Lona Andre

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Female

Birthday

1915-03-02

Deathday

1992-09-18 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Also Known As

  • Launa Anderson
  • Lona André

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

Our Relations
6.9%

Our Relations

Sep 15, 1936

The Merry Widow
6.8%

The Merry Widow

Nov 2, 1934

Pardon My Sarong
6.5%

Pardon My Sarong

Aug 7, 1942

International House
5.4%

International House

May 27, 1933

The Old-Fashioned Way
7.1%

The Old-Fashioned Way

Jul 13, 1934

Murder at the Vanities
5.4%

Murder at the Vanities

May 18, 1934

The Woman Accused
5.8%

The Woman Accused

Feb 17, 1933

One Run Elmer
3.7%

One Run Elmer

Feb 22, 1935

Slaves in Bondage
2.6%

Slaves in Bondage

Jul 24, 1937

Sunset Murder Case
3.4%

Sunset Murder Case

Nov 11, 1938

The Timid Young Man
5.0%

The Timid Young Man

Oct 25, 1935

Three on a Limb
5.7%

Three on a Limb

Jan 3, 1936

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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)
1940
Ghost Valley Raiders as Linda Marley
1938
Sunset Murder Case as Nita Madera
1938
Race Suicide as Florence Davis
1937
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
1936
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
1935
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
1934
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
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
1933
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
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