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Laura La Plante(1904-1996)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Laura La Planta c. 1948
A Parisian descendant of Don Juan vows to stop philandering in order to win the hand of a virtous young lady with a disapproving father.
Play trailer2:09
God's Gift to Women (1931)
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Laura La Plante was 15 years old when she entered films as a Christie Comedy Bathing Beauty. By 1921, she had played a number of roles including a Tom Mix Western called The Big Town Round-Up (1921) for Fox and The Old Swimmin' Hole (1921) for First National. Laura, now 17, next signed with Universal, where she appeared in shorts, serials and many supporting roles. Over the next few years, she would become one of the leading stars at Universal and acted in in dramas, mysteries and comedies. Some of her more important films were the adventure Crooked Alley (1923), the comedy Sporting Youth (1924), the drama Smouldering Fires (1925) and the mystery The Cat and the Canary (1927). One of her successful comedies, Skinner's Dress Suit (1926), was directed by her husband, William A. Seiter. When sound came to Universal, she was one of the silent film stars who made the transition. She played a leading role in the sound film Show Boat (1929) and made her first all-talking picture with Hold Your Man (1929). By 1930, she decided that she had enough and left Universal, which terminated her contract. She went to England, where she would appear in a few more films over the years. Laura returned to Hollywood in 1935, where she again retired from the screen.
BornNovember 1, 1904
DiedOctober 14, 1996(91)
BornNovember 1, 1904
DiedOctober 14, 1996(91)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

Photos150

Laura La Plante and David Rollins in Thanks for the Buggy Ride (1928)
Laura La Plante and Tom Moore in The Love Thrill (1927)
Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
Laura La Plante and Nina Romano in The Midnight Sun (1926)
Creighton Hale, Laura La Plante, and Tully Marshall in The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Laura La Plante in The Church Mouse (1934)
John Boles, Roy D'Arcy, Carrie Daumery, Laura La Plante, and Margaret Livingston in The Last Warning (1928)
Laura La Plante in The Midnight Sun (1926)
Pauline Frederick and Laura La Plante in Smouldering Fires (1925)
Harold Goodwin, Noble Johnson, Laura La Plante, George A. McDaniel, Eve Southern, Roy Stewart, and Edith Yorke in Burning Words (1923)
Laura La Plante and Pat O'Malley in The Midnight Sun (1926)
Laura La Plante in Lonely Wives (1931)

Known for

Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
God's Gift to Women
5.1
  • Diane Churchill
  • 1931
Laura La Plante and Joseph Schildkraut in Show Boat (1929)
Show Boat
6.1
  • Magnolia
  • 1929
Laura La Plante in The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The Cat and the Canary
7.1
  • Annabelle West
  • 1927
The Last Warning (1928)
The Last Warning
6.9
  • Doris Terry
  • 1928

Credits

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Actress

  • Dana Andrews and Betty Hutton in Spring Reunion (1956)
    Spring Reunion
    • May Brewster
    • 1956
  • Greer Garson and Florenz Ames in Telephone Time (1956)
    Telephone Time
    • Belva Lockwood (as Laura la Plante)
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • Frances Bavier, William Bishop, and Michael O'Shea in It's a Great Life (1954)
    It's a Great Life
    • Laura
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • James Craig, Frances Gifford, and Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins in Little Mister Jim (1946)
    Little Mister Jim
    • Mrs. Glenson
    • 1946
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Margaret Lockwood in Man of the Moment (1935)
    Man of the Moment
    • Mary Brianny
    • 1935
  • Widow's Might
    • Nancy Tweesdale
    • 1935
  • Ian Hunter and Laura La Plante in The Church Mouse (1934)
    The Church Mouse
    • Betty 'Miss Church Mouse' Miller
    • 1934
  • The Girl in Possession
    • Eve Chandler
    • 1934
  • Her Imaginary Lover
    • Celia
    • 1933
  • Laura La Plante and John Sheehan in Lost in Limehouse (1933)
    Lost in Limehouse
    • Lady Esmerelda
    • Short
    • 1933
  • Alan Hale and Laura La Plante in The Sea Ghost (1931)
    The Sea Ghost
    • Evelyn Inchcape
    • 1931
  • John Wayne and Laura La Plante in Arizona (1931)
    Arizona
    • Evelyn Palmer Bonham
    • 1931
  • Lew Cody and Laura La Plante in Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
    Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
    • The Heroine
    • Short
    • 1931
  • Claud Allister, Laura La Plante, and Joan Marsh in Meet the Wife (1931)
    Meet the Wife
    • Gertrude Lennox
    • 1931
  • Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    God's Gift to Women
    • Diane Churchill
    • 1931

Soundtrack

  • Laura La Plante and Joseph Schildkraut in Show Boat (1929)
    Show Boat
    • performer: "Deep River", "I've Got Shoes", "Coon, Coon, Coon" (1900), "Ol' Man River" (1927), "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (1927) (uncredited)
    • 1929

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The Last Warning
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The Last Warning

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Laura Asher
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • November 1, 1904
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • October 14, 1996
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouses
      Irving AsherJune 19, 1934 - March 17, 1985 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Jill LaPlante Asher
  • Parents
      William Antoin LaPlante
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 12 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    She was offered the role of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934) but turned it down, feeling the role would be too mundane. The part later went to Myrna Loy, who became a popular leading lady of the 1930s.
  • Nickname
    • Laura Asher

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