1938Nominee
Best Performance
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Carole Landis
Actor
Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
December 31, 1918
Biography
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. Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal. From Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1990Nominee
Best Performance
Death In Hollywood
1937Nominee
Best Performance
A Star Is Born
Career Highlights
1937Highlight
Best Performance
A Day at the Races
1940Highlight
Best Performance
One Million B.C.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
A Star Is Born
A Day at the Races