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.
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Movies (44)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as (archive footage)
1992
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Lilly (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
as Maxine, gang moll
1947
Confessions of a Vice Baron
as Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') (archive footage)
1943
Pardon My Sarong
as Girl on Bus with Tommy (uncredited)
1942
You're the One
as Girl
1941
A Night at Earl Carroll's
as Chorus Girl
1940
Ghost Valley Raiders
as Linda Marley
1940
Sunset Murder Case
as Nita Madera
1938
Race Suicide
as Florence Davis
1938
Trailing Trouble
as Patty Blair
1937
Slaves in Bondage
as Dona Lee
1937
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Miss White
1937
High Hat
as Dixie Durkin
1937
Pilot X
as Helen Gage
1936
Our Relations
as Lily
1936
Custer's Last Stand
as Belle Mead
1936
Lucky Terror
as Ann Thornton / Madame Fatima
1936
Three on a Limb
as Molly
1936
Custer's Last Stand
as Belle Meade
1936
The Timid Young Man
as Helen
1935
Happiness C.O.D.
as Beatrice Manning
1935
Skybound
as Teddy Blane
1935
Gobs of Trouble
1935
Border Brigands
as Diane
1935
One Run Elmer
as The Girl
1935
Lost in the Stratosphere
as Sophie
1934
By Your Leave
as Florence Purcell
1934
The Merry Widow
as Maid to Sonia (uncredited)
1934
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Pamela Devonshire
1934
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Girl in Audience (uncredited)
1934
Murder at the Vanities
as Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
1934
Let’s Be Ritzy
as Store Clerk
1934
Woman Unafraid
as Peggy
1934
Come On, Marines!
as Shirley
1934
School for Girls
as Peggy
1934
Take a Chance
as Miss Miami Beach
1933
Too Much Harmony
as Show Girl
1933
College Humor
as Ginger
1933
International House
as Chorus Queen
1933
The Girl in 419
as Chambermaid
1933
Pick-up
as Party Girl (uncredited)
1933
The Woman Accused
as Cora Matthews
1933
The Mysterious Rider
as Dorothy
1933