
Frances Gifford
Biography
Frances Gifford had a somewhat unorthodox introduction to the movie business. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, she had no ambition to be an actress, and in fact had applied to UCLA when, at age 16, she and a friend got to visit the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, where they watched a movie being shot. A studio exec saw her and asked if she would take a screen test. She did, the studio was impressed with the result and put her under contract. Nothing much came of it, however, other than b…
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Hopper Girl (uncredited)
Stage Door
Mary McGuire (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
Doris
The Glass Key
Nurse
Tarzan Triumphs
Zandra
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Viola Johnson
Cry 'Havoc'
Helen
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Doris (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (37)
Movies (36)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004as Doris (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Sky Commando
1953as Jo McWethy
Riding High
1950as Margaret Higgins
Luxury Liner
1948as Laura Dene
Little Mister Jim
1947as Jean Tukker
The Arnelo Affair
1947as Anne Parkson
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945as Viola Johnson
She Went to the Races
1945as Dr. Ann Wotters
Thrill of a Romance
1945as Maude Bancroft
Twenty Years After
1944as (archive footage)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944as Sissy Mortimer
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943as Hilary Dane
Cry 'Havoc'
1943as Helen
Tarzan Triumphs
1943as Zandra
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942as Charlotte (uncredited)
The Glass Key
1942as Nurse
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942as Frances Gifford (uncredited)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942as Grace Saunders
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942as Ruth Grant
American Empire
1942as Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister
The Remarkable Andrew
1942as Miss Halsey
West Point Widow
1941as Daphne
Jungle Girl
1941as Nyoka Meredith
The Reluctant Dragon
1941as Doris
Border Vigilantes
1941as Helen Forbes
Forty Little Mothers
1940as Granville Girl
Hold That Woman!
1940as Mary Mulvaney
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939as Hopper Girl (uncredited)
Mercy Plane
1939as Brenda Gordon
Night Spot
1938as Nightclub Patron
Having Wonderful Time
1938as Salesgirl (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
1938as Ticket Seller - Octopus Concession (uncredited)
Living on Love
1937as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Stage Door
1937as Mary McGuire (uncredited)
There Goes the Groom
1937as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
New Faces of 1937
1937as Showgirl
Television (1)
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