Kathryn Loder (1940 - 1978)

Actress. Born in Laramie, Wyoming, she began her stage career in 1961, debuting at the American Shakespeare Festival in Connecticut and went on to premier on Broadway. In 1966, she became a member of the Theater Atlanta Repertory Company and toured the country which resulted in her making her screen debut in “Night of the […]

Vera Lockwood (1917 - 2000)

Actress. Gray-haired character actress, usually played Grandmothers. Appeared in Television shows such as “Ryan’s Hope” (1975) as Marian ‘Schultzie’ Schultz (1980-1982), and more recently in Port Charles (1997) as Eleni Kanelos (1998-1999).  She made several guest appearences on shows like: “NYPD Blue,” “Full House,” and “Who’s the Boss.”  She appeared in movies such as 1996’s […]

Kathleen Lockhart (1894 - 1978)

Actress. Born Kathleen Arthur. Married to actor Gene Lockhart. Mother of actress June Lockhart and Grandmother of actress Anne Lockhart. Kathleen, her husband Gene and daughter June appeared in “A Christmas Carol” (1938). Other films include “Time Square Playboy” (1936), “Career Woman” (1936), “Blondie” (1938), “Bewitched” (1945), and “The Purple Gang” (1960).  Family links:  Spouse: […]

Beth Lockerbie (1970 - 1968)

Actress. Lockerbie is best remembered for her voice over work on the Canadian television series, “Maggie Muggins” from 1955 to 1962. Lockerbie also played ‘Mary Malone’ on “Cannonball” in 1963, ‘Mrs. Hodge’ on “The Mystery Maker” in 1967, and ‘Neil MacKenzie’ in the film, “The Incredible Journey” in 1963. (bio by: K)

Nélida Lobato (1934 - 1982)

Variety Dancer, actress. Born Haydeé Nélida Menta, she was a star of variety shows during the 1960s and 1970s. (bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Cancer

Marie Lloyd (1870 - 1922)

Music Hall Entertainer. Born Matilda Victoria Wood in Hoxton, London, the eldest of nine children of John Wood, a maker of artificial flowers, and Matilda, a dressmaker. As a girl she organized her sisters and friends into a minstrel groups called the Fairy Bells Minstrels. They toured the local mission halls with a program on […]

Lola Lizarán (1970 - 2003)

Actress. She was born in Esparreguera, Barcelona, Catalunya. There, she performed the role of Virgin Mary in the traditional Holy Week (Passió) of the village. She worked on stage, television and cinema. On stage, she appeared among others in “Doña Florentina y su Amor Homero” and “The Little Shop of Horrors.” She is fondly remembered […]

Margie Liszt (1909 - 1992)

Actress. Best known for roles in the Three Stooges shorts, and television of the 1950’s and 1960’s. She began with uncredited roles at Columbia Pictures, in “Life with Blondie”(1945) and “Blondie’s Lucky Day”(1946). Her Three Stooges short films included “Babysitters Jitters”(1951), “The Tooth Will Out”(1951), “Pest Man Wins”(1951), and “Income Tax Sappy”(1954). Among her numerous […]

Ursula Lingen (1928 - 2014)

Actress. A pretty brunette, she is remembered for her numerous appearances on the German stage and screen. Raised within the theatrical milieu, she relocated with her family to Vienna in the late 1930s after Berlin became untenable for Jews, though she, her mother, and her half sister Hanne Brecht were under some degree of protection […]

Jaclyn Linetsky (1986 - 2003)

Voice Actress. Jaclyn Linetsky was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on January 8, 1986. She is best remembered for her voice roles on cartoons, including as ‘Caillou’ on “Caillou” from 2000 to 2002, in which she did the English-speaking voice of the character. She also voiced ‘Bitzi’ on “Daft Planet” in 2002, ‘Meg’ on “Mega […]

Marguerite Lindsey (1882 - 1955)

Silent screen actress. She was the wife of actor, Noah Beery, Sr. and the mother of actor, Noah Beery, Jr. (bio by: Scott G)  Family links:  Spouse:  Noah Nicholas Beery (1882 – 1946)*  Children:  Noah Beery (1913 – 1994)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Heart attack

Margaret Lindsay (1910 - 1981)

Actress. After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hew York, she traveled to England and made her stage debut in 1931. Mistaken as being British due to her convincing English accent, she made her screen debut in Universal’s production of “The Old Dark House” (1932). Signed to Warner Bro.s Studios, she returned to […]

Viveca Lindfors (1920 - 1995)

Actress. Known for roles in “Backstreet Justice,” “Adventures of Don Juan,” “Stargate,” “A Question of Guilt,” and “Natural Enemies.” (bio by: Ron Moody)  Family links:  Spouse:  George Tabori (1914 – 2007)Cause of death: Complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cipe Lincovsky (1929 - 2015)

Argentine Actress. Lincovsky, born Cecilia Lincovsky, was a celebrated and multiple award winning actress who excelled in both the theater and film. She developed her skills in acting not only in Argentina, but also in Germany.  Lincovsky appeared in many plays through the years.   She also made her way into film and television with […]

Jeffreys Lewis (1857 - 1926)

Actress, she had a prolific career on stage. Some of the original productions she appeared in were “The Queen of Chinatown”(1899), “Oliver Goldsmith” (1900), “The Marriage Game” (1901), “You Never Can Tell” (1905), “The Clansman”(1906), “Twenty Days in the Shade” (1908), and “The Americans in France” (1920). On film, she appeared in “A Regular Girl”(1919), […]

Ida Lewis (1970 - 1935)

Ida Lewis A vaudeville and legit theatre actress, Lewis was an American stage and screen actress. She started in the theater when Daly and Wallack were the top manager impresarios. She later appeared in many silent films allegedly beginning with David Horsley studios in 1911. From 1913 she did much silent film work. She appeared […]

Ruth Leuwerik (1924 - 2016)

Actress.   She starred in over 40 films and television series in a career that spanned from the 1950s to the early 1980s.   She started on the theatrical stage, but went into films soon after with her first movie role coming in the 1950 film “Dreizehn unter einem Hut”.    Her glamorous film roles […]

Shifra Lerer (1915 - 2011)

Actress. Out of an almost 90 year career she will be remembered as a stalwart of the Yiddish Theater as well as a Jewish grandmother in Broadway and Hollywood productions. The daughter of Russian immigrants to the Pampas of Argentina she broke into show business at five when a touring Yiddish troup need a child […]

Ana Bertha Lepe (1933 - 2013)

Beauty Queen, Actress. An early participant in the Miss Universe Pageant, she is remembered as a longtime star of the Mexican big and small screens. Born Ana Bertha Lepe Jiminez, she had show business ambitions from a young age and made her 1952 silver screen bow in “La justicia del lobo”; that same year she […]

Tiffany Leong (1985 - 2015)

Malaysian Actress. Leong was a very prominent actress and television host in Malaysia. Before going into acting and television work, she was a model and beauty queen.  To get started in television, Leong joined Astro, a Malaysian pay television service, as a host.   She moved over to acting in 2006 by joining MediaCorp in […]

Queenie Leonard (1905 - 2002)

British Character Actress and Singer. She was born in London and died in West Los Angeles. She began her career on stage, and debuted on film in 1931. Among her films are “Ladies in Retirement” (1941), “The Uninvited” (1944), “And Then There Were None” (1945), “Cluny Brown” (1946), “Life With Father” (1947), “Thunder on the […]

Lu Leonard (1926 - 2004)

American Actress. She made over 45 film and television appearances between 1956 and 1995. Due to her rotund figure, Leonard was often cast as a love interest who often intimidated her husband or boyfriend. Her first major appearance was as the wife of Three Stooges member Larry Fine in the film Husbands Beware. Throughout the […]

Cristina Lemercier (1951 - 1996)

Actress, T.V. hostess. Born Cristina Noemí Perone, she is best remembered for her main role in the soap opera “Señorita Maestra” (1983). (bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Suicide

Marija Leiko (1887 - 1938)

Actress. A Latvian-born star of German stage and screen, she later fell victim to Stalinist repression. Leiko made her performing debut at Riga’s Apollo Theatre at age 19. In 1908 her lover, actor Janis Guter, was suspected of involvement in the murder of a policeman, and the couple fled to Austria via Denmark.  She studied […]

Vivien Mary Leigh (1913 - 1967)

Actress. After finishing her primary education she decided to pursue acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art when she was 18. For the next few years her career consisted of stage work and small film roles. In 1937 her first marriage with Leigh Holman was dissolved and she took up residence with actor Laurence […]

Janet Leigh (1927 - 2004)

Actress. Born Jeanette Helen Morrison, she was discovered when retired film star Norma Shearer saw her picture at a ski resort.  Norma recommended her to talent agent Lew Wasserman who got Janet a contract at MGM for $50 a week and who christened Jeanette with the stage name, Janet Leigh. She made her first movie, […]

Virginia B. Bronson Leiber (1885 - 1970)

American stage actress. She is buried next to her husband, actor Fritz Leiber. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Fritz Leiber (1882 – 1949)  Children:  Fritz Reuter Leiber (1910 – 1992)* *Calculated relationship

Eva LeGallienne (1899 - 1991)

Actress, Director, Producer, and Memoirist. Le Gallienne’s first professional stage appearance was at the age of 15, in Maurice Maeterlinck’s Monna Vanna in 1914. A year after being dissatisfied with the commerical she founded The Apprentice Group, a free school for actors. Poet May Sarton, a graduate of the school, became one of Le Gallienne’s […]

Virginia Lee Corbin (1911 - 1942)

Actress. Born Virginia LaVerne Corbin, was known as “The Dresden Doll of the Movies,” in the 1930s she was the most popular child star in the movies. Sister of Ruth Corbin, Virginia is well remembered in “Jack and the Beanstalk,” (1917) as ‘Princess Badr al-badr’ in “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp,” as ‘Virginia Clark’ in […]

Joanna Lee (1931 - 2003)

Actress. She is best remembered fo her roles in the 1950s Sci-Fi films, “The Brain Eaters” (1959), as ‘Alice Summers,’ and “Plan 9 From Outer Space” (1959), as ‘Tanna.’ She also made guest appearances on the television shows, “Leave It To Beaver,” “On Trail,” “The 20th Century Fox Hour,’ “The Donna Reed Show,” and “Death […]