Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. During her long career, she made a total of 73 films and is noted for her role as Fred Astaire's partner in ... a series of ten musical films. She achieved great success in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her stage debut in Girl Crazy. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film role as a supporting actress in 42nd Street. In the 1930s, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably Top Hat and Swing Time. But after two commercial failures with Astaire, she branched out into dramatic and comedy films. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws and highest paid actresses of the 1940s. Her performance in Kitty Foyle won her the Oscar for Best Actress. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in 1949 in the commercially successful The Barkleys of Broadway. After an unsuccessful period in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway in 1965, playing the lead role in Hello, Dolly!. More Broadway roles followed, along with her stage directorial debut in 1985 of an off-Broadway production of Babes in Arms. She also made television acting appearances until 1987. In 1992, Rogers was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83. Rogers is associated with the phrase "backwards and in high heels", which is attributed to Bob Thaves' Frank and Ernest 1982 cartoon with the caption "Sure he [Astaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did...backwards and in high heels". This phrase is sometimes incorrectly attributed to Ann Richards, who used it in her keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention. A Republican and a devout Christian Scientist, Rogers married five times with all of them ending in divorce, and having no children. During her long career, Rogers made 73 films, and her musical films with Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the genre. Rogers was a major movie star during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood and is often considered an American icon. She ranks number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. Her autobiography Ginger: My Story was published in 1991.
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The Love Boat
as Stella Logan
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 24, 1977
Here's Lucy
as Ginger Rogers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1968
Glitter
as Margaret Davis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1984
Vacation Playhouse
as Elizabeth Harcourt / Margaret Harcourt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1963
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Kay Neilson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1959
The Jack Benny Program
as Ginger Rogers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 28, 1950
Hotel
as Natalie Trent
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 21, 1982
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 02, 1950
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Star Life
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 04, 1990
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 03, 1987
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 14, 1973
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 04, 1964
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 28, 1978
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
Tony Awards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 2013
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 29, 1991
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 20, 1948
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 1973
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 24, 1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - SInger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 24, 1956
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 04, 1964
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 1950
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 06, 1968
Great Performances
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1971
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 10, 1966
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