Betty Furness

Known for ActingBorn 1916-01-03Died 1994-04-02New York City, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Rockingham Tea Set

Studio One: Wuthering Heights

The Good Old Soak

The Three Wise Guys

The Band Plays On

The Kill

Twelve Angry Men

North of Shanghai

McFadden´s Flats

Let's Fall in Love

The Great Jasper

Midshipman Jack

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Magnificent Obsession

Your Show of Shows

Mama Steps Out

Fair Warning

Beggars in Ermine

Here Comes Cookie

What's My Line?

A Bolt of Lightning

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Mister Cinderella

Swing Time

The Philco Television Playhouse

Dangerous Corner

Shadow of Doubt

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

It Can't Last Forever

Cross Fire

Lucky Devils

The Defender (Studio One)

Emergency Call

Headline Shooter

Flying Down to Rio

All American Chump

The Keeper of the Bees

Calm Yourself

Renegades of the West

Ace of Aces

They Wanted to Marry

The President's Mystery

The Life of Vergie Winters

Scarlet River

Studio One

A Wicked Woman

Gridiron Flash

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs