Carole Landis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1918, Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- July 5, 1948
- Movies
- 66
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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1995 | The Casting Couch | |
| 1990 | Death In Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Death Scenes | Self (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey | Kay Sheldon |
| 1948 | Noose | Linda Medbury |
| 1947 | Out of the Blue | Mae Earthleigh |
| 1946 | A Scandal in Paris | Loretta de Richet |
| 1946 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Julia Andrews |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights | Janet Bradley |
| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime | Helene Justus |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Jill McCann |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep | Carole Landis |
| 1943 | Wintertime | Flossie Fouchere |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Kay Evans |
| 1942 | Manila Calling | Edna Fraser |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives | Natalie Mercer |
| 1942 | It Happened in Flatbush | Kathryn Baker |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal | Mae Collins |
| 1942 | A Gentleman at Heart | Helen Mason |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | |
| 1941 | Cadet Girl | Gene Baxter |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Vicky Lynn |
| 1941 | Dance Hall | Lili Brown |
| 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Ann Carrington |
| 1941 | Road Show | Penguin Moore |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider | June McCarthy |
| 1940 | Turnabout | Sally Willows |
| 1940 | One Million B.C. | Loana |
| 1939 | Reno | Mrs. Humphrey |
| 1939 | Cowboys from Texas | June Jones |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | Blanche Granville |
| 1939 | Three Texas Steers | Nancy Evans |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Extra |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl | Commissary Cashier |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Lansford's 2nd Secretary |
| 1938 | Penrod's Double Trouble | Girl at Fair (uncredited) |
| 1938 | When Were You Born | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools | June Cooper (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Golddigger |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama | Miss Leopard 1938 (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Women Are Like That | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Peggy - Girl at Beach |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Wheel Watcher at Party (uncredited) |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Carol |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotel | Hat Check Girl with Coat (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menace | Woman Wanting to Go with Her Johnnie |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Woman on Stairs (uncredited) |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman | Blonde Sunbather |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Girl on Pier (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Adventurous Blonde | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Over the Goal | Co-ed |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Varsity Show | Student (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Bidder (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Fly Away Baby | Blonde at Airport (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The King and the Chorus Girl | Chorine (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self |
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