Portrait of Dixie Dunbar

Dixie Dunbar

Acting

Biography

Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar was an American singer and film actress. After dancing in big band orchestras, nightclubs and classy restaurants, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's Scandals as well as on Broadway in Life Begins at 8:40 with Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr from Wizard of Oz. During the 1930s, she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films.

Born: January 19, 1919

Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Filmography

1944
Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938
Once Over Lightly

as Judy Kapouris

1938
Freshman Year

as Dotty Wright

1938
1938
1938
Walking Down Broadway

as Tiny Bronson

1938
Love on a Budget

as Betty Fisher

1937
Sing and Be Happy

as Della Dunn

1937
1936
Pigskin Parade

as Ginger Jones

1936
Sing, Baby, Sing

as Telephone Operator

1936
1936
1936
Educating Father

as Millicent

1936
The First Baby

as Maude Holbrook

1936
1935
Professional Soldier

as Entertainer

1934