Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 31, 1918
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 - Movies
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
as Party Guest (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
Topper Returns
as Ann Carrington
A Slight Case of Murder
as Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)
A Scandal in Paris
as Loretta de Richet
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Vicky Lynn
Alcatraz Island
as Party Girl (uncredited)
Behind Green Lights
as Janet Bradley