Dixie Dunbar

Biography

Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar was an American singer and film actress. After dancing in big band orchestras, nightclubs and classy restaurants, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's Scandals as well as on Broadway in Life Begins at 8:40 with Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr from Wizard of Oz. During the 1930s, she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films.

Known For

Acting

1938

Alexander's Ragtime Band

as

Specialty

1938

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as

Receptionist

1936

Pigskin Parade

as

Ginger Jones

1937

Cinema Circus

as

Herself (uncredited)

1935

Professional Soldier

as

Entertainer

1936

Girls' Dormitory

as

Luisa

1936

King of Burlesque

as

Marie

1938

Love on a Budget

as

Betty Fisher

1936

Sing, Baby, Sing

as

Telephone Operator

1934

George White's Scandals

as

Patsy Day

1936

Educating Father

as

Millicent

1937

Sing and Be Happy

as

Della Dunn

1938

Freshman Year

as

Dotty Wright

1938

Walking Down Broadway

as

Tiny Bronson

1944

Take It or Leave It

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1937

One in a Million

as

Goldie

1936

Back to Nature

as

Mabel

1938

Once Over Lightly

as

Judy Kapouris

1936

The First Baby

as

Maude Holbrook

Production

Crew

Directing