Florence Lake

Florence Lake

Acting
Born 1904-11-27 - Died 1980-04-11Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia Florence Lake (born Florence Silverlake, November 27, 1904 – April 11, 1980) was an American actress best known as the leading lady in most of the Edgar Kennedy comedy shorts. Florence was petite, with a high-pitched speaking voice. She perfected a comical singsong delivery that established her in "dumb" roles. She personified flightiness in the Kennedy shorts, as the scatterbrained Mrs. Kennedy. After the series ended upon Kennedy's death in 1948, she continued to play character roles in films and television. Her best-known TV role was Jenny, the Claverton telephone operator in Lassie. Lake played the role for the entire ten year "farm seasons" of the show (1954–1964), thus becoming the Lassie player with the longest tour of duty on the series. She played the role of Mama Angel in a 1957 episode of the The Lone Ranger TV series entitled "The Angel and the Outlaw". She also appeared in the first color episode of the TV series Superman in 1957 as a cave woman. In her later years, Lake appeared as Elvira Norton on an episode of Dragnet entitled "Frauds". She also played a blind date for the character Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode, "Lou's First Date". Her last roles were in the TV series Emergency! and Baretta in 1976.

Movies (95)

Stagecoach
7.6

Stagecoach

1939Movie7.6
Union Pacific
6.7

Union Pacific

1939Movie6.7
The Day of the Locust
6.4

The Day of the Locust

1975Movie6.4
Westward Passage
6.3

Westward Passage

1932Movie6.3
Quality Street
5.8

Quality Street

1937Movie5.8
The Big Mouth
5.3

The Big Mouth

1967Movie5.3
Only Yesterday
7.1

Only Yesterday

1933Movie7.1
Little Giant
5.3

Little Giant

1946Movie5.3
The Girl Most Likely To...
6.6

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973Movie6.6
Women Are Trouble
7.0

Women Are Trouble

1936Movie7.0
Crash Dive
6.4

Crash Dive

1943Movie6.4
Bachelor Mother
7.2

Bachelor Mother

1939Movie7.2
When Tomorrow Comes
5.4

When Tomorrow Comes

1939Movie5.4
Fifth Avenue Girl
7.0

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939Movie7.0
Motor Maniacs
7.0

Motor Maniacs

1946Movie7.0
Ladies of the Jury
6.8

Ladies of the Jury

1932Movie6.8
Pacific Liner
5.5

Pacific Liner

1939Movie5.5
Savage Intruder
5.3

Savage Intruder

1970Movie5.3
Next Time I Marry
7.2

Next Time I Marry

1938Movie7.2
I Met My Love Again
6.0

I Met My Love Again

1938Movie6.0
What Fur
8.0

What Fur

1933Movie8.0
Hollywood Halfbacks
9.0

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931Movie9.0
Banyon
9.0

Banyon

1971Movie9.0
Dummy Ache
5.5

Dummy Ache

1936Movie5.5
Giggle Water
9.0

Giggle Water

1932Movie9.0
Romance
6.5

Romance

1930Movie6.5
The Desperado
7.2

The Desperado

1954Movie7.2
Edgar Hamlet
10.0

Edgar Hamlet

1935Movie10.0
Two-Fisted
8.5

Two-Fisted

1935Movie8.5
Poisoned Ivory
9.0

Poisoned Ivory

1934Movie9.0
San Diego I Love You
6.8

San Diego I Love You

1944Movie6.8
Her Primitive Man
7.5

Her Primitive Man

1944Movie7.5
The Big Beef
7.0

The Big Beef

1945Movie7.0
Night World
6.8

Night World

1932Movie6.8
Running Hollywood
9.0

Running Hollywood

1932Movie9.0
Radio Rampage
10.0

Radio Rampage

1944Movie10.0
Muss 'em Up
6.2

Muss 'em Up

1936Movie6.2
The Rogue Song
6.5

The Rogue Song

1930Movie6.5
Riverboat Rhythm
6.3

Riverboat Rhythm

1946Movie6.3
Gasoloons
7.5

Gasoloons

1936Movie7.5
The Drums of Jeopardy
5.5

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931Movie5.5
Four Jacks and a Jill
6.5

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942Movie6.5
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
5.2

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

1974Movie5.2
Live Again, Die Again
7.8

Live Again, Die Again

1974Movie7.8
Thru Different Eyes
8.0

Thru Different Eyes

1929Movie8.0
Duck Soup
9.0

Duck Soup

1942Movie9.0
Fish Feathers
9.0

Fish Feathers

1932Movie9.0
Long Way Home

Long Way Home

1975Movie
She Couldn't Say No
5.7

She Couldn't Say No

1954Movie5.7
Condemned Women
7.3

Condemned Women

1938Movie7.3
Love in a Bungalow
10.0

Love in a Bungalow

1937Movie10.0
Rebellious Daughters
6.0

Rebellious Daughters

1938Movie6.0
To Mary - with Love
5.7

To Mary - with Love

1936Movie5.7
Brick-a-Brac
10.0

Brick-a-Brac

1935Movie10.0
Sock Me to Sleep
9.0

Sock Me to Sleep

1935Movie9.0
The Flaming Urge
7.0

The Flaming Urge

1953Movie7.0
Goin' to Town
9.0

Goin' to Town

1944Movie9.0
Welcome to Arrow Beach
5.2

Welcome to Arrow Beach

1974Movie5.2
As We Forgive

As We Forgive

1952Movie
Shivers
10.0

Shivers

1934Movie10.0
Secret Service
6.7

Secret Service

1931Movie6.7
Law of the Underworld
5.8

Law of the Underworld

1938Movie5.8
I'll Build It Myself
9.0

I'll Build It Myself

1946Movie9.0
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
6.5

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

1973Movie6.5
Love on a Ladder
3.7

Love on a Ladder

1934Movie3.7
Scattergood Survives a Murder
5.9

Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942Movie5.9
Edgar & Goliath
8.0

Edgar & Goliath

1937Movie8.0
Fargo
6.6

Fargo

1952Movie6.6
You Drive Me Crazy
9.0

You Drive Me Crazy

1945Movie9.0
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
5.3

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1933Movie5.3
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
9.0

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

Movie9.0
Feather Your Nest
9.0

Feather Your Nest

1944Movie9.0
Wrong Direction
9.0

Wrong Direction

1934Movie9.0
Hi, Beautiful
9.8

Hi, Beautiful

1944Movie9.8
The Maverick
9.0

The Maverick

1952Movie9.0
Midshipman Jack
8.0

Midshipman Jack

1933Movie8.0
New Year's Eve
7.0

New Year's Eve

1929Movie7.0
Man from the Black Hills
9.0

Man from the Black Hills

1952Movie9.0
The Winnah!
7.0

The Winnah!

1934Movie7.0
Dig That Gold
9.8

Dig That Gold

1948Movie9.8
Do or Diet
8.0

Do or Diet

1947Movie8.0
Waltzing Around
7.0

Waltzing Around

1929Movie7.0
Time to Run
5.0

Time to Run

1973Movie5.0
Convicts at Large
7.0

Convicts at Large

1938Movie7.0
A Blasted Event
10.0

A Blasted Event

1934Movie10.0
Quiet Please!
6.0

Quiet Please!

1933Movie6.0
What, No Cigarettes
7.5

What, No Cigarettes

1945Movie7.5
It's Your Move
7.0

It's Your Move

1945Movie7.0
Will Power
7.0

Will Power

1936Movie7.0
Trouble or Nothing
10.0

Trouble or Nothing

1946Movie10.0
Art in the Raw
3.3

Art in the Raw

1933Movie3.3
Ears of Experience
10.0

Ears of Experience

1938Movie10.0
Brother Knows Best
8.0

Brother Knows Best

1948Movie8.0
In Love at 40
7.0

In Love at 40

1935Movie7.0
Contest Crazy
9.0

Contest Crazy

1948Movie9.0

TV Shows (18)

Lassie
6.3

Lassie

1954Series6.3
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7.7

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970Series7.7
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
Adam-12
7.1

Adam-12

1968Series7.1
The Red Skelton Show
7.4

The Red Skelton Show

1951Series7.4
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
Petticoat Junction
5.9

Petticoat Junction

1963Series5.9
Police Woman
6.4

Police Woman

1974Series6.4
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
6.2

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952Series6.2
Here's Lucy
6.7

Here's Lucy

1968Series6.7
The Doris Day Show
6.2

The Doris Day Show

1968Series6.2
Lock-Up
6.4

Lock-Up

1959Series6.4
Nichols
6.3

Nichols

1971Series6.3
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969Series4.8
Mr. Terrific
7.7

Mr. Terrific

1967Series7.7
Banyon
8.0

Banyon

1972Series8.0
The Bold Ones: The Senator
4.7

The Bold Ones: The Senator

1970Series4.7
Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953Series