Lona Andre
Age: N/A | From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Launa Anderson , Lona André
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Movie Involvements: 22
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia Lona Andre (March 2, 1915 – September 18, 1992) was an American film actress. Born Launa Anderson in Nashville, Tennessee, Andre attracted attention with her first films in Hollywood and was named as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1932. After winning the Paramount Panther Woman Contest, she was signed to a movie contract by Paramount Pictures. When Paramount did not renew her option, Andre worked as a freelance artist. During the 1930s she appeared frequently in films, usually as the lead in "B" pictures, and by the end of the decade had starred in more than fifty films. In 1934 Andre was part of the cast of School For Girls along with Toby Wing, Lois Wilson, Sidney Fox, and Dorothy Lee and in 1936 appeared alongside Laurel and Hardy in their feature film Our Relations. In June 1935, Andre eloped to Santa Barbara, California to marry MGM actor Edward Norris. Andre filed for an annulment action four days after her marriage in Tijuana, Mexico. She was later married to salesman, James T. Bolling, and was divorced from him in March 1947. In 1938 Andre set a world's golfing record for women by shooting 156 holes of golf in 11 hours and 56 minutes on the Lake Norconian, California course. Her best round was 91 for 18 holes and her worst was 115. Her acting career was greatly diminished during the 1940s, and she made her last film appearance in 1949 in Two Knights From Brooklyn. After her film career ended she became a successful businesswoman and never returned to acting. She was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Most Famous Work
Custer's Last Stand
(1936) Belle Meade
Pilot X
(1936) Helen Gage
Custer's Last Stand
(1936) Belle Mead
The Girl in 419
(1933) Chambermaid
Slaves in Bondage
(1937) Dona Lee
School for Girls
(1934) Peggy
Lucky Terror
(1936) Ann Thornton / Madame Fatima
Ghost Valley Raiders
(1940) Linda MarleyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | Lilly (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Maxine, gang moll | |
| 1943 | Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') (archive footage) | |
| Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Girl on Bus with Tommy (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Linda Marley | |
| 1938 | Nita Madera | |
| Florence Davis | ||
| 1937 | Patty Blair | |
| Dona Lee | ||
| Miss White | ||
| Dixie Durkin | ||
| 1936 | Helen Gage | |
| Lily | ||
| Belle Mead | ||
| Ann Thornton / Madame Fatima | ||
| Molly | ||
| Belle Meade | ||
| 1935 | Helen | |
| Beatrice Manning | ||
| Teddy Blane | ||
| N/A | ||
| Diane | ||
| The Girl | ||
| 1934 | Sophie | |
| Florence Purcell | ||
| Maid to Sonia (uncredited) | ||
| Pamela Devonshire | ||
| Girl in Audience (uncredited) | ||
| Peggy | ||
| Shirley | ||
| Peggy | ||
| 1933 | Miss Miami Beach | |
| Show Girl | ||
| Ginger | ||
| Chorus Queen | ||
| Chambermaid | ||
| Party Girl (uncredited) | ||
| Cora Matthews | ||
| Dorothy | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
