Betty Grable

Person

Betty Grable

Born 18 December 1916 Died 2 July 1973, aged 56 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA TMDB ↗

Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Grable was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three. At age 13, Grable and her mother set out for Hollywood with the hopes of stardom. There she landed several minor parts in films such as Whoopee!, New Movietone Follies of 1930, Happy Days and Let's Go Places.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
12age in their first credit on record (1929)
83years on screen and counting
10credits in 1932, their busiest year
89dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 95

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

2012
The Casting Couch poster Age: 78

The Casting Couch

1995
No poster
Age: 42

Some of Manie's Friends

1959
How to Be Very, Very Popular poster Age: 38

How to Be Very, Very Popular

1955
as Stormy Tornado
Three for the Show poster Age: 38

Three for the Show

1955
as Julie Lowndes
How to Marry a Millionaire poster Age: 36

How to Marry a Millionaire

1953
as Loco Dempsey
The Farmer Takes a Wife poster Age: 36

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1953
as Molly Larkins
Meet Me After the Show poster Age: 34

Meet Me After the Show

1951
as Delilah Lee
Call Me Mister poster Age: 34

Call Me Mister

1951
as Kay Hudson
My Blue Heaven poster Age: 33

My Blue Heaven

1950
as Kitty Moran
Wabash Avenue poster Age: 33

Wabash Avenue

1950
as Ruby Summers
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend poster Age: 32

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949
as Freddie
When My Baby Smiles at Me poster Age: 31

When My Baby Smiles at Me

1948
as Bonny Kane
That Lady in Ermine poster Age: 31

That Lady in Ermine

1948
as Francesca / Angelina
Mother Wore Tights poster Age: 30

Mother Wore Tights

1947
as Mother
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim poster Age: 30

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947
as Cynthia Pilgrim
Do You Love Me poster Age: 29

Do You Love Me

1946
as Barry's Fan in Taxi
The Dolly Sisters poster Age: 28

The Dolly Sisters

1945
as Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly
The All-Star Bond Rally poster Age: 28

The All-Star Bond Rally

1945
as Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Diamond Horseshoe poster Age: 28

Diamond Horseshoe

1945
as Bonnie Collins
Pin Up Girl poster Age: 27

Pin Up Girl

1944
as Lorry Jones
Four Jills in a Jeep poster Age: 27

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944
as Betty Grable
Sweet Rosie O'Grady poster Age: 26

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943
as Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
Coney Island poster Age: 26

Coney Island

1943
as Kate Farley
Springtime in the Rockies poster Age: 25

Springtime in the Rockies

1942
as Vicky Lane
Footlight Serenade poster Age: 25

Footlight Serenade

1942
as Pat Lambert
Song of the Islands poster Age: 25

Song of the Islands

1942
as Eileen O'Brien
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 poster Age: 24

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
I Wake Up Screaming poster Age: 24

I Wake Up Screaming

1941
as Jill Lynn
A Yank in the R.A.F. poster Age: 24

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941
as Carol Brown
Moon Over Miami poster Age: 24

Moon Over Miami

1941
as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Tin Pan Alley poster Age: 23

Tin Pan Alley

1940
as Lily Blane
Down Argentine Way poster Age: 23

Down Argentine Way

1940
as Glenda Crawford
The Day the Bookies Wept poster Age: 22

The Day the Bookies Wept

1939
as Ina Firpo
Million Dollar Legs poster Age: 22

Million Dollar Legs

1939
as Carol Parker
Man About Town poster Age: 22

Man About Town

1939
as Susan Hayes
Campus Confessions poster Age: 21

Campus Confessions

1938
as Joyce Gilmore
Give Me a Sailor poster Age: 21

Give Me a Sailor

1938
as Nancy Larkin
College Swing poster Age: 21

College Swing

1938
as Betty
Thrill of a Lifetime poster Age: 20

Thrill of a Lifetime

1937
as Gwen
This Way Please poster Age: 20

This Way Please

1937
as Jane Morrow
Pigskin Parade poster Age: 19

Pigskin Parade

1936
as Laura Watson
Don't Turn 'em Loose poster Age: 19

Don't Turn 'em Loose

1936
as Mildred Webster
Follow the Fleet poster Age: 19

Follow the Fleet

1936
as Singer in Trio
Collegiate poster Age: 19

Collegiate

1936
as Dorothy
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs poster Age: 19

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936
No poster
Age: 18

A Quiet Fourth

1935
Old Man Rhythm poster Age: 18

Old Man Rhythm

1935
as Sylvia
No poster
Age: 18

Drawing Rumors

1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl poster Age: 18

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935
as Vocalist
The Nitwits poster Age: 18

The Nitwits

1935
as Mary Roberts
No poster
Age: 18

The Spirit of 1976

1935
No poster
Age: 18

This Band Age

1935
as Betty - Band Singer
No poster
Age: 17

Ferry-Go-Round

1934
as Betty
By Your Leave poster Age: 17

By Your Leave

1934
as Frances
The Gay Divorcee poster Age: 17

The Gay Divorcee

1934
as Guest
Student Tour poster Age: 17

Student Tour

1934
as Cayenne
Susie's Affairs poster Age: 17

Susie's Affairs

1934
as Susie Lee
No poster
Age: 17

Business Is a Pleasure

1934
Love Detectives poster Age: 17

Love Detectives

1934
as Alice
Elmer Steps Out poster Age: 17

Elmer Steps Out

1934
School for Romance poster Age: 17

School for Romance

1934
as Student
Air Tonic poster Age: 17

Air Tonic

1933
as Betty Grable - Band Singer
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi poster Age: 16

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1933
as Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
What Price Innocence? poster Age: 16

What Price Innocence?

1933
as Beverly Bennett
Melody Cruise poster Age: 16

Melody Cruise

1933
as First Stewardess (uncredited)
Child of Manhattan poster Age: 16

Child of Manhattan

1933
as Lucy McGonagle
Cavalcade poster Age: 16

Cavalcade

1933
as Girl on Couch
Cavalcade poster Age: 16

Cavalcade

1933
as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
The Kid from Spain poster Age: 15

The Kid from Spain

1932
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Over the Counter poster Age: 15

Over the Counter

1932
as Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail poster Age: 15

Hold 'Em Jail

1932
as Barbara Jones
The Age of Consent poster Age: 15

The Age of Consent

1932
as Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
Hollywood Lights poster Age: 15

Hollywood Lights

1932
as Betty
No poster
Age: 15

The Flirty Sleepwalker

1932
as Blonde Girl
Probation poster Age: 15

Probation

1932
as Ruth Jarrett
No poster
Age: 15

Hollywood Luck

1932
No poster
Age: 15

Lady! Please!

1932
as Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them poster Age: 15

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 14

Once a Hero

1931
Palmy Days poster Age: 14

Palmy Days

1931
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 14

Ex-Sweeties

1931
as Undetermined Minor Role
No poster
Age: 14

Crashing Hollywood

1931
as Betty
Kiki poster Age: 14

Kiki

1931
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Whoopee! poster Age: 13

Whoopee!

1930
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
New Movietone Follies of 1930 poster Age: 13

New Movietone Follies of 1930

1930
as Chorine
Let's Go Places poster Age: 13

Let's Go Places

1930
as Chorine (uncredited)
Happy Days poster Age: 12

Happy Days

1929
as Chorus Woman
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TV credits

Newest first
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour poster Age: 40

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957
as Betty Grable
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