Andrea Leeds
Known for Acting · 19 credits
- Born
- 1914-08-18
- Died
- 1984-05-21
- Place of birth
- Butte, Montana, USA
- Also known as
- Antoinette Lees
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrea Leeds (August 18, 1914 – May 21, 1984) was an American film actress. A popular supporting player of the late 1930s, Leeds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Stage Door (1937). She was progressing to leading roles, when she retired from acting following her marriage in 1939, and was later a successful horse breeder.
She began her film career in 1933 playing bit parts and using her given name. As Andrea Leeds she played her first substantial role in the film Come and Get It (1936) and achieved another success with her next film It Could Happen to You! (1937).
As part of an ensemble cast that included Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball, Leeds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as an aspiring actress in Stage Door (1937). She read for the role of Melanie in Gone with the Wind, however the role was given to Olivia de Havilland.
Her wholesome quality led to her being cast in The Goldwyn Follies (1938) playing "Miss Humanity" – a woman considered by a jaded Hollywood executive to represent the ideal American woman. The film was not a success and received poor reviews.
Known For
Movies (19)
Stage Door
1937
as Kay Hamilton
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
1936
as Salesgirl
Earthbound
1940
as Ellen Besborough
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Come and Get It
1936
as Evvie Glasgow
The Real Glory
1939
as Linda Hartley
The Goldwyn Follies
1938
as Hazel Dawes
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Nurse
It Could Happen to You
1937
as Laura Compton
Swanee River
1939
as Jane McDowell Foster
Dante's Inferno
1935
as Anna
Letter of Introduction
1938
as Kay Martin
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Ann Lawson
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as Helen Brown
Song of the Trail
1936
as Betty Hobson
Meet the Baron
1933
as College Girl (uncredited)
Elinor Norton
1934
as Nurse
The Count Takes the Count
1936
as Gloria Grayson
About Andrea Leeds
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Andrea Leeds (August 18, 1914 – May 21, 1984) was an American film actress. A popular supporting player of the late 1930s, Leeds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Stage Door (1937). She was progressing to leading roles, when she retired from acting following her marriage in 1939, and was later a successful horse breeder. She began her film career in 1933 playing bit parts and using her given name. As Andrea Leeds she played her first substantial role in t… With 19 credits spanning from 1933 to 1988, Andrea Leeds has appeared in 19 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Andrea Leeds Movies
- Stage Door (1937) — as Kay Hamilton
- My Man Godfrey (1936) — as Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
- Forgotten Faces (1936) — as Salesgirl
- Earthbound (1940) — as Ellen Besborough
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) — as Self (archive footage)
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