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Lona Andre

Lona Andre

Born: 1915-03-02 • Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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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.

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