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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-12-31

Day of Death

1948-07-05 (30 years old)

Place of Birth

Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

Frances Lillian Mary Ridste

Carole Landis

Biography

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.

Known For

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Acting

One Million B.C.

1940

One Million B.C.

as

Loana

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

I Wake Up Screaming

as

Vicky Lynn

A Star Is Born

1937

A Star Is Born

as

Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)

Wintertime

1943

Wintertime

as

Flossie Fouchere

Orchestra Wives

1942

Orchestra Wives

as

Natalie Mercer

Moon Over Miami

1941

Moon Over Miami

as

Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears

Behind Green Lights

1946

Behind Green Lights

as

Janet Bradley

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

as

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Hollywood Hotel

1938

Hollywood Hotel

as

Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited)

Topper Returns

1941

Topper Returns

as

Ann Carrington

Noose

1948

Noose

as

Linda Medbury

Secret Command

1944

Secret Command

as

Jill McCann

It Happened in Flatbush

1942

It Happened in Flatbush

as

Kathryn Baker

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

as

Carole Landis

My Gal Sal

1942

My Gal Sal

as

Mae Collins

A Gentleman at Heart

1942

A Gentleman at Heart

as

Helen Mason

Three Texas Steers

1939

Three Texas Steers

as

Nancy Evans

Turnabout

1940

Turnabout

as

Sally Willows

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

as

Golddigger

Road Show

1941

Road Show

as

Penguin Moore

A Scandal in Paris

1946

A Scandal in Paris

as

Loretta de Richet

Varsity Show

1937

Varsity Show

as

Student (uncredited)

Blondes at Work

1938

Blondes at Work

as

Carol

Having Wonderful Crime

1945

Having Wonderful Crime

as

Helene Justus

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

as

Julia Andrews

Brass Monkey

1948

Brass Monkey

as

Kay Sheldon

Cowboys from Texas

1939

Cowboys from Texas

as

June Jones

Mystery Sea Raider

1940

Mystery Sea Raider

as

June McCarthy

Daredevils of the Red Circle

1939

Daredevils of the Red Circle

as

Blanche Granville

Dance Hall

1941

Dance Hall

as

Lili Brown

Manila Calling

1942

Manila Calling

as

Edna Fraser

When Were You Born

1938

When Were You Born

as

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

The Powers Girl

1943

The Powers Girl

as

Kay Evans

The Patient in Room 18

1938

The Patient in Room 18

as

Woman on Stairs (uncredited)

The Invisible Menace

1938

The Invisible Menace

as

Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie

Boy Meets Girl

1938

Boy Meets Girl

as

Commissary Cashier

Girls on Probation

1938

Girls on Probation

as

Extra

Reno

1939

Reno

as

Mrs. Humphrey

Out of the Blue

1947

Out of the Blue

as

Mae Earthleigh

She Loved a Fireman

1937

She Loved a Fireman

as

Blonde Sunbather

The Adventurous Blonde

1937

The Adventurous Blonde

as

Bit Role (uncredited)

Fly Away Baby

1937

Fly Away Baby

as

Blonde at Airport (uncredited)

Torchy Blane in Panama

1938

Torchy Blane in Panama

as

Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited)

Over the Goal

1937

Over the Goal

as

Co-ed

Over the Wall

1938

Over the Wall

as

Peggy - Girl at Beach

Missing Witnesses

1937

Missing Witnesses

as

Girl on Pier (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

A Slight Case of Murder

as

Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937

as

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

The King and the Chorus Girl

1937

The King and the Chorus Girl

as

Chorine (uncredited)

A Day at the Races

1937

A Day at the Races

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks

as

Bidder (uncredited)

Alcatraz Island

1937

Alcatraz Island

as

Party Girl (uncredited)

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

Love, Honor and Behave

as

Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited)

Women Are Like That

1938

Women Are Like That

as

Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Guest at Banquet (uncredited)

Men Are Such Fools

1938

Men Are Such Fools

as

June Cooper (uncredited)

Penrod's Double Trouble

1938

Penrod's Double Trouble

as

Girl at Fair (uncredited)

Four's a Crowd

1938

Four's a Crowd

as

Lansford's 2nd Secretary

Cadet Girl

1941

Cadet Girl

as

Gene Baxter

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as

Self

Death Scenes

1989

Death Scenes

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

as

Production

Crew

Directing