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Leora Dana (1923–1983)

Character actress Leora Dana was born on April 1, 1923. She got a late start in acting, at age 33, with Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot as Annie Fry. Although this fine actress made only 19 films, many were plum roles. One of the films where Leora stood out was Some Came Running, playing Agnes Hirsh, the social climbing wife of small town jeweler Arthur Kennedy who couldn't stand her husband's brother... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1984 Nothing Lasts Forever
Joyce
 
1983 Baby It's You
Miss Vernon, Teacher
 
1982 Shoot the Moon
Charlotte DeVoe
 
1980 Nurse (TV movie)
Celia O'Brien
 
1979-1980 Another World (TV series)
Sylvie Kosloff
 
1978 The Dain Curse (TV mini-series)
 
1977 Seventh Avenue (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Gold
 
1974 We the Women (TV movie)
Susan B Anthony
 
1971 Wild Rovers
Nell Buckman
 
1969 Change of Habit
Mother Joseph
 
1969 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
Frieda Elliot
Everybody Loved Him (1969) … Frieda Elliot
 
1968 The Boston Strangler
Mary Bottomly
 
1966 The Group
Mrs. Renfrew
 
1965 For the People (TV series)
Betty Bauer
Act of Violence: Part 2 (1965) … Betty Bauer
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Betty Bauer
Act of Violence (1965) … Betty Bauer
 
1964 Slattery's People (TV series)
Mary Sanborn
Question: What Is Truth? (1964) … Mary Sanborn
 
1964 The Lieutenant (TV series)
Edith Kaine
Operation Actress (1964) … Edith Kaine
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
Fran
A Claim to Immortality (1964) … Fran
 
1963 A Gathering of Eagles
Mrs. Evelyn Fowler
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Ellen Mundorf
King of the Hill (1963) … Ellen Mundorf
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Mrs. Duncan
And Even Death Shall Die (1962) … Mrs. Duncan
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Katherine Benson
The Opposite Virtues (1962) … Katherine Benson
 
1956-1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Abby Hill
Climate of Marriage (1958)
The Bromley Touch (1958) … Abby Hill
Sauce for the Goose (1956)
 
1961 The Defenders (TV series)
Mrs. Matthew Clark
The Treadmill (1961) … Mrs. Matthew Clark
 
1961 The Working Mother (TV movie)
Laura Tyler
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
Doris Scott
The Scott Machine (1961) … Doris Scott
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Viviam
The Margot Adventure (1961) … Viviam
 
1960 Pollyanna
Mrs. Paul Ford
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Mrs. Tawley
Incident at a Corner (1960) … Mrs. Tawley
 
1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Eleanor Lambert
A Dream of Treason (1960) … Eleanor Lambert
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Anne Coleman
King of the Valley (1959) … Anne Coleman
 
1956-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Irene Cole / Naomi Shawn / Vera Brown
Your Witness (1959) … Naomi Shawn
John Brown's Body (1956) … Vera Brown
The Legacy (1956) … Irene Cole
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Gwen Easterday
Death of an Overlord (1959) … Gwen Easterday
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Janet Kennedy
High Class Type of Mongrel (1959) … Janet Kennedy
 
1958 Some Came Running
Agnes Hirsh
 
1953-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Next Door to Death (1958)
The Medallion (1957)
One Way West (1956)
Babies for Sale (1956)
The Sears Girl (1956)
 
1958 Kings Go Forth
Mrs. Blair
 
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Dame Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle (1958) … Dame Van Winkle
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Sue Carey
The Eye of Truth (1958) … Sue Carey
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Ditwiter
Neighbors (1957)
The Traveling Corpse (1957) … Mrs. Ditwiter
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Rose Skinner
Tunnel of Fear (1957) … Rose Skinner
 
1957 Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (short)
Anne Fry
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Mother
Jack and the Beanstalk (1956) … Mother
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
 
1955-1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Laura / Margaret Norton
The Arena (1956) … Margaret Norton
 
1956 Star Tonight (TV series)
Mrs. Teeling
The Chevigny Man (1956) … Mrs. Teeling
 
1953-1956 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Ruth
Man in Shadow (1956) … Ruth
Sudden Disaster (1955)
Flare-Up (1954)
So Close the Stars (1954)
A Time to Live (1953)
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
Priceless Cargo (1955)
 
1954-1955 Justice (TV series)
Fear by Day (1955)
The Safe-Cracker (1954)
 
1954-1955 Ponds Theater (TV series)
The Forger (1955)
Dark Victory (1954)
 
1953-1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Birnam's Girlfriend
The Lost Weekend (1955) … Birnam's Girlfriend
 
1954 The Web (TV series)
A Name for Death (1954)
 
1954 Valley of the Kings
Lovely Girl (uncredited)
 
1952-1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
Four Meetings (1952)
 
1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Thea
Black Chiffon (1954) … Thea
 
1950-1952 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Emmy Blanchard
Mr. Arcularis (1951)
Nocturne (1950) … Emmy Blanchard
 
1952 Curtain Call (TV series)
 
1950 Masterpiece Playhouse (TV series)
Uncle Vanya (1950)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1960 The Fabulous Fifties (documentary)
Narrator (segment "Gift from the Sea") (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)

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