Anita Louise

Anita Louise

1915-01-09 – 1970-04-25 (age 55) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Anita Louise (January 9, 1915 – April 25, 1970) was an American actress who made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of six, and within a year was appearing regularly in Hollywood films. By her late teens she was being cast in leading and supporting roles in major productions. As her stature in Hollywood grew, she was named as a WAMPAS Baby Star.

Among her film successes were Madame Du Barry, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Story of Louis Pasteur, Anthony Adverse, Marie Antoinette, The Sisters, and The Little Princess.

By the 1940s, Louise was reduced to minor roles and acted very infrequently until the advent of television in the 1950s provided her with further opportunities. In middle age she played one of her most widely seen roles as the gentle mother on My Friend Flicka.

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Known For

A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Little Princess
Nine Girls
Nine Girls

1944

as Paula Canfield

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette

1938

as Princesse de Lamballe

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown

1944

as Madge Ferris

The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

as Annette Pasteur

The Sisters
The Sisters

1938

as Helen Elliott Johnson

That Certain Woman
That Certain Woman

1937

as Florence 'Flip' Carson Merrick

Retreat, Hell!
Retreat, Hell!

1952

as Ruth Hansen

The Villain Still Pursued Her
Cross Streets
Cross Streets

1934

as June Grattan

The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter

1937

as Margaret Ricks

Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret

1935

as Diana Abercrombie

Going Places
Going Places

1938

as Ellen Parker

Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse

1936

as Maria

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

as Self (archive footage)

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

1946

as Lady Catherine Maitland

Madame du Barry
Madame du Barry

1934

as Marie Antoinette

Love Letters
Love Letters

1945

as Helen Wentworth

Tovarich
Tovarich

1937

as Helene Dupont