Ruby Keeler

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
August 25, 1910 (82 years old)
Died
February 28, 1993
Place of Birth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Popular Genres
Music Comedy Documentary
Career Span
1930 – Present

Ruby Keeler

1 win
13 nominations
27 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
Aug 25, 1910
From
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Known For
Acting
Career
1930 – Present

Known For

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
42nd Street
42nd Street
1933
as Peggy Sawyer
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
1985
as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Polly Parker
The Phynx
The Phynx
1970
as Ruby Keeler
Beverly Hills Brats
Beverly Hills Brats
1989
as Goldie
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade
1933
as Bea Thorn
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk
1934
as Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
Ready, Willing and Able
Ready, Willing and Able
1937
as Jane
Shipmates Forever
Shipmates Forever
1935
as June Blackburn
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
as Self (archive footage)

Frequent Collaborators

Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
5 shared projects
in "Gold Diggers of 1933"
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Dick Powell
Dick Powell
4 shared projects
in "Gold Diggers of 1933"
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Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley
3 shared projects
in "Gold Diggers of 1933"
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James Stewart
James Stewart
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
2 shared projects
in "That's Dancing!"
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Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse
2 shared projects
in "That's Dancing!"
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Arlene Dahl
Arlene Dahl
2 shared projects
in "That's Dancing!"
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
2 shared projects
in "That's Dancing!"
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Alice Faye
Alice Faye
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Bob Hope
Bob Hope
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Ann Miller
Ann Miller
2 shared projects
in "That's Dancing!"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

42nd Street
That's Dancing!
Gold Diggers of 1933
The Phynx
Beverly Hills Brats
Footlight Parade
Flirtation Walk

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