Betty Furness
Acting
Born: 1916-01-03 in New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Mary Furness (January 3, 1916 – April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate, and current affairs commentator. She began her professional career as a model before being noticed by a talent scout and being signed to a film contract in 1932 by RKO Studios. Her first film role was as the "Thirteenth Woman" in the film Thirteen Women (1932) but her scenes were deleted before the film's release. Over the next few years, she appeared in several RKO films, and became a popular actress. Among her film successes were Magnificent Obsession (1935) and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film Swing Time (1936). By the end of the decade, she had appeared in over forty films, but during the 1940s, she found it difficult to secure acting roles. In 1948, Furness was performing in the television series Studio One, which was broadcast live. She filled in for an actor to promote Westinghouse products during the advertisement break, and impressed the company with her easy and professional manner. They offered her a contract to promote their products and she thus became closely associated with them.
Known For
Swing Time
Margaret Watson
Flying Down to Rio
Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Twelve Angry Men
Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman
What's My Line?
Self
Magnificent Obsession
Joyce Hudson
Studio One
Coral, Princess Livitski
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Maggie Watson
Studio One
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
Climax!
Beth Jaynes
Climax!
Ann Kilgore
The Keeper of the Bees
Molly
The Life of Vergie Winters
Joan Shadwell
Here Comes Cookie
Phyllis Allen
Ace of Aces
Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
Charlotte Brown
The Philco Television Playhouse
All American Chump
Kitty Crane
Emergency Call
Alice Averill
Headline Shooter
Miss Saunders
Shadow of Doubt
Lisa
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
A Wicked Woman
Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Evangeline
Scarlet River
Babe Jewel
Lucky Devils
Ginger
Beggars in Ermine
Joyce Dawson
Dangerous Corner
Mrs. Betty Whitehouse
Gridiron Flash
Jane Thurston
The Defender (Studio One)
Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
They Wanted to Marry
Sheila Hunter
It Can't Last Forever
Carol Wilson
Your Show of Shows
Herself
Mama Steps Out
Leila Cuppy
Mister Cinderella
Patricia 'Pat' Randolph
Let's Fall in Love
Linda
Calm Yourself
Mary Elizabeth Allenby
The Band Plays On
Kitty O'Brien
Renegades of the West
Mary Fawcett
Fair Warning
Kate Farnham
