Betty Furness
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.
Swing Time
(Margaret Watson)
The Rockingham Tea Set
(Self - Commercial Spokeswoman)
The Kill
(Self - Commercial Spokeswoman)
Flying Down to Rio
(Belinha's Friend (uncredited))
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
(Self)
Magnificent Obsession
(Joyce Hudson)
Emergency Call
(Alice Averill)
The President's Mystery
(Charlotte Brown)
Beggars in Ermine
(Joyce Dawson)
Dangerous Corner
(Mrs. Betty Whitehouse)
Headline Shooter
(Miss Saunders)
Mama Steps Out
(Leila Cuppy)
The Keeper of the Bees
(Molly)
Mister Cinderella
(Patricia 'Pat' Randolph)
The Life of Vergie Winters
(Joan Shadwell)
A Wicked Woman
(Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice)
Shadow of Doubt
(Lisa)
Ellis in Freedomland
(Spokeswoman for Westinghouse)
Here Comes Cookie
(Phyllis Allen)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
(Evangeline)
Gridiron Flash
(Jane Thurston)
Let's Fall in Love
(Linda)
Scarlet River
(Babe Jewel)
The Defender (Studio One)
(Self / Commercial Spokeswoman)
Calm Yourself
(Mary Elizabeth Allenby)
They Wanted to Marry
(Sheila Hunter)
Lucky Devils
(Ginger)
The Great Jasper
(Sylvia Bradfield)
The Bands Plays On
(Kitty O'Brien)
McFadden´s Flats
(Molly McFadden)
Ace of Aces
(Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited))
Midshipman Jack
(Ruth Rogers)
Cross Fire
(Pat "Mike" Plummer)
The Good Old Soak
(Lucy Hawley)
All American Chump
(Kitty Crane)
North of Shanghai
(Helen Warner)
Renegades of the West
(Mary Fawcett)
Twelve Angry Men
(Herself / Commercial Spokeswoman)
The Three Wise Guys
(Clarabelle Brooks)
Fair Warning
(Kate Farnham)
It Can't Last Forever
(Carol Wilson)
Pontius Pilate
The Arena
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Studio One
(Coral, Princess Livitski)
Your Show of Shows
(Herself)
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Maggie Watson)
Climax!
(Beth Jaynes)
Climax!
(Ann Kilgore)
What's My Line?
(Self)
Studio One
(Self - Commercial Spokeswoman)