Portrait of Carole Landis

Carole Landis

Acting

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.

Born: December 31, 1918

Place of Birth: Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA

Filmography

1989
Death Scenes

as Self (archive footage)

1948
Brass Monkey

as Kay Sheldon

1948
Noose

as Linda Medbury

1947
Out of the Blue

as Mae Earthleigh

1946
A Scandal in Paris

as Loretta de Richet

1946
1946
Behind Green Lights

as Janet Bradley

1945
Having Wonderful Crime

as Helene Justus

1944
Secret Command

as Jill McCann

1944
Four Jills in a Jeep

as Carole Landis

1943
Wintertime

as Flossie Fouchere

1943
The Powers Girl

as Kay Evans

1942
Manila Calling

as Edna Fraser

1942
Orchestra Wives

as Natalie Mercer

1942
It Happened in Flatbush

as Kathryn Baker

1942
My Gal Sal

as Mae Collins

1942
A Gentleman at Heart

as Helen Mason

1941
Cadet Girl

as Gene Baxter

1941
I Wake Up Screaming

as Vicky Lynn

1941
Dance Hall

as Lili Brown

1941
Moon Over Miami

as Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears

1941
Topper Returns

as Ann Carrington

1941
Road Show

as Penguin Moore

1940
Mystery Sea Raider

as June McCarthy

1940
Turnabout

as Sally Willows

1940
1939
Reno

as Mrs. Humphrey

1939
Cowboys from Texas

as June Jones

1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle

as Blanche Granville

1939
Three Texas Steers

as Nancy Evans

1938
1938
Boy Meets Girl

as Commissary Cashier

1938
Four's a Crowd

as Lansford's 2nd Secretary

1938
Penrod's Double Trouble

as Girl at Fair (uncredited)

1938
When Were You Born

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

1938
Men Are Such Fools

as June Cooper (uncredited)

1938
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Guest at Banquet (uncredited)

1938
Torchy Blane in Panama

as Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited)

1938
Women Are Like That

as Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)

1938
Over the Wall

as Peggy - Girl at Beach

1938
Love, Honor and Behave

as Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited)

1938
A Slight Case of Murder

as Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)

1938
1938
Hollywood Hotel

as Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited)

1938
The Invisible Menace

as Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie

1938
The Patient in Room 18

as Woman on Stairs (uncredited)

1937
She Loved a Fireman

as Blonde Sunbather

1937
Missing Witnesses

as Girl on Pier (uncredited)

1937
The Adventurous Blonde

as Bit Role (uncredited)

1937
1937
Alcatraz Island

as Party Girl (uncredited)

1937
Varsity Show

as Student (uncredited)

1937
Broadway Melody of 1938

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Bidder (uncredited)

1937
Fly Away Baby

as Blonde at Airport (uncredited)

1937
A Day at the Races

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1937
A Star Is Born

as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)

1937
The King and the Chorus Girl

as Chorine (uncredited)

1936
Gold Diggers of 1937

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)