Carole Landis

Carole Landis

1918-12-31 – 1948-07-05 (age 29) Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
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Biography

Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure.

Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal.

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Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

as Guest at Banquet (uncredited)

A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races

1937

as Party Guest (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

1937

as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming

1941

as Vicky Lynn

Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

A Scandal in Paris
A Scandal in Paris

1946

as Loretta de Richet

The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

as Bidder (uncredited)

Topper Returns
Topper Returns

1941

as Ann Carrington

A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder

1938

as Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

One Million B.C.
One Million B.C.

1940

as Loana

Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd

1938

as Lansford's 2nd Secretary

Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel

1938

as Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited)

Three Texas Steers
Three Texas Steers

1939

as Nancy Evans

Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl

1938

as Commissary Cashier

Death In Hollywood
The Casting Couch
Secret Command
Secret Command

1944

as Jill McCann

Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives

1942

as Natalie Mercer

Show-Business at War