Frances Gifford
Acting
Born December 7, 1920 · Long Beach, California, USA
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 bit parts, and she moved to RKO. Nothing much happened there, either. She had married actor James D…
Known For · 37 titles
General Electric Theater
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Arnelo Affair
The Reluctant Dragon
Twenty Years After
Stage Door
The Glass Key
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Mercy Plane
Having Wonderful Time
Star Spangled Rhythm
Thrill of a Romance
Maid's Night Out
Tarzan Triumphs
Riding High
Little Mister Jim
American Empire
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
She Went to the Races
The Remarkable Andrew
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Night Spot
There Goes the Groom
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Living on Love
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Luxury Liner
Cry 'Havoc'
Jungle Girl
Forty Little Mothers
Hold That Woman!
New Faces of 1937
Sky Commando
Border Vigilantes
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
West Point Widow