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
Love, American Style
1969
Climax!
1954
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Bessie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Amy Marr
Fantasy Island
1978
as Beth Shane
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Mrs. Field / Lee Powell Coleman
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Kathy Williams
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Racket Squad
1951
Wire Service
1956
as Phyllis Holley
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Miss Cook
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Kathy Williams
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sarah McCoy
General Electric Theater
1953
as Millie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Marietta / Elise
China Smith
1952
The Pirate
1977
as Mrs. Mason
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970
as Kathy Williams
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1972
as Judge
Sweet Surrender
1987
Movies (37)
Border Cafe
1937
as Janet Barry
The Pirate
1978
as Mrs. Mason
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Nancy Partridge
Girls' School
1938
as Nan (uncredited)
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Justine (uncredited)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Mrs. Martha Meade
The Lost Volcano
1950
as Ruth Gordon
Riding High
1950
as Mary Winslow
Rebel City
1953
as Jane Dudley
Air Hostess
1949
as Jennifer White
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as Janet Thompson
Hideaway
1937
as Joan Peterson
High Flyers
1937
as Arlene Arlington
The World of Tomorrow
1984
as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
New Orleans
1947
as Grace Voiselle
On Again—Off Again
1937
as Florence Cole
Hi, Buddy
1943
as Mary Parker
Side by Side
1988
The Argyle Secrets
1948
as Marla
Mexican Manhunt
1953
as Sheila Barton
About Face
1942
as Betty Marlowe
Masked Raiders
1949
as Gale Trevett
Port of Hell
1954
as Kay Walker
Timber!
1942
as Yvette Lacour
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Jane
Moonlight in Havana
1942
as Patsy Clark
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Gina Crane
Blades of the Musketeers
1950
as Queen Anne
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as June Preston
Chain Gang
1950
as Rita McKelvey
Stop That Cab
1951
as Mary Thomas
Escape from Hong Kong
1942
as Valarie Hale
Shantytown
1943
as Virginia Allen
Down Laredo Way
1953
as Valerie
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
1939
as Babs
Venture of Faith
1951
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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- Border Cafe (1937) — as Janet Barry
- The Pirate (1978) — as Mrs. Mason
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) — as Nancy Partridge
- Girls' School (1938) — as Nan (uncredited)
- Flesh and Fantasy (1943) — as Justine (uncredited)
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