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Frances Gifford

Frances Gifford
  • Name: Frances Gifford
  • Birthday: 1919-12-07
  • Also known as: Mary Frances Gifford,Mary Gifford
  • Place of birth: Long Beach, California, USA
  • Popularity: 1.812
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... Read More

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Title Release date
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6   as  Doris (archive sound) 2004-05-31
Sky Commando   as  Jo McWethy 1953-08-21
Riding High   as  Margaret Higgins 1950-04-12
Luxury Liner   as  Laura Dene 1948-11-09
Little Mister Jim   as  Jean Tukker 1947-04-01
The Arnelo Affair   as  Anne Parkson 1947-02-13
She Went to the Races   as  Dr. Ann Wotters 1945-11-04
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes   as  Viola Johnson 1945-09-06
Thrill of a Romance   as  Maude Bancroft 1945-05-23
Marriage Is a Private Affair   as  Sissy Mortimer 1944-08-23
Twenty Years After   as  (archive footage) 1944-01-01
Cry 'Havoc'   as  Helen 1943-11-23
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour   as  Hilary Dane 1943-04-30
Tarzan Triumphs   as  Zandra 1943-01-20
American Empire   as  Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister 1942-12-11
My Heart Belongs to Daddy   as  Grace Saunders 1942-11-07
The Glass Key   as  Nurse 1942-09-08
Beyond the Blue Horizon   as  Charlotte (uncredited) 1942-06-25
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die   as  Ruth Grant 1942-06-13
The Remarkable Andrew   as  Miss Halsey 1942-03-05
Star Spangled Rhythm   as  Frances Gifford (uncredited) 1942-03-05
Jungle Girl   as  Nyoka Meredith 1941-06-21
West Point Widow   as  Daphne 1941-06-20
The Reluctant Dragon   as  Doris 1941-06-19
Border Vigilantes   as  Helen Forbes 1941-04-18
Hold That Woman!   as  Mary Mulvaney 1940-06-28
Forty Little Mothers   as  Granville Girl 1940-04-26
Mercy Plane   as  Brenda Gordon 1939-12-04
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington   as  Hopper Girl (uncredited) 1939-10-19
Having Wonderful Time   as  Salesgirl (uncredited) 1938-07-01
Maid's Night Out   as  Ticket Seller - Octopus Concession (uncredited) 1938-03-03
Night Spot   as  Nightclub Patron 1938-02-25
Living on Love   as  Bus Passenger 1937-11-12
There Goes the Groom   as  Undetermined Role (uncredited) 1937-10-29
Stage Door   as  Mary McGuire (uncredited) 1937-10-08
New Faces of 1937   as  Showgirl 1937-07-02