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