
Betty Furness
Biography
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Elizabeth Mary Furness (January 3, 1916 – April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate, and current affairs commentator. She began her professional career as a model before being noticed by a talent scout and being signed to a film contract in 1932 by RKO Studios. Her first film role was as the "Thirteenth Woman" in the film Thirteen Women (1932) but her scenes were deleted before the film's release.
Over the next few years, she appeared in several RKO films, and became a popular actress. Among her film successes were Magnificent Obsession (1935) and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film Swing Time (1936). By the end of the decade, she had appeared in over forty films, but during the 1940s, she found it difficult to secure acting roles. In 1948, Furness was performing in the television series Studio One, which was broadcast live. She filled in for an actor to promote Westinghouse products during the advertisement break, and impressed the company with her easy and professional manner. They offered her a contract to promote their products and she thus became closely associated with them.
Acting (45 movies)

Swing Time
1936

The Rockingham Tea Set
1950

The Kill
1952

Flying Down to Rio
1933

The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
1952

Magnificent Obsession
1935

Emergency Call
1933

The President's Mystery
1936

Beggars in Ermine
1934

Dangerous Corner
1934

Headline Shooter
1933

Mama Steps Out
1937

The Keeper of the Bees
1935

Mister Cinderella
1936

The Life of Vergie Winters
1934

A Wicked Woman
1934

Shadow of Doubt
1935

Ellis in Freedomland
1952

Here Comes Cookie
1935

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933

Gridiron Flash
1934

Let's Fall in Love
1933

Scarlet River
1933

The Defender (Studio One)
1957

Calm Yourself
1935

They Wanted to Marry
1937

Lucky Devils
1933

The Great Jasper
1933

The Band Plays On
1934

McFadden´s Flats
1935

Ace of Aces
1933

Midshipman Jack
1933

Cross Fire
1933

The Good Old Soak
1937

All American Chump
1936

North of Shanghai
1939

Renegades of the West
1932

Twelve Angry Men
1954

The Three Wise Guys
1936

Fair Warning
1937

It Can't Last Forever
1937

Pontius Pilate
1952

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936

A Bolt of Lightning
1951

Westinghouse Total Electric Home
1959
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