About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1918-07-26
Place of birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
Website:
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Marjorie Lord

Overview

Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy.

In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip.

Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Known for

Acting

1988 Side by Side Actor N/A
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1987 Sweet Surrender Actor N/A
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1984 The World of Tomorrow Actor Babs Middleton (archive footage) 59
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1978 The Pirate Actor Mrs. Mason 58
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1975 The Missing Are Deadly Actor 59
Average
1970 Make Room for Granddaddy Actor Kathy Williams 69
Fair
1966 Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! Actor Mrs. Martha Meade 58
Average
1954 Port of Hell Actor Kay Walker N/A
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1953 The Danny Thomas Show Actor Kathy Williams 68
Fair
1953 Mexican Manhunt Actor Sheila Barton 59
Average
1953 Down Laredo Way Actor Valerie N/A
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1953 Rebel City Actor Jane Dudley 58
Average
1951 Stop That Cab Actor Mary Thomas N/A
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1950 Blades of the Musketeers Actor Queen Anne N/A
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1950 Chain Gang Actor Rita McKelvey 59
Average
1950 The Lost Volcano Actor Ruth Gordon 58
Average
1950 Riding High Actor Mary Winslow 58
Average
1949 Air Hostess Actor Jennifer White 58
Average
1949 Masked Raiders Actor Gale Trevett 59
Average
1948 The Strange Mrs. Crane Actor Gina Crane 59
Average
1948 The Argyle Secrets Actor Marla 58
Average
1947 New Orleans Actor Grace Voiselle 59
Average
1943 Flesh and Fantasy Actor Justine (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Johnny Come Lately Actor Jane 59
Average
1943 Shantytown Actor Virginia Allen 59
Average
1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington Actor Nancy Partridge 59
Average
1943 Hi, Buddy Actor Mary Parker 59
Average
1943 The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Actor Janet Thompson 59
Average
1942 Moonlight in Havana Actor Patsy Clark N/A
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1942 Timber! Actor Yvette Lacour N/A
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1942 Escape from Hong Kong Actor Valarie Hale 59
Average
1942 About Face Actor Betty Marlowe 59
Average
1939 The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair Actor Babs 59
Average
1938 Girls' School Actor Nan (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 High Flyers Actor Arlene Arlington 59
Average
1937 Forty Naughty Girls Actor June Preston 58
Average
1937 Hideaway Actor Joan Peterson 58
Average
1937 On Again—Off Again Actor Florence Cole 59
Average
1937 Border Cafe Actor Janet Barry 59
Average
Venture of Faith Actor N/A
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