
Lona Andre
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1915-03-02
Day of Death
1992-09-18 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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.
Known For
Acting
(1992)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as (archive footage)
(1968)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Lilly (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1947)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
as Maxine, gang moll
(1943)
Confessions of a Vice Baron
as Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') (archive footage)
(1943)
Confessions of a Vice Baron
as Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as Girl on Bus with Tommy (uncredited)
(1941)
You're the One
as Girl
(1940)
A Night at Earl Carroll's
as Chorus Girl
(1940)
Ghost Valley Raiders
as Linda Marley
(1938)
Sunset Murder Case
as Nita Madera
(1938)
Race Suicide
as Florence Davis
(1937)
High Hat
as Dixie Durkin
(1937)
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Miss White
(1937)
Trailing Trouble
as Patty Blair
(1937)
Slaves in Bondage
as Dona Lee
(1936)
Our Relations
as Lily
(1936)
Custer's Last Stand
as Belle Meade
(1936)
Custer's Last Stand
as Belle Mead
(1936)
Pilot X
as Helen Gage
(1936)
Lucky Terror
as Ann Thornton / Madame Fatima
(1936)
Three on a Limb
as Molly
(1935)
Skybound
as Teddy Blane
(1935)
Border Brigands
as Diane
(1935)
One Run Elmer
as The Girl
(1935)
The Timid Young Man
as Helen
(1935)
Happiness C.O.D.
as Beatrice Manning
(1935)
(1934)
The Merry Widow
as Maid to Sonia (uncredited)
(1934)
(1934)
Come On, Marines!
as Shirley
(1934)
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Girl in Audience (uncredited)
(1934)
School for Girls
as Peggy
(1934)
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Pamela Devonshire
(1934)
Lost in the Stratosphere
as Sophie
(1934)
Let’s Be Ritzy
as Store Clerk
(1934)
By Your Leave
as Florence Purcell
(1934)
Woman Unafraid
as Peggy
(1933)
International House
as Chorus Queen
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Chambermaid
(1933)
College Humor
as Ginger
(1933)
Pick-up
as Party Girl (uncredited)
(1933)
The Woman Accused
as Cora Matthews
(1933)
The Mysterious Rider
as Dorothy
(1933)
Too Much Harmony
as Show Girl
(1933)
Take a Chance
as Miss Miami Beach