From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to ...

Jasmine Amy Rogers plays Betty Boop, and she embodies a jazz-age look and style that can be seen in period stars from Clara Bow to Josephine Baker.

Betty Boop was a dog. Pardon the expression. It's just a fact. Betty was a French poodle when she made her first movie appearance in "Dizzy Dishes," a short cartoon released Aug. 9, 1930.