Quick Facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Virginia Katherine McMath |
| Date of Birth | July 16, 1911 |
| Place of Birth | Independence, Missouri, U.S. |
| Date of Death | April 25, 1995 (aged 83) |
| Place of Death | Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
| Resting Place | Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations | Actress, dancer, singer |
| Years Active | 1925–1987 |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Known for | Kitty Foyle, Top Hat, Vivacious Lady, The Gay Divorcee, Swing Time, 42nd Street |
| Political Party | Republican |
| Spouses | – Jack Pepper (m. 1929; div. 1931) |
| – Lew Ayres (m. 1934; div. 1940) | |
| – Jack Briggs (m. 1943; div. 1949) | |
| – Jacques Bergerac (m. 1953; div. 1957) | |
| – William Marshall (m. 1961; div. 1969) | |
| Relatives | Lela Rogers (mother), Phyllis Fraser (cousin), Vinton Hayworth (uncle) |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| Website | gingerrogers.com |
| Notable Films | – Kitty Foyle |
| – Top Hat | |
| – Vivacious Lady | |
| – The Gay Divorcee | |
| – Swing Time | |
| – 42nd Street | |
| Early Life | – Born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri |
| – Raised in Kansas City, Missouri | |
| – Parents separated shortly after her birth | |
| – Raised by her maternal grandparents in Kansas City while her mother pursued a Hollywood career | |
| – Never saw her natural father again after he kidnapped her twice and her mother divorced him |
Ginger Rogers Movies
| Movie | Year |
|---|---|
| Top Hat | 1935 |
| Swing Time | 1936 |
| Shall We Dance | 1937 |
| The Gay Divorcee | 1934 |
| Follow the Fleet | 1936 |
| Flying Down to Rio | 1933 |
| The Major and the Minor | 1942 |
| Bachelor Mother | 1939 |
| Kitty Foyle | 1940 |
| Stage Door | 1937 |
| Roberta | 1935 |
| Monkey Business | 1952 |
| The Barkleys of Broadway | 1949 |
| Carefree | 1938 |
| Vivacious Lady | 1938 |
| Gold Diggers of 1933 | 1933 |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | 1939 |
| 42nd Street | 1933 |
| Cinderella | 1965 |
| Tight Spot | 1955 |
| Primrose Path | 1940 |
| 5th Ave Girl | 1939 |
| Black Widow | 1954 |
| That’s Entertainment, Part II | 1976 |
| Once Upon a Honeymoon | 1942 |
| Tender Comrade | 1943 |
| It Had to Be You | 1947 |
| Roxie Hart | 1942 |
| Storm Warning | 1951 |
| I’ll Be Seeing You | 1944 |
| We’re Not Married! | 1952 |
| Star of Midnight | 1935 |
| That’s Entertainment! | 1974 |
| Lady in the Dark | 1944 |
| Having Wonderful Time | 1938 |
| Harlow | 1965 |
| Tales of Manhattan | 1942 |
| The Thirteenth Guest | 1932 |
| Heartbeat | 1946 |
| Week-End at the Waldorf | 1945 |
| A Shriek in the Night | 1933 |
| Dreamboat | 1952 |
| Forever Female | 1953 |
| The Green Mile | 1999 |
| Upperworld | 1934 |
| Cocoon | 1985 |
| Lucky Partners | 1940 |
| Chance at Heaven | 1933 |
| The Dreamers | 2003 |
| Moonage Daydream | 2022 |
| The Purple Rose of Cairo | 1985 |
