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








