Promising dancer, singer and ingenue in light films, notably some of the 'Our Gang' shorts as well as Laurel & Hardy comedies, who married in 1939 and thereupon retired from the screen.
Promising dancer, singer and ingenue in light films, notably some of the 'Our Gang' shorts as well as Laurel & Hardy comedies, who married in 1939 and thereupon retired from the screen.
2
Her entry into the movie business was facilitated by her father being a Hollywood set builder. Before being hired by Fox Studios at the age of 20, she acted in vaudeville and performed in dance clubs and in stage musicals.
3
Lawrence met her second husband, John Charles McCabe, at a "Sons of the Desert" convention. McCabe was the founder of the "Sons of the Desert" and wrote the authorized biography of the comedians, "Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy".
4
Appeared on the same Mexican dinner club bill in 1934 with The Dancing Cansinos. Margarita Cansino would change her name later to Rita Hayworth. Shortly after, the women were chosen as two of the "Four Debutante Stars of 1936.".
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bored of Education
1936
Short
Miss Lawrence
Neighborhood House
1936
Short
Rosina Chase
Arbor Day
1936
Short
Miss Lawrence
On the Wrong Trek
1936
Short
Mrs. Chase
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
Sally Manners (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936
Alice Lowell
Your Uncle Dudley
1935
Ethel Church
Music Is Magic
1935
Shirley De Valle
Welcome Home
1935
Susan Adams
$10 Raise
1935
Dorothy Converse
Reckless
1935
Chorine (uncredited)
Disorderly Conduct
1932
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dance Team
1932
Bit Part (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
Handmaiden (uncredited)
Paramount on Parade
1930
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Broadway
1929
Chorine (uncredited)
The Angel of Broadway
1927
Dancer
A Lady of Quality
1924
In the Country Fell a Star
1939
Margaret, l'americana
Pick a Star
1937
Cecilia Moore
Three Smart Boys
1937
Short
Miss Lawrence, Teacher
Nobody's Baby
1937
Yvonne Cortez
Way Out West
1937
Mary Roberts
Hearts Are Thumps
1937
Short
Miss Lawrence - the Teacher
Reunion in Rhythm
1937
Short
Miss Lawrence, the teacher
Pan Handlers
1936
Short
Housewife
General Spanky
1936
Louella
Spooky Hooky
1936
Short
Miss Lawrence
Mister Cinderella
1936
Maizie Merriweather
Two Too Young
1936
Short
Miss Lawrence
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pick a Star
1937
performer: "Pick A Star" 1937, "Without Your Love" 1937 uncredited
Nobody's Baby
1937
performer: "I've Dreamed About This"
Way Out West
1937
performer: "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" 1913, "I Want to Be in Dixie" 1912 - uncredited
On the Wrong Trek
1936
Short performer: "Let's Make It a Big Day" - uncredited
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
performer: "Look for the Silver Lining" 1921 - uncredited
The Bohemian Girl
1936
performer: "I Dreamt I Dwelled in Marble Halls" 1844 - uncredited
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Our Gang Story
1994
Video documentary
Herself / Miss Lawrence / Louella
A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel & Hardy
1992
TV Special documentary
Mary Roberts (uncredited)
Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse
1984
TV Movie documentary
Miss Lawerence (uncredited)
Rascal Dazzle
1980
Miss Lawrence
Little Rascals Varieties
1959
Miss Lawrence - The New Teacher
The Little Rascals
1955
TV Series
MIss Lawrence (1955)
Known for movies
Way Out West (1937) as Mary Roberts
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) as Alice Lowell
On the Wrong Trek (1936) as Mrs. Chase
In the Country Fell a Star (1939) as Margaret, l'americana
$600,000
