Acting

Leota Lorraine

Born March 14, 1899 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died July 9, 1974 · aged 75

No biography available.

Known For

Singin' in the Rain · 1952

Singin' in the Rain

★ 8.11952

MovieComedyRomance

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

Breakfast at Tiffany's · 1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's

★ 7.61961

MovieComedyRomance

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

My Man Godfrey · 1957

My Man Godfrey

★ 6.51957

MovieComedy

The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.

The Wings of Eagles · 1957

The Wings of Eagles

★ 6.31957

MovieDramaWar

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

Filmography

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Singin' in the Rain · 1952

Singin' in the Rain

★ 8.11952

MovieComedyRomance

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Breakfast at Tiffany's · 1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's

★ 7.61961

MovieComedyRomance

Party Guest (uncredited)

Woman (uncredited)

Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

Audience Member (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey · 1957

My Man Godfrey

★ 6.51957

MovieComedy

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Wings of Eagles · 1957

The Wings of Eagles

★ 6.31957

MovieDramaWar

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

Red Outfit Wife (uncredited)

An Affair to Remember · 1957

An Affair to Remember

★ 7.41957

MovieDramaRomance

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

The Merry Widow · 1952

The Merry Widow

★ 6.31952

MovieDramaMusic

Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Executive Suite · 1954

Executive Suite

★ 7.01954

MovieDrama

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

Businesswoman (uncredited)

They Were Expendable · 1945

They Were Expendable

★ 6.51945

MovieDramaWar

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

Officer's Wife (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux · 1947

Monsieur Verdoux

★ 7.71947

MovieComedyCrime

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Seven Days in May · 1964

Seven Days in May

★ 7.41964

MovieDramaThriller

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

Guest (uncredited)

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

Boray Fan (uncredited)

The Major and the Minor · 1942

The Major and the Minor

★ 7.11942

MovieComedyRomance

Low on funds, working-class girl Susan Applegate disguises herself as a youngster in order to pay half fare home. But little 'Sue Sue' finds herself in a whole heap of grownup trouble when she hides out in a compartment with handsome Major Philip Kirby.

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Some Came Running · 1958

Some Came Running

★ 6.91958

MovieDramaRomance

A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women.

Dancing Guest (uncredited)

Sitting Pretty · 1948

Sitting Pretty

★ 7.11948

MovieComedy

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.

Conference Guest (uncredited)

The Opposite Sex · 1956

The Opposite Sex

★ 5.41956

MovieComedyMusic

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind · 1942

Reap the Wild Wind

★ 6.31942

MovieAdventureAction

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.

Ball Guest (uncredited)

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.

Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited)

Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.

Audience Member (uncredited)