold Diggers of 1933as Pollymovie193342nd Streetas Peggymovie1930Show Girl in Hollywoodas Ruby Keelermovie