Frances Gifford

Frances Gifford

Known for

Acting

Born

December 7, 1920

Birthplace

Long Beach, California, USA

Died

January 15, 1994 (aged 73)

Biography

Frances Gifford had a somewhat unorthodox introduction to the movie business. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, she had no ambition to be an actress, and in fact had applied to UCLA when, at age 16, she and a friend got to visit the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, where they watched a movie being shot. A studio exec saw her and asked if she would take a screen test. She did, the studio was impressed with the result and put her under contract. Nothing much came of it, however, other than bit parts, and she moved to RKO. Nothing much happened there, either. She had married actor James Dunn and decided to retire, which she did, in 1938. Off the screen for almost two years, she got a sm...

Best known work

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Stage Door
Stage Door
1937
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1942
Tarzan Triumphs
Tarzan Triumphs
1943
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time
1938
Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc'
1943
The Arnelo Affair
The Arnelo Affair
1947
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942

Filmography

  1. 2004

    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

    as Doris (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

  2. 1953

    Sky Commando

    as Jo McWethy

  3. 1953

    General Electric TheaterTV

    as Evelyn Crewes (1 episode)

  4. 1950

    Riding High

    as Margaret Higgins

  5. 1948

    Luxury Liner

    as Laura Dene

  6. 1947

    Little Mister Jim

    as Jean Tukker

  7. 1947

    The Arnelo Affair

    as Anne Parkson

  8. 1945

    She Went to the Races

    as Dr. Ann Wotters

  9. 1945

  10. 1945

    Thrill of a Romance

    as Maude Bancroft

  11. 1944

  12. 1944

    Twenty Years After

    as (archive footage)

  13. 1943

    Cry 'Havoc'

    as Helen

  14. 1943

  15. 1943

  16. 1942

    American Empire

    as Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister

  17. 1942

    My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    as Grace Saunders

  18. 1942

  19. 1942

    Beyond the Blue Horizon

    as Charlotte (uncredited)

  20. 1942

  21. 1942

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    as Frances Gifford (uncredited)

  22. 1942

    The Remarkable Andrew

    as Miss Halsey

  23. 1941

    Jungle Girl

    as Nyoka Meredith

  24. 1941

  25. 1941

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