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Andrea Leeds (1914–1984)

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She made only a handful of films within a span of four years (1936-1940), but gentle, soulful-eyed Andrea Leeds touched hearts with those few, culminating in an Oscar-nomination for Best Supporting Actress as the sensitive, aspiring young actress who doesn't survive the school of hard knocks in the 1937 movie version of Edna Ferber-George S. Kaufman's serio-comic play Stage Door... See full bio »

Born:

Antoinette Lees
in Butte, Montana, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Palm Springs, California, USA
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1940 Earthbound
Ellen Desborough
 
1939 Swanee River
Jane McDowell Foster
 
1939 The Real Glory
Linda Hartley
 
1939 They Shall Have Music
Ann Lawson
 
1938 Youth Takes a Fling
Helen Brown
 
1938 Letter of Introduction
Katherine 'Kay' Martin
 
1938 The Goldwyn Follies
Hazel Dawes
 
1937 Stage Door
Kay Hamilton
 
1937 It Could Happen to You!
Laura Compton
 
1936 Come and Get It
Evvie Glasgow
 
1936 Forgotten Faces
Salesgirl (as Antoinette Lees)
 
1936 The Moon's Our Home
Perfume Salesgirl (as Antoinette Lees)
 
1936 Song of the Trail
Betty Hobson (as Antoinette Lees)
 
1936 Sutter's Gold
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1936 The Count Takes the Count (short) (as Antoinette Lees)
 
1936 The Bohemian Girl
Maid and Governess (uncredited)
 
1935 Magnificent Obsession
Nina (uncredited)
 
1935 Life Hesitates at 40 (short)
Dr. Finlayson's Nurse (uncredited)
 
1935 Anna Karenina
Girl in Bar (uncredited)
 
1935 Dante's Inferno
Anna - Betty's Maid (uncredited)
 
1935 Asegure a su mujer (as Antoinette Lees)
 
1934 Bachelor of Arts
Student Occupations Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
 
1934 Elinor Norton
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1933 Meet the Baron
College Girl (uncredited)
 
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1938 The Goldwyn Follies ("Love Walked In" 1937 - uncredited)
 
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1941 Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (documentary short)
Herself
 
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1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie
 

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Letter of Introduction -- An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up...
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Alternate Names:

Antoinette Lees
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Personal Quote:

I didn't know I was reticent till I became a movie actress. I knew I was a little shy, a little reluctant to express my feelings. But that was just me - the way I was made. See more »

Trivia:

Considered for the role of "Melanie Hamilton" in David O. Selznick's Gone with the Wind. The role eventually went to Olivia de Havilland. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo