Laura La Plante (1904–1996)

Actress | Soundtrack

Laura La Plante was 15 years old when she entered films as a Christie Comedy Bathing Beauty. By ...

Born: November 1, 1904
Died: October 14, 1996 (age 91)

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Filmography

Known For

The Cat and the Canary Annabelle West (1927)
God's Gift to Women Diane Churchill (1931)
The Last Warning Doris Terry (1928)
Known For

Show Boat Magnolia (1929)
Actress

Spring Reunion May Brewster (1957)
Telephone Time Belva Lockwood (1956)
It's a Great Life Laura (1955)
Little Mister Jim Mrs. Glenson (1946)
Man of the Moment Mary (1935)
Widow's Might Nancy Tweesdale (1935)
The Church Mouse Betty 'Miss Church Mouse' Miller (1934)
The Girl in Possession Eve Chandler (1934)
Her Imaginary Lover Celia (1933)
Lost in Limehouse Lady Esmerelda (1933)
The Sea Ghost Evelyn Inchcape (1931)
Arizona Evelyn Palmer Bonham (1931)
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands The Heroine (1931)
Meet the Wife Gertrude Lennox (1931)
God's Gift to Women Diane Churchill (1931)
Lonely Wives Diane O'Dare (1931)
King of Jazz Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') (1930)
Captain of the Guard Marie Marnay (1930)
Hold Your Man Mary (1929)
The Love Trap Evelyn Todd (1929)
Scandal Laura Hunt (1929)
Show Boat Magnolia (1929)
The Last Warning Doris Terry (1928)
Home, James Laura Elliot (1928)
Finders Keepers Barbara Hastings (1928)
Thanks for the Buggy Ride Jenny (1928)
Silk Stockings Molly Thornhill (1927)
The Cat and the Canary Annabelle West (1927)
Beware of Widows Joyce Bragdon (1927)
The Love Thrill Joyce Bragdon (1927)
Butterflies in the Rain Tina Carteret (1926)
Her Big Night Frances Norcross / Daphne Dix (1926)
Poker Faces Betty Whitmore (1926)
The Midnight Sun Olga 'The Midnight Sun' Morova (1926)
Skinner's Dress Suit Mrs. Honey Skinner (1926)
The Beautiful Cheat Mary Callahan / Maritza Callahansky (1926)
The Teaser Ann Barton (1925)
Dangerous Innocence Ann Church (1925)
Smouldering Fires Dorothy Vale (1925)
The Fatal Plunge Undetermined Role (1924)
The Fast Worker Connie Fowler (1924)
Butterfly Dora Collier (1924)
Young Ideas Octavia Lowden (1924)
The Dangerous Blonde Diana Faraday (1924)
Excitement Nila Lyons (1924)
Ride for Your Life Betsy Burke (1924)
Sporting Youth Betty Rockford (1924)
The Thrill Chaser Laura La Plante (1923)
Crooked Alley Norine Tyrell / Olive Sloan (1923)
The Ramblin' Kid Carolyn June (1923)
Out of Luck Mae Day (1923)
True Gold Sheriff's Daughter (1923)
Won't You Worry? (1923)
Shootin' for Love Mary Randolph (1923)
Burning Words Mary Malcolm (1923)
Dead Game Alice Mason (1923)
Around the World in Eighteen Days Madge Harlow (1923)
The Speed Boy Jimmy's Sweetheart (1922)
Perils of the Yukon Olga Basanoff (1922)
Should Watchmen Sleep? The Boss's Daughter (1922)
The Wall Flower Prue Nickerson (1922)
Easy to Cop The Mayor's Daughter (1922)
A Shaky Family Tree Ned's Sweetheart (1922)
The Big Ranger (1922)
Taking Things Easy Betty (1922)
Society Sailors Laura - the Peach (1922)
A Treacherous Rival Rose - the Niece of the Smuggler Chief (1922)
The Minute Man The Boss's Daughter (1922)
The Call of Courage Hazel Couzens - the Newspaper Editor's Daughter (1922)
Desperation Myrtle Vane (1922)
The Trail of the Wolf The Daughter of the Owner of the Trading Post (1922)
His Inheritance Taxi The Wife (1922)
Matching Wits Mary Newton (1922)
A Bottle Baby The Newlywed Wife (1922)
Fighting Back Marge Dyer (1922)
The Ranger's Reward Myrtle Standing - the Ranger Captain's Daughter (1922)
The Deputy's Double Cross Marty - Dick's Sweetheart (1922)
The Alarm Ruth Miller - the Schoolteacher (1921)
Brand of Courage Mary Dunn (1921)
Old Dynamite Old Dynamite's Daughter (1921)
Should Husbands Do Housework? Mrs. P. Knockle (1921)
The Call of the Blood Ruth (1921)
Play Square May Laverne (1921)
The Big Town Round-Up Mildred Hart (1921)
Big Town Ideas Molly Dorn (1921)
The Old Swimmin' Hole Myrtle (1921)
His Four Fathers (1921)
Back from the Front (1920)
813 Genevieve (1920)
Father's Close Shave Nora Jiggs (1920)
Jiggs in Society Nora Jiggs (1920)
Jiggs and the Social Lion Nora Jiggs (1920)
Actress

The Great Gamble (1919)
Soundtrack

Show Boat (1929)
Archive footage

Universal Horror (1998)
The Show Boat Story (1989)
Archive footage

Hollywood and the Stars (1964)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)

Awards

1 win.

Did You Know

In 1954 she appeared as a contestant on You Bet Your Life (1950) under the name Laura Asher. Groucho Marx was told he might recognize her; he realized she was Laura La Plante within minutes of being introduced.