Birthday:
Dec 31, 1918
Place of Birth: Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Place of Birth: Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Carole Landis
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure. Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal. From Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| One Million B.C. | Loana | 1940 |
| I Wake Up Screaming | Vicky Lynn | 1941 |
| A Star Is Born | Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Wintertime | Flossie Fouchere | 1943 |
| Orchestra Wives | Natalie Mercer | 1942 |
| Moon Over Miami | Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears | 1941 |
| Behind Green Lights | Janet Bradley | 1946 |
| Broadway Melody of 1938 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Hollywood Hotel | Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited) | 1938 |
| Topper Returns | Ann Carrington | 1941 |
| Noose | Linda Medbury | 1948 |
| Secret Command | Jill McCann | 1944 |
| It Happened in Flatbush | Kathryn Baker | 1942 |
| Four Jills in a Jeep | Carole Landis | 1944 |
| My Gal Sal | Mae Collins | 1942 |
| A Gentleman at Heart | Helen Mason | 1942 |
| Three Texas Steers | Nancy Evans | 1939 |
| Turnabout | Sally Willows | 1940 |
| Gold Diggers in Paris | Golddigger | 1938 |
| Road Show | Penguin Moore | 1941 |
| A Scandal in Paris | Loretta de Richet | 1946 |
| Varsity Show | Student (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Blondes at Work | Carol | 1938 |
| Having Wonderful Crime | Helene Justus | 1945 |
| It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Julia Andrews | 1946 |
| Brass Monkey | Kay Sheldon | 1948 |
| Cowboys from Texas | June Jones | 1939 |
| Mystery Sea Raider | June McCarthy | 1940 |
| Daredevils of the Red Circle | Blanche Granville | 1939 |
| Dance Hall | Lili Brown | 1941 |
| Manila Calling | Edna Fraser | 1942 |
| When Were You Born | Ship Passenger (uncredited) | 1938 |
| The Powers Girl | Kay Evans | 1943 |
| The Patient in Room 18 | Woman on Stairs (uncredited) | 1938 |
| The Invisible Menace | Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie | 1938 |
| Boy Meets Girl | Commissary Cashier | 1938 |
| Girls on Probation | Extra | 1938 |
| Reno | Mrs. Humphrey | 1939 |
| Out of the Blue | Mae Earthleigh | 1947 |
| She Loved a Fireman | Blonde Sunbather | 1937 |
| The Adventurous Blonde | Bit Role (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Torchy Blane in Panama | Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited) | 1938 |
| Fly Away Baby | Blonde at Airport (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Over the Goal | Co-ed | 1937 |
| Over the Wall | Peggy - Girl at Beach | 1938 |
| Missing Witnesses | Girl on Pier (uncredited) | 1937 |
| A Slight Case of Murder | Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited) | 1938 |
| Show-Business at War | Self | 1943 |
| Love, Honor and Behave | Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited) | 1938 |
| Women Are Like That | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) | 1938 |
| Four's a Crowd | Lansford's 2nd Secretary | 1938 |
| The Emperor's Candlesticks | Bidder (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Alcatraz Island | Party Girl (uncredited) | 1937 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) | 1938 |
| The King and the Chorus Girl | Chorine (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Men Are Such Fools | June Cooper (uncredited) | 1938 |
| Penrod's Double Trouble | Girl at Fair (uncredited) | 1938 |
| A Day at the Races | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Cadet Girl | Gene Baxter | 1941 |
| Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941 | |
| Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self | 1936 |
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