1916-01-03 New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Westinghouse Total Electric Home | Narrator | 1959-01-01 |
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The Defender (Studio One) | Self / Commercial Spokeswoman | 1957-02-25 |
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Twelve Angry Men | Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman | 1954-09-20 |
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The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus | Self | 1952-12-22 |
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Pontius Pilate | 1952-04-07 | |
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The Kill | Self - Commercial Spokeswoman | 1952-09-22 |
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Ellis in Freedomland | Spokeswoman for Westinghouse | 1952-06-15 |
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A Bolt of Lightning | Self - Commercial Spokeswoman | 1951-11-12 |
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The Rockingham Tea Set | Self - Commercial Spokeswoman | 1950-01-23 |
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North of Shanghai | Helen Warner | 1939-01-24 |
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The Good Old Soak | Lucy Hawley | 1937-04-23 |
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They Wanted to Marry | Sheila Hunter | 1937-02-05 |
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Fair Warning | Kate Farnham | 1937-03-05 |
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It Can't Last Forever | Carol Wilson | 1937-07-15 |
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Mama Steps Out | Leila Cuppy | 1937-02-05 |
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All American Chump | Kitty Crane | 1936-10-16 |
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Swing Time | Margaret Watson | 1936-08-28 |
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The President's Mystery | Charlotte Brown | 1936-09-28 |
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Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | 1936-08-05 | |
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The Three Wise Guys | Clarabelle Brooks | 1936-05-15 |
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Mister Cinderella | Patricia 'Pat' Randolph | 1936-10-22 |
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Calm Yourself | Mary Elizabeth Allenby | 1935-06-28 |
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McFadden´s Flats | Molly McFadden | 1935-03-12 |
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Shadow of Doubt | Lisa | 1935-02-15 |
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The Keeper of the Bees | Molly | 1935-07-14 |
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Magnificent Obsession | Joyce Hudson | 1935-12-30 |
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Here Comes Cookie | Phyllis Allen | 1935-08-30 |
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Dangerous Corner | Mrs. Betty Whitehouse | 1934-12-04 |
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Beggars in Ermine | Joyce Dawson | 1934-02-21 |
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The Band Plays On | Kitty O'Brien | 1934-12-21 |
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A Wicked Woman | Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice | 1934-12-07 |
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The Life of Vergie Winters | Joan Shadwell | 1934-06-14 |
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Gridiron Flash | Jane Thurston | 1934-10-06 |
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Scarlet River | Babe Jewel | 1933-03-10 |
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Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men | Evangeline | 1933-10-18 |
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Headline Shooter | Miss Saunders | 1933-07-28 |
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Emergency Call | Alice Averill | 1933-06-24 |
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Flying Down to Rio | Belinha's Friend (uncredited) | 1933-12-22 |
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Let's Fall in Love | Linda | 1933-12-26 |
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Lucky Devils | Ginger | 1933-02-03 |
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Midshipman Jack | Ruth Rogers | 1933-09-22 |
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Cross Fire | Pat "Mike" Plummer | 1933-05-28 |
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Ace of Aces | Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
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The Great Jasper | Sylvia Bradfield | 1933-03-03 |
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Renegades of the West | Mary Fawcett | 1932-11-25 |
