Kay Francis
Kay Francis | |
|---|---|
Francis in 1935 | |
| Born | Katharine Edwina Gibbs January 13, 1905 |
| Died | August 26, 1968 (aged 63) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1951 |
| Spouses | James Dwight Francis
(m. 1922; div. 1925)William Gaston
(m. 1925; div. 1927) |
Kay Francis (born Katharine Edwina Gibbs; January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star and highest-paid actress at Warner Bros. studio. She adopted her mother's maiden name (Francis) as her professional surname.