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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Death Scenes
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MOVIE • 1989
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Character:
MOVIE • 1988
Brass Monkey
Character: Kay Sheldon
MOVIE • 1948
Noose
Character: Linda Medbury
MOVIE • 1948
Out of the Blue
Character: Mae Earthleigh
MOVIE • 1947
A Scandal in Paris
Character: Loretta de Richet
MOVIE • 1946
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Character: Julia Andrews
MOVIE • 1946
Behind Green Lights
Character: Janet Bradley
MOVIE • 1946
Having Wonderful Crime
Character: Helene Justus
MOVIE • 1945
Secret Command
Character: Jill McCann
MOVIE • 1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
Character: Carole Landis
MOVIE • 1944
Wintertime
Character: Flossie Fouchere
MOVIE • 1943
Show-Business at War
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1943
The Powers Girl
Character: Kay Evans
MOVIE • 1943
Manila Calling
Character: Edna Fraser
MOVIE • 1942
Orchestra Wives
Character: Natalie Mercer
MOVIE • 1942
It Happened in Flatbush
Character: Kathryn Baker
MOVIE • 1942
My Gal Sal
Character: Mae Collins
MOVIE • 1942
A Gentleman at Heart
Character: Helen Mason
MOVIE • 1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
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MOVIE • 1941