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Florence Lake

Florence Lake

Acting

Born November 27, 1904 · Charleston, 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…

Known For · 40 titles

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970
Lassie

Lassie

1954
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951
Adam-12

Adam-12

1968
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974
Emergency!

Emergency!

1972
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952
Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

1968
Police Woman

Police Woman

1974
The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

1968
Lock-Up

Lock-Up

1959
Nichols

Nichols

1971
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969
Mr. Terrific

Mr. Terrific

1967
Banyon

Banyon

1972
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939
Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953
The Bold Ones: The Senator

The Bold Ones: The Senator

1970
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975
Savage Intruder

Savage Intruder

1970
Quality Street

Quality Street

1937
Westward Passage

Westward Passage

1932
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939
Romance

Romance

1930
Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939
Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943
Radio Rampage

Radio Rampage

1944
Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939
Giggle Water

Giggle Water

1932
The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973
The Big Mouth

The Big Mouth

1967
When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

1939
Dummy Ache

Dummy Ache

1936
Man from the Black Hills

Man from the Black Hills

1952
What Fur

What Fur

1933
Welcome to Arrow Beach

Welcome to Arrow Beach

1974
Banyon

Banyon

1971
Gasoloons

Gasoloons

1936
Motor Maniacs

Motor Maniacs

1946