Kay Francis

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Mandalay Tanya Borodoff / Spot White / Marjorie Lang

(1934)

Trouble in Paradise Mariette Colet

(1932)

Raffles Gwen

(1930)

One Way Passage Joan Ames

(1932)

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Actress (70 credits)

1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Alice

- Consider the Lillies (1951) ... Alice

1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV Series)
Dorothy Hilton

- Call It a Day (1950) ... Dorothy Hilton

1946 Wife Wanted
Carole Raymond

1945 Allotment Wives
Sheila Seymour

1945 Divorce
Dianne Carter

1944 Four Jills in a Jeep
Kay Francis

1942 Between Us Girls
Christine 'Chris' Bishop

1942 Always in My Heart
Marjorie Scott

1941 The Feminine Touch
Nellie Woods

1941 Charley's Aunt
Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez

1941 The Man Who Lost Himself
Adrienne Scott

1941 Play Girl
Grace Herbert

1940 Little Men
Jo

1940 When the Daltons Rode
Julie King

1940 It's a Date
Georgia Drake

1939 In Name Only
Maida Walker

1939 Women in the Wind
Janet Steele

1939 King of the Underworld
Carole Nelson

1938 Comet Over Broadway
Eve Appleton

1938 Secrets of an Actress
Fay Carter

1938 My Bill
Mary Colbrook

1938 Women Are Like That
Claire Landin

1937 First Lady
Lucy Chase Wayne

1937 Confession
Vera Kowalska

1937 Another Dawn
Julia Ashton Wister

1937 Stolen Holiday
Nicole Picot

1936 Give Me Your Heart
Belinda Warren

1936 The White Angel
Florence 'Flo' Nightingale

1935 I Found Stella Parish
Stella Parish

1935 The Goose and the Gander
Georgiana

1935 Stranded
Lynn Palmer

1935 Living on Velvet
Amy Prentiss

1934 British Agent
Elena Moura

1934 Dr. Monica
Dr. Monica Braden

1934 Wonder Bar
Liane Renaud

1934 Mandalay
Tanya Borodoff / Spot White / Marjorie Lang

1933 The House on 56th Street
Peggy Martin

1933 I Loved a Woman
Laura McDonald

1933 Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens

1933 Storm at Daybreak
Irina Radovic

1933 The Keyhole
Anne Vallee Brooks

1932 Cynara
Clemency Warlock

1932 Trouble in Paradise
Mariette Colet

1932 One Way Passage
Joan Ames

1932 Jewel Robbery
Baroness Teri

1932 Street of Women
Natalie 'Nat' Upton

1932 Man Wanted
Lois Ames

1932 Strangers in Love
Diana Merrow

1931 The False Madonna
Tina

1931 Girls About Town
Wanda Howard

1931 24 Hours
Fanny Towner

1931 Guilty Hands
Marjorie West

1931 Transgression
Elsie Maury

1931 The Vice Squad
Alice Morrison

1931 Ladies' Man
Norma Page

1931 Scandal Sheet
Edith Flint

1930 Passion Flower
Dulce Morado

1930 The Virtuous Sin
Marya Ivanova Sablin

1930 Let's Go Native
Constance Cook

1930 For the Defense
Irene Manners

1930 Raffles
Gwen

1930 A Notorious Affair
Countess Olga Balakireff

1930 Paramount on Parade
Carmen - Epsiode 'The Toreador'

1930 Street of Chance
Alma Marsden

1930 Behind the Make-Up
Kitty Parker

1929 The Marriage Playground
Lady Wrench

1929 Illusion
Zelda Paxton

1929 Dangerous Curves
Zara Flynn

1929 The Cocoanuts
Penelope Martin

1929 Gentlemen of the Press
Myra May (as Katherine Francis)

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Producer (3 credits)

1946 Wife Wanted (producer)

1945 Allotment Wives (co-producer)

1945 Divorce (producer)

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Writer (1 credit)

1944 Four Jills in a Jeep (based on the actual experiences of) / (contributing writer - uncredited)

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Soundtrack (12 credits)

1942 Always in My Heart (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" - uncredited)

1941 The Feminine Touch ("Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929), uncredited)

1941 The Man Who Lost Himself (performer: "You're a Sweetheart" (1937))

1941 Play Girl (performer: "Sonata No.14 in C#-, Op.27 No.2 (Moonlight Sonata)" (1801) - uncredited)

1940 It's a Date (performer: "Gypsy Lullaby" (1940))

1937 Confession (performer: "One Hour of Romance" (1935), "Mazurka" (1935) - uncredited)

1935 I Found Stella Parish (performer: "The Pig and the Cow (and the Dog and Cat)" (1935) - uncredited)

1935 Living on Velvet (performer: "Isle of Capri" (1934) - uncredited)

1934 Mandalay (performer: "When Tomorrow Comes" - uncredited)

1933 I Loved a Woman ("Home on the Range" (1904), uncredited) / (performer: "Home on the Range" (1904) - uncredited)

1933 Storm at Daybreak (performer: "Two Lips Like Cherries", "Roses From the South")

1931 Guilty Hands (performer: "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" - uncredited)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2022 World Cup Heist: Directors Cut (very special thanks) (post-production)

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Self (8 credits)

1952 The Ken Murray Show (TV Series)
Self

- Kay Francis/Lola Albright/Victor Borge/Kathryn Murray (1952) ... Self

1943 Show-Business at War (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (Documentary short)
Lady Chase-Wayne / Claire Landin (First Lady / Women Are Like That outtakes) (uncredited)

1937 Breakdowns of 1937 (Short)
Self

1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (Documentary short)
Self - Observer

1935 Things You Never See on the Screen (Short)
Self

1935 Movies on Sundays (Short)
Self

1930 Paramount op parade
Self

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Archive footage (12 credits)

2011 Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (Documentary)

2003 Complicated Women (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1999 Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1997 Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (Video documentary)
Julie (uncredited)

1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1982 Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary)
Actress - 'The Cocoanuts' (uncredited)

1981 Presidential Blooper Reel (Video)
Self

1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Documentary)
Self

1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Carol Nelson (clip from King of the Underworld (1939))

- The Man Called Bogart (1963) ... Carol Nelson (clip from King of the Underworld (1939)) (uncredited)

1940 Breakdowns of 1939 (Short)

1936 Breakdowns of 1936 (Short)
Self

Personal Details

Other Works:

She acted in Guy Bolton and W. Somerset Maugham's play, "Theatre," at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine. See more »

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3 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 9 Articles | 6 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Katherine Francis

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse:

Kenneth MacKenna (divorced) | See more »

Parents:

Joseph Gibbs | Katherine Clinton

Relatives:

George Francis (grandparent) | See more »

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A dog has kindliness in his heart and dignity in his demeanor--the finest qualities anyone can have.

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Was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). See more »

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