Ruby Keeler

Biography

Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – February 28, 1993) was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known for

HD

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

2025 ⭐ 6.5

HD

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006 ⭐ 6.0

HD

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 ⭐ 6.0

HD

That's Dancing!

1985 ⭐ 6.9

Career timeline

2025

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Self (archive footage) · 2025

⭐ 6.5

2007

Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

Self (archive footage) · 2007

2006

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Self (archive footage) · 2006

⭐ 6.0

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Self (archive footage) · 2006

⭐ 4.9

1989

Beverly Hills Brats

Goldie · 1989

⭐ 5.0

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self · 1987

⭐ 6.0

1985

That's Dancing!

From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' · 1985

⭐ 6.9

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) · 1975

⭐ 6.3

1970

The Phynx

Ruby Keeler · 1970

⭐ 3.7

1942

Six Hits and a Miss

Herself · 1942

⭐ 6.0

1941

Sweetheart of the Campus

Betty Blake · 1941

⭐ 5.8

1938

Mother Carey's Chickens

Kitty Carey · 1938

⭐ 6.0

Hollywood Handicap

Herself · 1938

⭐ 4.9

1937

A Day at Santa Anita

Ruby Keeler (uncredited) · 1937

⭐ 6.0

Ready, Willing and Able

Jane · 1937

⭐ 5.4

1936

Colleen

Colleen Reilly · 1936

⭐ 5.8

1935

Shipmates Forever

June Blackburn · 1935

⭐ 6.6

Go Into Your Dance Notable

Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne · 1935

⭐ 7.2

1934

Flirtation Walk

Kathleen "Kit" Fitts · 1934

⭐ 5.7

Dames

Barbara Hemingway · 1934

⭐ 6.5

And She Learned About Dames Notable

Herself · 1934

⭐ 7.5

1933

Footlight Parade

Bea Thorn · 1933

⭐ 6.8

Gold Diggers of 1933 Notable

Polly · 1933

⭐ 7.2

42nd Street

Peggy · 1933

⭐ 6.9

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

Ruby Keeler · 1930

⭐ 5.8

Frequently appears with

Gene Kelly

Self - Portrait Subject &

Leslie Caron

Self - Interviewee (archi

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

HD

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

2025 ⭐ 6.5

HD

Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

2007

HD

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006 ⭐ 6.0

HD

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

2006 ⭐ 4.9

HD

Beverly Hills Brats

1989 ⭐ 5.0

HD

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 ⭐ 6.0

HD

That's Dancing!

1985 ⭐ 6.9

HD

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 ⭐ 6.3

HD

The Phynx

1970 ⭐ 3.7

HD

Six Hits and a Miss

1942 ⭐ 6.0

HD

Sweetheart of the Campus

1941 ⭐ 5.8

HD

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938 ⭐ 6.0

HD

Hollywood Handicap

1938 ⭐ 4.9

HD

A Day at Santa Anita

1937 ⭐ 6.0

HD

Ready, Willing and Able

1937 ⭐ 5.4

HD

Colleen

1936 ⭐ 5.8

HD

Shipmates Forever

1935 ⭐ 6.6

HD

Go Into Your Dance

1935 ⭐ 7.2

HD

Flirtation Walk

1934 ⭐ 5.7

HD

Dames

1934 ⭐ 6.5