Known for
Acting
Credits
63
Gender
Woman
Birthday
31 Dec 1918
Day of death
5 Jul 1948 (29)
Place of birth
Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as
Frances Lillian Mary Ridste
Carole Landis
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Casting Couch | (archive footage) |
| 1948 | Noose | Linda Medbury |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey | Kay Sheldon |
| 1947 | Out of the Blue | Mae Earthleigh |
| 1946 | A Scandal in Paris | Loretta de Richet |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights | Janet Bradley |
| 1946 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Julia Andrews |
| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime | Helene Justus |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Jill McCann |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep | Carole Landis |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Kay Evans |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self |
| 1943 | Wintertime | Flossie Fouchere |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal | Mae Collins |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives | Natalie Mercer |
| 1942 | It Happened in Flatbush | Kathryn Baker |
| 1942 | Manila Calling | Edna Fraser |
| 1942 | A Gentleman at Heart | Helen Mason |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Vicky Lynn |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Ann Carrington |
| 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears |
| 1941 | Road Show | Penguin Moore |
| 1941 | Dance Hall | Lili Brown |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | |
| 1941 | Cadet Girl | Gene Baxter |
| 1940 | One Million B.C. | Loana |
| 1940 | Turnabout | Sally Willows |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider | June McCarthy |
| 1939 | Three Texas Steers | Nancy Evans |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | Blanche Granville |
| 1939 | Reno | Mrs. Humphrey |
| 1939 | Cowboys from Texas | June Jones |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Lansford's 2nd Secretary |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotel | Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menace | Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Carol |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Extra |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools | June Cooper (uncredited) |
| 1938 | When Were You Born | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Woman on Stairs (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama | Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl | Commissary Cashier |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Women Are Like That | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Golddigger |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Peggy - Girl at Beach |
| 1938 | Penrod's Double Trouble | Girl at Fair (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Adventurous Blonde | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Bidder (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Fly Away Baby | Blonde at Airport (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The King and the Chorus Girl | Chorine (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Varsity Show | Student (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Over the Goal | Co-ed |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Girl on Pier (uncredited) |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman | Blonde Sunbather |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self |