Lona Andre

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

March 2, 1915

died

September 18, 1992

place of birth

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

also known as

Launa Anderson · Lona André

total credits

40 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Merry Widow
6.8

The Merry Widow

1934as Maid to Sonia (uncredited)
Our Relations
7.0

Our Relations

1936as Lily
Pardon My Sarong
6.5

Pardon My Sarong

1942as Girl on Bus with Tommy (uncredited)
Pick-up
5.1

Pick-up

1933as Party Girl (uncredited)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
7.0

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992as (archive footage)
Custer's Last Stand
8.0

Custer's Last Stand

1936as Belle Mead
Custer's Last Stand
5.3

Custer's Last Stand

1936as Belle Meade
School for Girls
7.5

School for Girls

1934as Peggy
International House
5.5

International House

1933as Chorus Queen
Race Suicide
6.5

Race Suicide

1938as Florence Davis
The Woman Accused
6.0

The Woman Accused

1933as Cora Matthews
The Old-Fashioned Way
7.2

The Old-Fashioned Way

1934as Girl in Audience (uncredited)
Come On, Marines!
5.6

Come On, Marines!

1934as Shirley
Murder at the Vanities
5.5

Murder at the Vanities

1934as Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Sunset Murder Case
3.7

Sunset Murder Case

1938as Nita Madera
College Humor
5.6

College Humor

1933as Ginger
The Girl in 419
4.2

The Girl in 419

1933as Chambermaid
Too Much Harmony
7.0

Too Much Harmony

1933as Show Girl
You're the One
4.7

You're the One

1941as Girl
The Great Hospital Mystery
5.5

The Great Hospital Mystery

1937as Miss White
Slaves in Bondage
3.1

Slaves in Bondage

1937as Dona Lee
The Mysterious Rider
8.0

The Mysterious Rider

1933as Dorothy
Two Heads on a Pillow
7.0

Two Heads on a Pillow

1934as Pamela Devonshire
Happiness C.O.D.
7.5

Happiness C.O.D.

1935as Beatrice Manning
Pilot X
6.3

Pilot X

1936as Helen Gage
By Your Leave
4.3

By Your Leave

1934as Florence Purcell
High Hat
5.8

High Hat

1937as Dixie Durkin
Let’s Be Ritzy
10.0

Let’s Be Ritzy

1934as Store Clerk
Border Brigands
7.0

Border Brigands

1935as Diane
Lost in the Stratosphere
4.9

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934as Sophie
Trailing Trouble
7.0

Trailing Trouble

1937as Patty Blair
Lucky Terror
6.0

Lucky Terror

1936as Ann Thornton / Madame Fatima
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
6.5

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

1947as Maxine, gang moll
Ghost Valley Raiders
8.0

Ghost Valley Raiders

1940as Linda Marley
A Night at Earl Carroll's
4.5

A Night at Earl Carroll's

1940as Chorus Girl
Woman Unafraid
6.7

Woman Unafraid

1934as Peggy
Confessions of a Vice Baron
4.7

Confessions of a Vice Baron

1943as Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') (archive footage)
One Run Elmer
4.3

One Run Elmer

1935as The Girl
The Timid Young Man
5.5

The Timid Young Man

1935as Helen
Three on a Limb
5.9

Three on a Limb

1936as Molly