Lona Andre

Lona Andre

Acting
Born Mar 02, 1915
From Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Died Sep 18, 1992

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

Filmography — Acting

The Merry Widow
6.8
1934

The Merry Widow

Maid to Sonia (uncredited)

Our Relations
7.0
1936

Our Relations

Lily

Pardon My Sarong
6.4
1942

Pardon My Sarong

Girl on Bus with Tommy (uncredited)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
6.7
1992

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

(archive footage)

You're the One
3.0
1941

You're the One

Girl

Pilot X
5.0
1936

Pilot X

Helen Gage

Murder at the Vanities
5.5
1934

Murder at the Vanities

Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

College Humor
5.3
1933

College Humor

Ginger

The Woman Accused
5.9
1933

The Woman Accused

Cora Matthews

The Great Hospital Mystery
4.0
1937

The Great Hospital Mystery

Miss White

A Night at Earl Carroll's
3.4
1940

A Night at Earl Carroll's

Chorus Girl

By Your Leave
2.3
1934

By Your Leave

Florence Purcell

The Old-Fashioned Way
7.1
1934

The Old-Fashioned Way

Girl in Audience (uncredited)

International House
5.5
1933

International House

Chorus Queen

Come On, Marines!
4.5
1934

Come On, Marines!

Shirley

Pick-up
4.0
1933

Pick-up

Party Girl (uncredited)

School for Girls
6.0
1934

School for Girls

Peggy

Three on a Limb
5.6
1936

Three on a Limb

Molly

Slaves in Bondage
2.4
1937

Slaves in Bondage

Dona Lee

Let’s Be Ritzy
1934

Let’s Be Ritzy

Store Clerk

7.0
1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Lilly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Custer's Last Stand
1936

Custer's Last Stand

Belle Mead

Ghost Valley Raiders
6.0
1940

Ghost Valley Raiders

Linda Marley

Race Suicide
6.0
1938

Race Suicide

Florence Davis

Custer's Last Stand
4.5
1936

Custer's Last Stand

Belle Meade

Border Brigands
1935

Border Brigands

Diane

4.0
1933

Take a Chance

Miss Miami Beach

Too Much Harmony
5.0
1933

Too Much Harmony

Show Girl

Trailing Trouble
5.0
1937

Trailing Trouble

Patty Blair

1935

Skybound

Teddy Blane

High Hat
5.0
1937

High Hat

Dixie Durkin

Two Heads on a Pillow
1934

Two Heads on a Pillow

Pamela Devonshire

The Case of the Baby-Sitter
4.0
1947

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

Maxine, gang moll

The Girl in 419
3.5
1933

The Girl in 419

Chambermaid

Confessions of a Vice Baron
3.8
1943

Confessions of a Vice Baron

Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') (archive footage)

The Mysterious Rider
6.0
1933

The Mysterious Rider

Dorothy

Sunset Murder Case
3.2
1938

Sunset Murder Case

Nita Madera

Woman Unafraid
5.0
1934

Woman Unafraid

Peggy

The Timid Young Man
5.0
1935

The Timid Young Man

Helen

One Run Elmer
3.9
1935

One Run Elmer

The Girl

Happiness C.O.D.
6.0
1935

Happiness C.O.D.

Beatrice Manning

Lucky Terror
5.0
1936

Lucky Terror

Ann Thornton / Madame Fatima

Lost in the Stratosphere
4.2
1934

Lost in the Stratosphere

Sophie

1935

Gobs of Trouble