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