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Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Department: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related material and personal papers are available to scholars and researchers in the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kay Francis,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932

The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

1929

In Name Only

In Name Only

1939

King of the Underworld

King of the Underworld

1939

One Way Passage

One Way Passage

1932

Allotment Wives

Allotment Wives

1945

Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1941

Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

1932

The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street

1933

Confession

Confession

1937

Another Dawn

Another Dawn

1937

Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1932

The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

1941

Always in My Heart

Always in My Heart

1942

Girls About Town

Girls About Town

1931

Raffles

Raffles

1930

Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

Wife Wanted

Wife Wanted

1946

I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman

1933

Transgression

Transgression

1931

First Lady

First Lady

1937

Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica

1934

Play Girl

Play Girl

1941

It's a Date

It's a Date

1940

When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

1940

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

British Agent

British Agent

1934

The Goose and the Gander

The Goose and the Gander

1935

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1931

Street of Women

Street of Women

1932

Guilty Hands

Guilty Hands

1931

Divorce

Divorce

1945

Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

1929

The Marriage Playground

The Marriage Playground

1929

Strangers in Love

Strangers in Love

1932

Let's Go Native

Let's Go Native

1930

Secrets of an Actress

Secrets of an Actress

1938

Cynara

Cynara

1932

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1930

A Notorious Affair

A Notorious Affair

1930

The Virtuous Sin

The Virtuous Sin

1930

Stranded

Stranded

1935

Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind

1939

Give Me Your Heart

Give Me Your Heart

1936

Stolen Holiday

Stolen Holiday

1937

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Passion Flower

Passion Flower

1930

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

The Keyhole

The Keyhole

1933

Behind the Make-Up

Behind the Make-Up

1930

Living on Velvet

Living on Velvet

1935

For the Defense

For the Defense

1930

The Vice Squad

The Vice Squad

1931

Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That

1938

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

1938

24 Hours

24 Hours

1931

I Found Stella Parish

I Found Stella Parish

1935

The False Madonna

The False Madonna

1931

Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

1931

Mandalay

Mandalay

1934

Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

1933

The White Angel

The White Angel

1936

Movies on Sundays

Movies on Sundays

1935

Illusion

Illusion

1929

My Bill

My Bill

1938

Little Men

Little Men

1940

William Powell: A True Gentleman

William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005

Gentlemen of the Press

Gentlemen of the Press

1929

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

1930

Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

1942

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

1999

Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947

The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937

1937

Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

Breakdowns of 1939

Breakdowns of 1939

1939

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Prudential Family Playhouse

Prudential Family Playhouse

1950