Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. During her long career, she made a total of 73 films and is noted for her role as Fred Astaire's partner in a series of ten musical films. She achieved great success in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her stage debut in Girl Crazy. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film role as a supporting actress in 42nd Street. In the 1930s, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably Top Hat and Swing Time. But after two commercial failures with Astaire, she branched out into dramatic and comedy films. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws and highest paid actresses of the 1940s. Her performance in Kitty Foyle won her the Oscar for Best Actress. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in 1949 in the commercially successful The Barkleys of Broadway. After an unsuccessful period in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway in 1965, playing the lead role in Hello, Dolly!. More Broadway roles followed, along with her stage directorial debut in 1985 of an off-Broadway production of Babes in Arms. She also made television acting appearances until 1987. In 1992, Rogers was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83. Rogers is associated with the phrase "backwards and in high heels", which is attributed to Bob Thaves' Frank and Ernest 1982 cartoon with the caption "Sure he [Astaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did...backwards and in high heels". This phrase is sometimes incorrectly attributed to Ann Richards, who used it in her keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention. A Republican and a devout Christian Scientist, Rogers married five times with all of them ending in divorce, and having no children. During her long career, Rogers made 73 films, and her musical films with Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the genre. Rogers was a major movie star during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood and is often considered an American icon. She ranks number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. Her autobiography Ginger: My Story was published in 1991.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Independence, Missouri, USA
    Birthday
    7/16/1911
42nd Street
42nd Street
6.9
Top Hat
Top Hat
7.3
Swing Time
Swing Time
6.8
I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You
7
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married!
5.9
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
6.7
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
7.2
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
4
Roberta
Roberta
7
A Shriek in the Night
A Shriek in the Night
5
Cinderella
Cinderella
6.4
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady
6.8
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
6.2
Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio
6.1
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet
6.8
The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee
6.9
Storm Warning
Storm Warning
6.6
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
7.1
Carefree
Carefree
6.6
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway
6.9
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
4.8
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon
6.1
Stage Door
Stage Door
6.9
Black Widow
Black Widow
6.3
5th Ave Girl
5th Ave Girl
7
Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time
4.9
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
7
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7
Primrose Path
Primrose Path
6.5
Star of Midnight
Star of Midnight
6
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
6.2
It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
6.5
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
6.9
Tight Spot
Tight Spot
6.3
Teenage Rebel
Teenage Rebel
6.5
The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest
5.2
Dreamboat
Dreamboat
5.9
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry
5.5
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
6
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
6.5
Tender Comrade
Tender Comrade
6
Beautiful Stranger
Beautiful Stranger
5
Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark
4.7
The Groom Wore Spurs
The Groom Wore Spurs
4.9
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
5.5
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twenty Million Sweethearts
6
Rafter Romance
Rafter Romance
6.5
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6
Chance at Heaven
Chance at Heaven
5.6
The Tip-Off
The Tip-Off
5.2
Forever Female
Forever Female
6.7
Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners
5.9
The Tenderfoot
The Tenderfoot
6
Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers
5.7
Don't Bet on Love
Don't Bet on Love
0
In Person
In Person
6.3
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
7.5
The First Traveling Saleslady
The First Traveling Saleslady
5.4
Office Blues
5
Romance in Manhattan
Romance in Manhattan
8.1
Finishing School
Finishing School
5.9
Queen High
Queen High
6
Upperworld
Upperworld
6.3
Young Man of Manhattan
Young Man of Manhattan
5.2
Carnival Boat
Carnival Boat
5
Suicide Fleet
Suicide Fleet
4
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
5.9
Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart
5
Broadway Bad
Broadway Bad
5
Change of Heart
Change of Heart
6.3
Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader
5.2
You Said a Mouthful
You Said a Mouthful
5
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch
9
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
10
The Sap from Syracuse
The Sap from Syracuse
4.8
Hat Check Girl
Hat Check Girl
6
In Full Swing
In Full Swing
0
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
0
The Confession
The Confession
1
Hollywood on Parade
Hollywood on Parade
3
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
7.2
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo
7.4
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
8
Hollywood Newsreel
4
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
5.5
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
0
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
6.9
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7
A Night in a Dormitory
A Night in a Dormitory
4.9
Harlow
Harlow
4.5
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War
7
Complicated Women
Complicated Women
6.7
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
6.5
The Love Goddesses
The Love Goddesses
6.3
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.4
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals
5.3
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
7
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
5
A Day of a Man of Affairs
A Day of a Man of Affairs
0
Campus Sweethearts
0
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
0
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
0
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
0
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
10
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
6
what would you do without me?
what would you do without me?
0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
0
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