Lottie Lyell (1890 - 1925)

Actress. Born Lottie Edith Cox in Sydney Australia, she became that country’s first true motion pictyre star. She appeared in twenty films from 1911 to 1919 including “Captain Midnight”, The Bush King” and her most famous film, “The Sentimental Bloke”. After 1919 her film making was drastically cut back so she could fight the tuberculosis […]

Aida Luz (1917 - 2006)

Actress and singer.  Born Aida Da Lus.  She participated in more than 40 movies such us “Loco lindo(1936),” “Palermo (1937),” “Amor(1940),” “El deseo(1944),” “Pobre mi madre querida(1948),” “Los tallos amargos(1956),” “El rufián (1961),” “Villa cariño(1967),” “Juguemos en el mundo(1971),” and many others. Her last movie “Gallito ciego(2001)”.  On stage she appeared in “Un tranvía llamado […]

Elisabeth Brooks Luyties (1951 - 1997)

Actress. Best known for her role as ‘Marsha Quist’ from The 1981 horror movie, “The Howling.” She guest starred on a number of TV series including “Starsky and Hutch”, “The Rockford Files”, “Hart to Hart”, “The Six-Million Dollar Man”, and “Emergency.” Also a writer, she wrote “Orphan Dreams,” which she also directed. (bio by: Midnight_Bishop)

Nola Luxford (2026 - 1994)

New Zealand-born film actress of the 1910s, 20s, and 30s. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Anna Luther (1897 - 1960)

American motion picture actress of the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. Primarily worked in the silent era (1910s-1920s). (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Ida Lupino (1918 - 1995)

Actress, Writer and Director. Ida Lupino is best known as a pioneering figure in the world of female filmmakers. Born into a British theater family in Camberwall, London, England, Ida was encouraged to enter the world of show business by both her parents and her uncle, actor and theater manager, Lupino Lane. In 1931, Ida […]

Constance G. Lupino (1892 - 1959)

Actress. Known on the London stage as Connie Emerald. Wife of  comedian/actor Stanley Lupino. Mother of actress Ida Lupino.  Family links:  Children:  Ida Lupino (1918 – 1995)* *Calculated relationship

Margit Lukacs (1914 - 2002)

Actress. A leading star of the Hungarian stage, she was famed for her performances in the classic repertory. Her notable portayals included Lady Macbeth in “Macbeth”, the title role of “Antigone”, Clytemnestra in “Elektra”,  Elmira in “Tartuffe”,  Cleopatra in “Antony and Cleopatra”,  Jelena in “Uncle Vanya”,  and the lead (spoken) part in Arthur Honegger’s oratorio […]

Elena Lucena (1914 - 2015)

Argentine Actress. Lucena, born María Elena Lucena Arcuri, was an actress who was part of the golden age of Argentine cinema from 1940 to 1960. She started in radio and then transitioned to the “big screen” where she appeared in such films as “Brother and Sister” (2010), “Chimbela” (1939) and “El calavera” (1958). During the […]

Margerie Bonner Lowry (1905 - 1988)

Actress, Author, Editor. The younger sister of silent screen star Priscilla Bonner, she also appeared in several films (spelling her first name Marjorie), among them Cecil B. De Mille’s “King of Kings” (1927),  “The Sign of the Cross” (1932),  and “Cleopatra” (1934).  By the late 1930’s her movie career was over and she was working […]

Louise Lovely (1895 - 1980)

Actress. She was the first Australian silent film actress to find success in America. Born Nellie Louise Alberti to an Italian musical father and a Swiss mother, she made her professional debut at the age of nine as ‘Eva’ in the Harriet Beecher Stowe classic novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” using the stage name of Louise […]

Gilda Lousek (1937 - 1998)

Actress. Born Ilda Aida Hlousek, she acted on stage and in cinema and television for more than 40 years. (bio by: 380W)

Lucille Lortel (1900 - 1999)

Award-winning Stage Actress and Producer. Born Lucille Wadler, she studied acting and theatre ant the Academy of Dramatic Arts. She made her Broadway debut in 1925 in “Caesar and Cleopatra” with Helen Hayes. She also appeared in Belasco’s “The Dove” with Judith Anderson. In 1947, she founded the White Barn Theatre with the mission of […]

Joan Lorring (1926 - 2014)

Actress. She may perhaps be best remembered for playing ‘Bessie Watty’ in the picture “The Corn Is Green” (1945). She received an Academy Award nomination for her effort. Born Mary Magdalene Ellis into a family of Anglo-Russian descent in Hong Kong, she fled with her mother to San Francisco as a result of the Japanese […]

Linda Loredo (1907 - 1931)

Actress.  An Arizona native of Mexican descent,  she was a dancer in Los Angeles nightclubs and played one in her first films,  the silents “Heroes of the Wild” (1927) and “After the Storm” (1928).  She owes her present notoriety to a brief,  curious phase in Hollywood history.  At the beginning of the talkie era,  before […]

Sylvia Lopez (1933 - 1959)

Actress. Born in Paris, France. Died from Leukemia. Appeared in “Figlio Del Corsaro Rosso Il” (Son of the Red Corsair) (1958) co-starring Lex Barker, “Erode il Grande (Herod the Great)” (1960), “Ercole e la regina di Lidia (Hercules and the Queen of Lydia)” (1959), and “Moralista(The Moralist)” (1959).

Marga López (1924 - 2005)

Actress. She was born in Tucumán (Argentina) and died in México. She was one of the great ladies of Mexican cinema and was awarded with several Ariels (the most important award of Mexican cinema). She developed all her career in Mexico, where she stablished in 1942. In cinema, she is remembered for films such as […]

Beverly Long (1933 - 2014)

Actress. A performer of some note in the 1950s, she is remembered for her part in the 1955 James Dean classic “Rebel Without a Cause”. Though little is recorded of her early years, she made her professional debut in the television series “Dangerous Assignment” and was first seen on the silver screen in 1952’s “Girls […]

Babe London (1901 - 1980)

Motion picture and film actress. Appeared in the films “Sex Kittens Go To College” (1960), “Pleasure Treasure” (1951), “Scrambled Brains” (1951), “Hazard” (1948), “Joan of Arc” (1948), “Road To Rio” (1947), “Jackass Mail” (1942), “Our Wife” (1931), “Scrambled Eggs” (1925), “Merely Mary Ann” (1920), and “The Expert Eloper” (1919). She also appeared in the television […]

Cecilia Loftus (1876 - 1943)

Actress. She appeared in motion pictures from the 1910s to the 1940s, with roles that included ‘Clorinda Widairs’ in “A Lady of Quality (1913), ‘Mrs. Sinclair’ in “Young Sinners” (1931) and ‘Granny Tyl’ in “The Bluebird” (1940). On Broadway, some of the original cast productions she appeared in are “The Man of Forty” (1900), ” […]

Francesca Braggiotti Lodge (1902 - 1998)

Actress. She was an Italian lead actress who was hired by MGM Studios to dub Greta Garbo’s voice into Italian when Garbo’s films were released to the Italian market. She and her husband, American actor John Lodge, appeared together in the 1937 production of “Tonight at Eleven”. They retired from acting when he entered politics […]

Kathryn Loder (1940 - 1978)

Actress. Born in Laramie, Wyoming, she began her stage career in 1961, debuting at the American Shakespeare Festival in Connecticut and went on to premier on Broadway. In 1966, she became a member of the Theater Atlanta Repertory Company and toured the country which resulted in her making her screen debut in “Night of the […]

Vera Lockwood (1917 - 2000)

Actress. Gray-haired character actress, usually played Grandmothers. Appeared in Television shows such as “Ryan’s Hope” (1975) as Marian ‘Schultzie’ Schultz (1980-1982), and more recently in Port Charles (1997) as Eleni Kanelos (1998-1999).  She made several guest appearences on shows like: “NYPD Blue,” “Full House,” and “Who’s the Boss.”  She appeared in movies such as 1996’s […]

Kathleen Lockhart (1894 - 1978)

Actress. Born Kathleen Arthur. Married to actor Gene Lockhart. Mother of actress June Lockhart and Grandmother of actress Anne Lockhart. Kathleen, her husband Gene and daughter June appeared in “A Christmas Carol” (1938). Other films include “Time Square Playboy” (1936), “Career Woman” (1936), “Blondie” (1938), “Bewitched” (1945), and “The Purple Gang” (1960).  Family links:  Spouse: […]

Beth Lockerbie (1970 - 1968)

Actress. Lockerbie is best remembered for her voice over work on the Canadian television series, “Maggie Muggins” from 1955 to 1962. Lockerbie also played ‘Mary Malone’ on “Cannonball” in 1963, ‘Mrs. Hodge’ on “The Mystery Maker” in 1967, and ‘Neil MacKenzie’ in the film, “The Incredible Journey” in 1963. (bio by: K)

Nélida Lobato (1934 - 1982)

Variety Dancer, actress. Born Haydeé Nélida Menta, she was a star of variety shows during the 1960s and 1970s. (bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Cancer

Marie Lloyd (1870 - 1922)

Music Hall Entertainer. Born Matilda Victoria Wood in Hoxton, London, the eldest of nine children of John Wood, a maker of artificial flowers, and Matilda, a dressmaker. As a girl she organized her sisters and friends into a minstrel groups called the Fairy Bells Minstrels. They toured the local mission halls with a program on […]

Lola Lizarán (1970 - 2003)

Actress. She was born in Esparreguera, Barcelona, Catalunya. There, she performed the role of Virgin Mary in the traditional Holy Week (Passió) of the village. She worked on stage, television and cinema. On stage, she appeared among others in “Doña Florentina y su Amor Homero” and “The Little Shop of Horrors.” She is fondly remembered […]

Margie Liszt (1909 - 1992)

Actress. Best known for roles in the Three Stooges shorts, and television of the 1950’s and 1960’s. She began with uncredited roles at Columbia Pictures, in “Life with Blondie”(1945) and “Blondie’s Lucky Day”(1946). Her Three Stooges short films included “Babysitters Jitters”(1951), “The Tooth Will Out”(1951), “Pest Man Wins”(1951), and “Income Tax Sappy”(1954). Among her numerous […]

Ursula Lingen (1928 - 2014)

Actress. A pretty brunette, she is remembered for her numerous appearances on the German stage and screen. Raised within the theatrical milieu, she relocated with her family to Vienna in the late 1930s after Berlin became untenable for Jews, though she, her mother, and her half sister Hanne Brecht were under some degree of protection […]