Acting
Carole Landis
Also Known As: Frances Lillian Mary Ridste
Birth Date
December 31, 1918
Death Date
July 5, 1948
(passed away at 29)
Place of Birth
Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity
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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. From Wikipedia.
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Movie
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
1938
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Movie
A Day at the Races
Party Guest (uncredited)
1937
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A Star Is Born
Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
1937
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Movie
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Bidder (uncredited)
1937
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Topper Returns
Ann Carrington
1941
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A Slight Case of Murder
Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)
1938
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Broadway Melody of 1938
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1937
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The Casting Couch
1995
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I Wake Up Screaming
Vicky Lynn
1941
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When Were You Born
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
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Show-Business at War
Self
1943
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A Scandal in Paris
Loretta de Richet
1946
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Movie
One Million B.C.
Loana
1940
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Girls on Probation
Extra
1938
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Hollywood Hotel
Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited)
1938
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My Gal Sal
Mae Collins
1942
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Alcatraz Island
Party Girl (uncredited)
1937
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Over the Wall
Peggy - Girl at Beach
1938
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Death In Hollywood
1990