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Frances Charlotte Greenwood (25 June 1890 - 28 December 1977) was an American actress and dancer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Greenwood started in vaudeville, and eventually starred on Broadway, movies and radio. Standing around six feet tall, she was best known for her long legs and high kicks. She earned the unique praise of being, in her words, the "...only woman in the world who could kick a giraffe in the eye."
In 1913, Oliver Morosco cast her as Queen Ann Soforth of Oogaboo late in the run of L. Frank Baum and Louis F. Gottschalk's The Tik-Tok Man of Oz (better known in its novelization as Tik-Tok of Oz), then commissioned a successful star vehicle titled So Long Letty, which is the role that made her a star.
The roles that explain the career.
21 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Opposite Sex | Lucy | Film |
| 1956 | Glory | Miz Agnes Tilbee | Film |
| 1955 | Oklahoma! | Aunt Eller | Film |
| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet | Ma Higgins | Film |
| 1947 | Driftwood | Mathilda | Film |
| 1944 | Home in Indiana | Penelope 'Penny' Bolt | Film |
| 1944 | Up in Mabel's Room | Martha | Film |
| 1943 | The Gang's All Here | Mrs. Peyton Potter | Film |
| 1942 | Springtime in the Rockies | Phoebe Gray | Film |
| 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Aunt Susan 'Sue' Latimer | Film |
| 1941 | The Perfect Snob | Martha Mason | Film |
| 1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome | Winnie Sage | Film |
| 1940 | Down Argentine Way | Binnie Crawford | Film |
| 1940 | Young People | Kit Ballantine | Film |
| 1940 | Star Dust | Lola Langdon | Film |
| 1931 | Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Polly Hathaway | Film |
| 1931 | The Christmas Party | Herself | Film |
| 1931 | The Man in Possession | Clara | Film |
| 1931 | Flying High | Pansy Potts | Film |
| 1931 | Palmy Days | Helen Martin | Film |
| 1929 | So Long Letty | Letty Robbins | Film |
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