Actor

Eleanor Keaton

Acting

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.6

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Movies: 6Series: 1

TMDB ID: 148595

IMDb ID: nm0444170

Known for: Acting

Born: July 29, 1918

Died: October 19, 1998

Age: 80

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1938 - 1987

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 6.71

Wikidata: Q98406748

Also known as

Eleanor Ruth Norris

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Biography

Eleanor Ruth Keaton (July 29, 1918 – October 19, 1998) was an American dancer and variety show performer. She was an MGM contract dancer in her teens and became the third wife of silent-film comedian Buster Keaton at the age of 21. She is credited with rehabilitating her husband's life and career. The two performed at the Cirque Medrano in Paris and on European tours in the 1950s; she also performed with him on The Buster Keaton Show in the early 1950s.