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
Cast Credits
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2025
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2007
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2006
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2006
Beverly Hills Brats
Character: Goldie
MOVIE • 1989
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1987
That's Dancing!
Character: From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1985
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1975
The Phynx
Character: Ruby Keeler
MOVIE • 1970
The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 1968
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:
TV • 1963
Vacation Playhouse
Character: Ruby
TV • 1963
Tony Awards
Character: Self - Performer
TV • 1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self
TV • 1948
Six Hits and a Miss
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 1942
Calling All Girls
Character: Herself (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1942
Sweetheart of the Campus
Character: Betty Blake
MOVIE • 1941
Mother Carey's Chickens
Character: Kitty Carey
MOVIE • 1938
Hollywood Handicap
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 1938
A Day at Santa Anita
Character: Ruby Keeler (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1937