Queenie Leonard

Infobox actor


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birthname = Pearl Walker
birthdate = birth date|1905|4|7|mf=y
birthplace = London, England
deathdate = death date and age|2002|1|17|1905|4|7
deathplace = West Los Angeles, California
othername = Queenie Leonard
occupation = actress, singer
yearsactive = 1931 - 1966
spouse = Lawrence P. Williams 1936-1947
Tom Conway (11 February 1958 - 11 February 1963) (divorced)
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Queenie Leonard (born Pearl Walker) (April 7, 1905 - January 17, 2002) was a British character actress and singer.

Early Life and Career

She was born in London in 1905, began her career on stage in 1921, and debuted on film in 1931. She had already amassed 20 years of stage and screen experience when, in 1941, she made the first of more than 30 Hollywood films. She also appeared in cabaret in England and in the United States, starred in a one-woman show, acted in television sitcoms, and provided voices for Disney cartoons.

Filmography

Cinema

Marriages

She was married to film designer Lawrence P. Williams from 1936 to 1947, and to actor Tom Conway from 1958 to 1963.

Death

On January 17, 2002, she died of natural causes in West Los Angeles at age 96. She is buried in the Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles in the burial plot called the Garden of Roses.

References / Sources

*IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502745/
*Find A Grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10829437