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Florence Lake

Florence Lake

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 27, 1904
Died Apr 11, 1980 (75)
Birthplace Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 17, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia Florence Lake (born Florence Silverlake, November 27, 1904 – April 11, 1980) was an American actress best known as the leading lady in most of the Edgar Kennedy comedy shorts. Florence was petite, with a high-pitched speaking voice. She perfected a comical singsong delivery that est ... ablished her in "dumb" roles. She personified flightiness in the Kennedy shorts, as the scatterbrained Mrs. Kennedy. After the series ended upon Kennedy's death in 1948, she continued to play character roles in films and television. Her best-known TV role was Jenny, the Claverton telephone operator in Lassie. Lake played the role for the entire ten year "farm seasons" of the show (1954–1964), thus becoming the Lassie player with the longest tour of duty on the series. She played the role of Mama Angel in a 1957 episode of the The Lone Ranger TV series entitled "The Angel and the Outlaw". She also appeared in the first color episode of the TV series Superman in 1957 as a cave woman. In her later years, Lake appeared as Elvira Norton on an episode of Dragnet entitled "Frauds". She also played a blind date for the character Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode, "Lou's First Date". Her last roles were in the TV series Emergency! and Baretta in 1976.

Known For

Filmography

Long Way Home

Long Way Home

1975

as Grandma Boggs

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975

as Lee Sister #2

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

1974

as Mrs. Foster

Live Again, Die Again

Live Again, Die Again

1974

as Old Friend

Welcome to Arrow Beach

Welcome to Arrow Beach

1974

as Landlady

Banyon

Banyon

1971

as Elderly Waitress

Hollywood Horror House

Hollywood Horror House

1970

as Mildred

The Big Mouth

The Big Mouth

1967

as Assaulted Lady (uncredited)

The Desperado

The Desperado

1954

as Mrs. Cameron

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1954

as Mrs. Gruman

The Flaming Urge

The Flaming Urge

1953

as Mrs. Binger

The Maverick

The Maverick

1952

as Grandma Watson

Man from the Black Hills

Man from the Black Hills

1952

as Martha

Fargo

Fargo

1952

as Maggie

Dig That Gold

Dig That Gold

1948

as Florence Kennedy

Brother Knows Best

Brother Knows Best

1948

as Florence Kennedy

Contest Crazy

Contest Crazy

1948

as Florence Kennedy

Do or Diet

Do or Diet

1947

as Florence - Edgar's Wife

Motor Maniacs

Motor Maniacs

1946

as Florence Kennedy

I'll Build It Myself

I'll Build It Myself

1946

as Florence

Riverboat Rhythm

Riverboat Rhythm

1946

as Penelope Beeler Witherspoon

Little Giant

Little Giant

1946

as Housewife (uncredited)

What, No Cigarettes

What, No Cigarettes

1945

as Florence Kennedy

The Big Beef

The Big Beef

1945

as Florence Kennedy

It's Your Move

It's Your Move

1945

as Mrs. Florence Kennedy

You Drive Me Crazy

You Drive Me Crazy

1945

as Florence Kennedy

Feather Your Nest

Feather Your Nest

1944

as Florence

Radio Rampage

Radio Rampage

1944

as Florence

Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town

1944

as Abigail

San Diego I Love You

San Diego I Love You

1944

as Miss Lake

Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

1944

as Miss Crims

Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943

as Doris - Jean's Roommate

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1942

as Florence

Scattergood Survives a Murder

Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942

as Phoebe Quentin

Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942

as Counter Girl (uncredited)

Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner

1939

as Miss Smith - Dancing with Crusher (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

as Oliver's Wife (uncredited)

Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

as Slavey (uncredited)

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939

as Nancy Whitney (uncredited)

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Woman (uncredited)

Ears of Experience

Ears of Experience

1938

as Florence

Convicts at Large

Convicts at Large

1938

as Hattie

I Met My Love Again

I Met My Love Again

1938

as Carol Towner

Condemned Women

Condemned Women

1938

as Prisoner

Law of the Underworld

Law of the Underworld

1938

as Mrs. Billy Winters

Rebellious Daughters

Rebellious Daughters

1938

as Dizzy

Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry

1938

as Justice of the Peace's Wife

Edgar & Goliath

Edgar & Goliath

1937

as Florence, Edgar's wife

Quality Street

Quality Street

1937

as Henrietta Turnbull

Dummy Ache

Dummy Ache

1936

as Florence

Will Power

Will Power

1936

as Florence Kennedy

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936

as Salesgirl

Women Are Trouble

Women Are Trouble

1936

as Clara

Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up

1936

as Tony's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Edgar Hamlet

Edgar Hamlet

1935

as Florence

In Love at 40

In Love at 40

1935

as Florence Kennedy

Brick-a-Brac

Brick-a-Brac

1935

as Florence

Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted

1935

as Doris Pritchard

Love on a Ladder

Love on a Ladder

1934

as Florence

Poisoned Ivory

Poisoned Ivory

1934

as Florence Kennedy

Wrong Direction

Wrong Direction

1934

as Florence, Edgar's Wife

The Winnah!

The Winnah!

1934

as Florence

Quiet Please!

Quiet Please!

1933

as Florence Kennedy

What Fur

What Fur

1933

as Florence

Midshipman Jack

Midshipman Jack

1933

as Sally Withers

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)

Fish Feathers

Fish Feathers

1932

as Florence Kennedy

Giggle Water

Giggle Water

1932

as Florence

Westward Passage

Westward Passage

1932

as Elmer's Wife

Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury

1932

as Mrs. Dace (uncredited)

Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood

1932

as Autograph Seeker

Night World

Night World

1932

as Ms. Smith (uncredited)

The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931

as Anya Karlov

Secret Service

Secret Service

1931

as Caroline Mitford

Romance

Romance

1930

as Susan Van Tuyl

The Rogue Song

The Rogue Song

1930

as Nadja

Waltzing Around

Waltzing Around

1929

as George's Wife

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

1929

as Pearl

Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

1929

as Myrtle

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Martha Dudley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1970

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

as Clara Randolph

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1952

Mr. Terrific

as Maw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1967

Nichols

as Mrs. Prine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Nichols

as Old Lady

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Adam-12

as Mrs. Frieda Pine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Petticoat Junction

as Emily Simpson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Adam-12

as Millicent Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Petticoat Junction

as Mrs. Latimer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Adam-12

as Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Here's Lucy

as Trixie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Here's Lucy

as Little Old Lady

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

The Red Skelton Show

as Tessie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The Red Skelton Show

as Senior Citizen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The Rockford Files

as Old Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Banyon

as Taffy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

Lassie

as Jenny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1954

Emergency!

as Martha Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Police Woman

as Mrs. Farrell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Emergency!

as Maggie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

The Bold Ones: The Senator

as Woman Exiting Elevator (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1970

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Lizzy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1969

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