Marjorie Lord
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1918-07-26
- Died
- 2015-11-28
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Marjorie Wollenberg
Biography
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy.
In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip.
Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Known For
TV Shows (25)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Martha Rogers
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Climax!
1954
Love, American Style
1969
Fantasy Island
1978
as Beth Shane
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Bessie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Amy Marr
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Kathy Williams
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Mrs. Field / Lee Powell Coleman
Racket Squad
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Wire Service
1956
as Phyllis Holley
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Miss Cook
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sarah McCoy
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Kathy Williams
China Smith
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Marietta / Elise
The Pirate
1977
as Mrs. Mason
General Electric Theater
1953
as Millie
Sweet Surrender
1987
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970
as Kathy Williams
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1972
as Judge
Movies (37)
The Pirate
1978
as Mrs. Mason
Girls' School
1938
as Nan (uncredited)
Hi, Buddy
1943
as Mary Parker
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Justine (uncredited)
Shantytown
1943
as Virginia Allen
About Face
1942
as Betty Marlowe
Down Laredo Way
1953
as Valerie
Riding High
1950
as Mary Winslow
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as June Preston
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Port of Hell
1954
as Kay Walker
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Nancy Partridge
Air Hostess
1949
as Jennifer White
New Orleans
1947
as Grace Voiselle
Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Jane
Side by Side
1988
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Mrs. Martha Meade
Blades of the Musketeers
1950
as Queen Anne
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as Janet Thompson
Border Cafe
1937
as Janet Barry
Timber!
1942
as Yvette Lacour
Stop That Cab
1951
as Mary Thomas
Chain Gang
1950
as Rita McKelvey
On Again—Off Again
1937
as Florence Cole
The Argyle Secrets
1948
as Marla
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Gina Crane
Rebel City
1953
as Jane Dudley
Moonlight in Havana
1942
as Patsy Clark
The World of Tomorrow
1984
as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
The Lost Volcano
1950
as Ruth Gordon
High Flyers
1937
as Arlene Arlington
Escape from Hong Kong
1942
as Valarie Hale
Mexican Manhunt
1953
as Sheila Barton
Venture of Faith
1951
Masked Raiders
1949
as Gale Trevett
Hideaway
1937
as Joan Peterson
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
1939
as Babs
About Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster a… With 62 credits spanning from 1937 to 1988, Marjorie Lord has appeared in 37 films and 25 TV shows.
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- The Pirate (1978) — as Mrs. Mason
- Girls' School (1938) — as Nan (uncredited)
- Hi, Buddy (1943) — as Mary Parker
- Flesh and Fantasy (1943) — as Justine (uncredited)
- Shantytown (1943) — as Virginia Allen
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