Frances Gifford
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1919-12-07 (75 years old)
Deathday
1994-01-15
Place of Birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Also known As
Mary Frances Gifford
Mary Gifford
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 bit parts, and she moved to RKO. Nothing much happened there, either. She had married actor James Dunn and decided to retire, which she did, in 1938....
Acting
1939
as Hopper Girl (uncredited)
1942
as Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister
1941
as Doris
1947
as Anne Parkson
1938
as Salesgirl (uncredited)
1942
as Nurse
1941
as Helen Forbes
1943
as Helen
1943
as Zandra
1953
as Jo McWethy
1942
as Frances Gifford (uncredited)
1938
as Ticket Seller - Octopus Concession (uncredited)
1937
as Mary McGuire (uncredited)
1945
as Viola Johnson
1950
as Margaret Higgins
1947
as Jean Tukker
1940
as Mary Mulvaney
1941
as Nyoka Meredith
1945
as Maude Bancroft
1945
as Dr. Ann Wotters
1938
as Nightclub Patron
1937
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1937
as Showgirl
1943
as Hilary Dane
1942
as Ruth Grant
1942
as Charlotte (uncredited)
1941
as Daphne
1942
as Grace Saunders
1939
as Brenda Gordon
1948
as Laura Dene
1940
as Granville Girl
1937
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1942
as Miss Halsey
1944
as (archive footage)
1944
as Sissy Mortimer
2004
as Doris (archive sound)
© All Rights Reserved 2025