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Ginger Rogers

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Geboren
16. Juli 1911 · Independence, Missouri, USA
Gestorben
25. April 1995

Biografie

Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She had a prolific career in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. She made a total of 73 films, notably ten revolutionary musical films where she performed as Fred Astaire's partner. She also won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Kitty Foyle (1940). Rogers was a major movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and was ranked number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her stage debut in Girl Crazy. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film roles in 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933). Subsequently, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), and Swing Time (1936). But after two commercial failures with Astaire, she branched out into dramatic and comedy films. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws and highest paid actresses of the 1940s. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), which was her last commercial success. Experiencing constant lack on success in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway the next decade when she played the lead role in Hello, Dolly!. More Broadway roles followed, along with her stage directorial debut in 1985 of an off-Broadway production of Babes in Arms. She also made television acting appearances until 1987. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83.

Bekannt aus

Poster zu Ich tanz' mich in dein Herz hinein
Ich tanz' mich in dein Herz hinein
Film · 1935 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Liebling, ich werde jünger
Liebling, ich werde jünger
Film · 1952 · ★ 6,7
Poster zu Swing Time
Swing Time
Film · 1936 · ★ 6,8
Poster zu Die 42. Straße
Die 42. Straße
Film · 1933 · ★ 7,0
Poster zu Love Boat
Love Boat
Serie · 1977 · ★ 6,2
Poster zu Goldgräber von 1933
Goldgräber von 1933
Film · 1933 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Der Major und das Mädchen
Der Major und das Mädchen
Film · 1942 · ★ 7,1
Poster zu Scheidung auf amerikanisch
Scheidung auf amerikanisch
Film · 1934 · ★ 6,9
Poster zu Bühneneingang
Bühneneingang
Film · 1937 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Tanz mit mir
Tanz mit mir
Film · 1937 · ★ 7,3
Poster zu The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Serie · 1962 · ★ 7,6
Poster zu Oscar Verleihung
Oscar Verleihung
Serie · 1953 · ★ 7,1

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