# Lona Andre

Lona Andre (born Launa Anderson; March 2, 1915 – September 18, 1992) was an American film actress, golfer, and businesswoman.

## Biography

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Andre attracted attention with her first films in Hollywood and was named as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1932.
In 1934, she was part of the cast of School For Girls along with Toby Wing, Lois Wilson, Sidney Fox, and Dorothy Lee. In 1936 she appeared alongside Laurel and Hardy in their feature film Our Relations.

## Marriages

In June 1935, Andre eloped to Santa Barbara, California to marry MGM actor Edward Norris, then filed for an annulment action four days after her marriage in Tijuana, Mexico. When she worked with Buster Keaton for Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s, she enjoyed his company and they were often seen nightclubbing.
In October 1942, she married Richard E. Patton.
She was later married to salesman, James T. Bolling, and was divorced from him in March 1947. (An Associated Press story dated May 23, 1947, reported that a judge granted the divorce "yesterday", which would have been May 22, 1947.)

## Golf

In 1938, Andre set a then world 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.

## Post-acting career

Her acting career greatly diminished during the 1940s, and she made her last film appearance in 1943, in the Hal Roach featurette Taxi, Mister. After her film career ended she became a successful real estate broker and never returned to acting.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1933 | The Mysterious Rider | Dorothy | |
| 1933 | The Woman Accused | Cora Matthews | |
| 1933 | Pick-Up | Party Girl | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Chambermaid | Uncredited |
| 1933 | International House | Chorus Queen | |
| 1933 | College Humor | Ginger Chadwick | |
| 1933 | Her Bodyguard | Hat Check Girl | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Too Much Harmony | Show Girl | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Way to Love | M. Prial's Assistant | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Take a Chance | Miss Miami Beach | |
| 1934 | School for Girls | Peggy | |
| 1934 | Come on Marines! | Shirley | |
| 1934 | Woman Unafraid | Peggy | |
| 1934 | Let's Be Ritzy | Store Clerk | |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities | Lona - Earl Carroll Girl | Uncredited |
| 1934 | The Old Fashioned Way | Girl in Audience | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Two Heads on a Pillow | Pamela Devonshire | |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow | Maid to Sonia | Uncredited |
| 1934 | By Your Leave | Florence Purcell | |
| 1934 | Lost in the Stratosphere | Sophie | |
| 1935 | One Run Elmer | The Girl | Short |
| 1935 | Under the Pampas Moon | Girl | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Border Brigands | Diane | |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Showgirl | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Happiness C.O.D. | Beatrice Manning | |
| 1935 | Skybound | Teddy Blaine | |
| 1935 | The Timid Young Man | Helen | Short |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Stand | Belle Meade | Serial |
| 1936 | Three on a Limb | Molly | Short |
| 1936 | Lucky Terror | Ann Thornton aka Madame Fatima | |
| 1936 | Our Relations | Lily | |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | Southern Belle | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Death in the Air | Helen Gage | |
| 1937 | High Hat | Dixie Durkin | |
| 1937 | The Great Hospital Mystery | Miss White | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Slaves in Bondage | Dona Lee | |
| 1937 | Trailin' Trouble | Patience 'Patty' Blair | |
| 1938 | Sunset Murder Case | Nita Madera | |
| 1938 | Race Suicide | Florence Davis | |
| 1940 | Ghost Valley Raiders | Linda Marley | |
| 1940 | A Night at Earl Carroll's | Chorus Girl | Uncredited |
| 1941 | You're the One | Girl | |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Girl on Bus with Tommy | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Chorus Girl | |
| 1943 | Confessions of a Vice Baron | Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide') | Uncredited, (archive footage) |
| 1949 | Two Knights from Brooklyn | Chorus Girl | Uncredited, (archive footage) |