Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1910-08-25
Day of Death
1993-02-28
Place of Birth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ruby Keeler
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (27)
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
2007
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
⭐ 4.9
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Goldie
Beverly Hills Brats
1989
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
⭐ 7.1
Role:
From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
1985
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
⭐ 3.7
Role:
Ruby Keeler
The Phynx
1970
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Herself
Six Hits and a Miss
1942No Image
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Herself (archive footage)
Calling All Girls
1942
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Betty Blake
Sweetheart of the Campus
1941
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Kitty Carey
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
⭐ 4.9
Role:
Herself
Hollywood Handicap
1938
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Ruby Keeler (uncredited)
