Ruby Keeler
Actor
Biography
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – February 28, 1993) was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971.
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Filmography
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Polly 1933
Footlight Parade
as Bea Thorn 1933
Dames
as Barbara Hemingway 1934
The Love Goddesses
as (Archive Footage) 1965
That's Dancing!
as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage) 1985
Flirtation Walk
as Kathleen "Kit" Fitts 1934
Hollywood Handicap
as Herself 1938
Beverly Hills Brats
as Goldie 1989
The Phynx
as Ruby Keeler 1970
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Ruby Keeler 1930
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage) 2006
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) 1975
Ready, Willing and Able
as Jane 1937
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self 1987
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Kitty Carey 1938
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) 2025