Acting · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada · Born August 25, 1910
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.
MovieGene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBusby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Movie42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBeverly Hills Brats
1989
as Goldie
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieThat's Dancing!
1985
as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Phynx
1970
as Ruby Keeler
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Ruby
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieSix Hits and a Miss
1942
as Herself
Calling All Girls
1942
as Herself (archive footage)
MovieSweetheart of the Campus
1941
as Betty Blake
MovieMother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Kitty Carey
MovieHollywood Handicap
1938
as Herself
MovieA Day at Santa Anita
1937
as Ruby Keeler (uncredited)
MovieReady, Willing and Able
1937
as Jane
MovieColleen
1936
as Colleen Reilly
MovieShipmates Forever
1935
as June Blackburn
MovieGo Into Your Dance
1935
as Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne
MovieFlirtation Walk
1934
as Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
MovieDames
1934
as Barbara Hemingway
Studio Highlights
1934
as Self
MovieAnd She Learned About Dames
1934
as Herself
MovieFootlight Parade
1933
as Bea
MovieGold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Polly
Movie42nd Street
1933
as Peggy
MovieShow Girl in Hollywood
1930
as Ruby Keeler
