Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born January 3, 1916
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.
MovieWestinghouse Total Electric Home
1959
as Narrator
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
MovieThe Defender (Studio One)
1957
as Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
TVClimax!
1954
as Beth Jaynes
MovieTwelve Angry Men
1954
as Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman
MovieThe Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
1952
as Self
MovieThe Kill
1952
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
MovieEllis in Freedomland
1952
as Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
MoviePontius Pilate
1952
MovieA Bolt of Lightning
1951
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
MovieStudio One: Wuthering Heights
1950
as Announcer
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Maggie Watson
TVYour Show of Shows
1950
as Herself
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieThe Rockingham Tea Set
1950
as Self - Commercial Spokeswoman
TVStudio One
1948
as Coral, Princess Livitski
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
MovieNorth of Shanghai
1939
as Helen Warner
MovieIt Can't Last Forever
1937
as Carol Wilson
MovieThe Good Old Soak
1937
as Lucy Hawley
MovieFair Warning
1937
as Kate Farnham
MovieMama Steps Out
1937
as Leila Cuppy
MovieThey Wanted to Marry
1937
as Sheila Hunter
MovieMister Cinderella
1936
as Patricia 'Pat' Randolph
MovieAll American Chump
1936
as Kitty Crane
MovieThe President's Mystery
1936
as Charlotte Brown
MovieSwing Time
1936
as Margaret Watson
MovieThe Three Wise Guys
1936
as Clarabelle Brooks
MovieSunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
MovieMagnificent Obsession
1935
as Joyce Hudson
MovieHere Comes Cookie
1935
as Phyllis Allen
MovieThe Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Molly
MovieCalm Yourself
1935
as Mary Elizabeth Allenby
MovieMcFadden´s Flats
1935
as Molly McFadden
MovieShadow of Doubt
1935
as Lisa
MovieThe Band Plays On
1934
as Kitty O'Brien
MovieA Wicked Woman
1934
as Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
MovieDangerous Corner
1934
as Mrs. Betty Whitehouse
MovieGridiron Flash
1934
as Jane Thurston
MovieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Joan Shadwell
MovieBeggars in Ermine
1934
as Joyce Dawson
MovieLet's Fall in Love
1933
as Linda
MovieFlying Down to Rio
1933
as Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
MovieAce of Aces
1933
as Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieAggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
as Evangeline
MovieMidshipman Jack
1933
as Ruth Rogers
MovieHeadline Shooter
1933
as Miss Saunders
MovieEmergency Call
1933
as Alice Averill
MovieCross Fire
1933
as Pat "Mike" Plummer
MovieScarlet River
1933
as Babe Jewel
MovieThe Great Jasper
1933
as Sylvia Bradfield
MovieLucky Devils
1933
as Ginger
MovieRenegades of the West
1932
as Mary Fawcett
