
Lona Andre
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.
Filmografi
Pick-up1933 · Party Girl (uncredited)
College Humor1933 · Ginger
Pilot X1936 · Helen Gage
The Merry Widow1934 · Maid to Sonia (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities1934 · Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
School for Girls1934 · Peggy
Slaves in Bondage1937 · Dona Lee
Pardon My Sarong1942 · Girl on Bus with Tommy (uncredited)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys1992 · (archive footage)
One Run Elmer1935 · The Girl
The Old-Fashioned Way1934 · Girl in Audience (uncredited)
The Girl in 4191933 · Chambermaid
Confessions of a Vice Baron1943 · Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') (archive footage)
Custer's Last Stand1936 · Belle Meade
Our Relations1936 · Lily
The Case of the Baby-Sitter1947 · Maxine, gang moll
Two Heads on a Pillow1934 · Pamela Devonshire
The Great Hospital Mystery1937 · Miss White
International House1933 · Chorus Queen
Lost in the Stratosphere1934 · Sophie
Custer's Last Stand1936 · Belle Mead
Three on a Limb1936 · Molly
Lucky Terror1936 · Ann Thornton / Madame Fatima
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