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.

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Known For

Death In Hollywood 1990 ★ 6.8
A Scandal in Paris 1946 ★ 6.4
Four Jills in a Jeep 1944 ★ 6.8
The Powers Girl 1943 ★ 7.0
My Gal Sal 1942 ★ 5.8
Orchestra Wives 1942 ★ 6.5
Topper Returns 1941 ★ 6.5
I Wake Up Screaming 1941 ★ 6.9
Moon Over Miami 1941 ★ 6.5
Cadet Girl 1941 ★ 8.0
One Million B.C. 1940 ★ 5.9
Three Texas Steers 1939 ★ 5.0
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 ★ 7.5
A Slight Case of Murder 1938 ★ 6.4
Over the Wall 1938 ★ 5.7
Four's a Crowd 1938 ★ 5.5
Gold Diggers in Paris 1938 ★ 6.8
Men Are Such Fools 1938 ★ 5.9
Hollywood Hotel 1938 ★ 5.8
A Star Is Born 1937 ★ 7.2
A Day at the Races 1937 ★ 7.1
The Emperor's Candlesticks 1937 ★ 4.9
Broadway Melody of 1938 1937 ★ 6.6
Gold Diggers of 1937 1936 ★ 6.1