Frances Gifford

Biography

Frances Gifford was a California-born actress who began her career after being spotted at Samuel Goldwyn Studios as a teenager. She landed minor roles in films like Stage Door and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington before rekindling her career with Republic Pictures, starring in the serial Jungle Girl (1941). After a serious head injury in 1948, Gifford's acting career stalled, but she eventually recovered and worked for the city library before passing away from emphysema in Pasadena in 1994.