Frances Rafferty
Biography
Frances Rafferty was an American actress and dancer who grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, moved to Los Angeles as a child, and trained in dance before MGM signed her. She made her film debut in 1942 and worked mostly in minor and secondary parts, her significant roles limited largely to B movies. She was the female lead in The Hidden Eyes in 1945, and starred opposite Hugh Beaumont in Money Madness, a 1948 film noir, while her lone appearance in a major film came in the 1945 Abbott and Costello vehicle Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood. She also had a part in Dragon Seed (1944), with Katharine Hepburn and Walter Huston. On television she played Ruth Ruskin Henshaw across all 156 episodes of December Bride from 1954 to 1959, later appearing in seven episodes of Pete and Gladys as Nancy. She retired from acting in 1965 and died in 2004.
81years old at death
- Born Sioux City
- Died Paso Robles
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Frances Anne Rafferty
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 5 years1943 to 1948
Every film, newest first
- 1948Money MadnessIMDb rating 6.0
- 1944Mrs. ParkingtonIMDb rating 7.0
- 1943Girl CrazyIMDb rating 6.8
- 1943Thousands CheerIMDb rating 6.2
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A first
Rafferty appeared as Ruth Ruskin Henshaw in every one of the 156 episodes of the CBS sitcom December Bride, which aired from 1954 to 1959.
A first
Rafferty's only role in a major film came in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood, which was released in 1945.
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Worked with
Frances Rafferty shares two films with Mickey Rooney, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Norman TaurogDirector, 1 film, 1943
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