Kay Francis

Biography

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Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related material and personal papers are available to scholars and researchers in the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives.

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Known for

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William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005 ⭐ 7.5

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Complicated Women

2003 ⭐ 6.9

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Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

1999 ⭐ 9.0

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2005

William Powell: A True Gentleman Notable

2005

⭐ 7.5

2003

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage) · 2003

⭐ 6.9

1999

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults Notable

(archive footage) · 1999

⭐ 9.0

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Notable

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 1983

⭐ 7.0

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) · 1975

⭐ 6.3

1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self · 1947

⭐ 6.3

1946

Wife Wanted Notable

Carole Raymond · 1946

⭐ 7.8

1945

Allotment Wives

Sheila Seymour · 1945

⭐ 6.7

Divorce

Diane Carter · 1945

⭐ 6.0

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

Kay Francis · 1944

⭐ 6.8

1943

Show-Business at War Notable

Self · 1943

⭐ 7.0

1942

Between Us Girls Notable

Christine 'Chris' Bishop · 1942

⭐ 7.5

Always in My Heart

Marjorie Scott · 1942

⭐ 6.3

1941

The Feminine Touch

Nellie Woods · 1941

⭐ 5.1

Charley's Aunt

Donna Lucia · 1941

⭐ 6.3

The Man Who Lost Himself

Adrienne Scott · 1941

⭐ 5.4

1940

Little Men

Josephine "Jo" Bhaer · 1940

⭐ 5.5

When the Daltons Rode

Julie King · 1940

⭐ 6.2

It's a Date

Georgia Drake · 1940

⭐ 6.4

1939

Breakdowns of 1939 Notable

Self · 1939

⭐ 7.0

In Name Only Notable

Maida Walker · 1939

⭐ 7.0

Women in the Wind

Janet Steele · 1939

⭐ 6.8

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

Lady Chase-Wayne / Claire Land · 1938

⭐ 5.8

Comet Over Broadway

Eve Appleton · 1938

⭐ 5.7

Secrets of an Actress

Fay Carter · 1938

⭐ 6.0

1937

Breakdowns of 1937

Self · 1937

⭐ 6.0

First Lady

Lucy Chase Wayne · 1937

⭐ 6.6

Confession

Vera Kowalska · 1937

⭐ 6.2

1936

Breakdowns of 1936

Self · 1936

Give Me Your Heart

Belinda 'Linda' Warren, aka 'B · 1936

⭐ 5.9

The White Angel Notable

Florence Nightingale · 1936

⭐ 7.2

1935

Things You Never See on the Screen

Self · 1935

⭐ 5.0

I Found Stella Parish Notable

Stella Parish · 1935

⭐ 7.3

The Goose and the Gander

Georgiana Summers · 1935

⭐ 4.7

1934

British Agent

Elena Moura · 1934

⭐ 5.8

Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica Braden · 1934

⭐ 5.0

Wonder Bar

Liane Renaud · 1934

⭐ 6.0

1933

The House on 56th Street

Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy · 1933

⭐ 5.3

I Loved a Woman

Laura McDonald · 1933

⭐ 4.8

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens · 1933

⭐ 6.2

Frequently appears with

Michael York

Narrator

Rudy Behlmer

Carole Lombard

Myrna Loy

Leonard Maltin

Jane Fonda

Self - Narrator (voice)

Frances Dee

Self - Interviewee

Karen Morley

Self - Interviewee

Kitty Carlisle

Self - Interviewee

Mae Madison

Self - Interviewee

Full filmography

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William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005 ⭐ 7.5

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Complicated Women

2003 ⭐ 6.9

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Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

1999 ⭐ 9.0

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 ⭐ 7.0

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 ⭐ 6.3

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Blow-Ups of 1947

1947 ⭐ 6.3

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Wife Wanted

1946 ⭐ 7.8

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Allotment Wives

1945 ⭐ 6.7

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Divorce

1945 ⭐ 6.0

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Four Jills in a Jeep

1944 ⭐ 6.8

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Show-Business at War

1943 ⭐ 7.0

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Between Us Girls

1942 ⭐ 7.5

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Always in My Heart

1942 ⭐ 6.3

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The Feminine Touch

1941 ⭐ 5.1

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Charley's Aunt

1941 ⭐ 6.3

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The Man Who Lost Himself

1941 ⭐ 5.4

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Play Girl

1941 ⭐ 6.4

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Little Men

1940 ⭐ 5.5

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When the Daltons Rode

1940 ⭐ 6.2

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It's a Date

1940 ⭐ 6.4