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Arlene Francis
Deceased

How Did Arlene Francis Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/10/1907Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied31/05/2001 (aged 93)Died inSan FranciscoCausecancer, Alzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ470252 ↗Buried atRoosevelt Memorial ParkTMDb#5791 ↗

Arlene Francis was an American game show panelist, actress, and radio and television talk show host. She was a pioneer for women in television, and is best known for her long-running role as a panelist on the television game show What's My Line?, on which she appeared regularly from 1950 to 1975.

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Filmography26 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2016Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own WordsMovieSelf (archive footage)109
1988TattingersSeries—81
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries—76
1978FedoraMovieNewscaster71
1972HarveyMovieBetty Chumley65
1963The Thrill of It AllMovieMrs. Fraleigh56
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf55
1962The Match GameSeriesHerself55
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf - Guest Host55
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf - Co-Host54
1961One, Two, ThreeMoviePhyllis MacNamara54
1960Sounds FamiliarMovie—53
1959The Bell Telephone HourSeriesSelf52
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesSelf - Guest Host50
1955Miss UniverseSeriesHost48
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesBetty Chumley44
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesAnne43
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf43
1950Your Show of ShowsSeries—43
1950With These HandsMovieJenny Brody43
1949Lights OutSeries—42
1949SuspenseSeriesEva42
1948All My SonsMovieSue Bayliss41
1945American BeautyMovieNarrator (voice)38
1943Stage Door CanteenMovieArlene Francis (uncredited)36
1932Murders in the Rue MorgueMovieWoman of the Streets25