Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler

Actor

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 25, 1910

Biography

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.​

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Representative Works

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
6.5
/ French
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade
6.8
/ English
42nd Street
42nd Street
6.9
/ English
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2
/ English
Studio Highlights
Studio Highlights
No Rating Yet
/ English
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
6.9
/ English
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk
5.8
/ English
Dames
Dames
6.5
/ English
The Phynx
The Phynx
3.6
/ English
And She Learned About Dames
And She Learned About Dames
7.0
/ English
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3
/ English
Colleen
Colleen
5.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
2025Nominee

Best Performance

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

Footlight Parade
1933Nominee

Best Performance

Footlight Parade

42nd Street
1933Nominee

Best Performance

42nd Street

Career Highlights

Gold Diggers of 1933
1933Highlight

Best Performance

Gold Diggers of 1933

That's Dancing!
1985Highlight

Best Performance

That's Dancing!

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