Maxene Andrews
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1916-07-03
- Died
- 1995-10-21
- Place of birth
- Mound, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Maxene Anglyn Andrews · The Andrews Sisters
Biography
Maxene Andrews and her sisters, Patty and Laverne, were one of the most successful women's singing groups, with 19 gold records and sales of nearly 100 million copies. The sisters began performing in the early 1930's when the Depression wiped out their father's business. In 1937, the trio of sisters scored their first big hit with 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen'. In addition to 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, ' their best-known songs included 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree' and 'Rum and Coca Cola'. The trio officially broke up after the death of Laverne in 1967, but temporarily interrupted their feud to star in the 1974 Broadway musical "Over Here!". Ms. Andrews began a solo career in 1979. Her album and its title, were released in 1990, 'Maxene: An Andrews Sister'. Her last performance was on Sunday, October 8th, 1995, in the show 'Swing Time Canteen', at New York City's Blue Angel Theater.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (26)
Melody Time
1948
as Maxene Andrews
Make Mine Music
1946
as Andrews Sisters (singing voice) (uncredited)
Road to Rio
1947
as Maxene Andrews
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self - The Andrews Sisters
Buck Privates
1941
as Maxene Andrews
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Maxene Andrews
In the Navy
1941
as Maxene Andrews
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Maxene Andrews
Private Buckaroo
1942
as Maxene Andrews
Follow the Boys
1944
as Maxene Andrews (as The Andrews Sisters)
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
Music Land
1955
as Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Her Lucky Night
1945
as Maxene Andrews
Swingtime Johnny
1944
as Maxene Andrews
Little Toot
1948
as Maxene Andrews (voice)
Give Out, Sisters
1942
as Maxene Andrews
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
1981
as Self (as The Andrews Sisters)
Always a Bridesmaid
1943
as Maxene Andrews
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Maxene
How's About It
1943
as Maxene Andrews
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
as Self
Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
1946
as Voice
New Shoes
1936
as Herself - The Andrews Sisters
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990
as Archival
Argentine Nights
1940
as Maxene Andrews
About Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews and her sisters, Patty and Laverne, were one of the most successful women's singing groups, with 19 gold records and sales of nearly 100 million copies. The sisters began performing in the early 1930's when the Depression wiped out their father's business. In 1937, the trio of sisters scored their first big hit with 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen'. In addition to 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, ' their best-known songs included 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree' and 'Rum and Coca Cola'. The trio officially broke up after the death of Laverne i… With 32 credits spanning from 1936 to 2006, Maxene Andrews has appeared in 26 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maxene Andrews Movies
- Melody Time (1948) — as Maxene Andrews
- Make Mine Music (1946) — as Andrews Sisters (singing voice) (uncredited)
- Road to Rio (1947) — as Maxene Andrews
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) — as Self - The Andrews Sisters
- Buck Privates (1941) — as Maxene Andrews
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