Florence Lake
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.
Filmography
Long Way Home
as Grandma Boggs
Long Way Home
as Grandma Boggs
The Day of the Locust
as Lee Sister #2
The Day of the Locust
as Lee Sister #2
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Mrs. Foster
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Mrs. Foster
Welcome to Arrow Beach
as Landlady
Welcome to Arrow Beach
as Landlady
Live Again, Die Again
as Old Friend
Live Again, Die Again
as Old Friend
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Clerk
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Clerk
Savage Intruder
as Mildred
Savage Intruder
as Mildred
The Big Mouth
as Assaulted Lady (uncredited)
The Big Mouth
as Assaulted Lady (uncredited)
The Desperado
as Mrs. Cameron
The Desperado
as Mrs. Cameron
She Couldn't Say No
as Mrs. Gruman
She Couldn't Say No
as Mrs. Gruman
The Maverick
as Grandma Watson
The Maverick
as Grandma Watson
Fargo
as Maggie
Fargo
as Maggie
Dig That Gold
as Florence Kennedy
Dig That Gold
as Florence Kennedy
Brother Knows Best
as Florence Kennedy
Brother Knows Best
as Florence Kennedy
Do or Diet
as Florence - Edgar's Wife
Do or Diet
as Florence - Edgar's Wife
Riverboat Rhythm
as Penelope Beeler Witherspoon
Riverboat Rhythm
as Penelope Beeler Witherspoon
The Big Beef
as Florence Kennedy
The Big Beef
as Florence Kennedy
You Drive Me Crazy
as Florence Kennedy
You Drive Me Crazy
as Florence Kennedy
It's Your Move
as Mrs. Florence Kennedy
It's Your Move
as Mrs. Florence Kennedy
What, No Cigarettes
as Florence Kennedy
What, No Cigarettes
as Florence Kennedy
Feather Your Nest
as Florence
Feather Your Nest
as Florence
Goin' to Town
as Abigail
Goin' to Town
as Abigail
Her Primitive Man
as Miss Crims
Her Primitive Man
as Miss Crims
Crash Dive
as Doris - Jean's Roommate
Crash Dive
as Doris - Jean's Roommate
Duck Soup
as Florence
Duck Soup
as Florence
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Phoebe Quentin
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Phoebe Quentin
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Counter Girl (uncredited)
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Counter Girl (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Slavey (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Slavey (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Woman (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Woman (uncredited)
Stagecoach
as Nancy Whitney (uncredited)
Stagecoach
as Nancy Whitney (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
as Miss Smith - Dancing with Crusher (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
as Miss Smith - Dancing with Crusher (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Rebellious Daughters
as Dizzy
Rebellious Daughters
as Dizzy
Condemned Women
as Prisoner
Condemned Women
as Prisoner
To Mary - with Love
as Salesgirl
To Mary - with Love
as Salesgirl
Women Are Trouble
as Clara
Women Are Trouble
as Clara
Gasoloons
as Florence Kennedy
Gasoloons
as Florence Kennedy
In Love at 40
as Florence Kennedy
In Love at 40
as Florence Kennedy
Edgar Hamlet
as Florence
Edgar Hamlet
as Florence
Only Yesterday
as One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Dizzy
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Dizzy
Westward Passage
as Elmer's Wife
Westward Passage
as Elmer's Wife
Night World
as Ms. Smith (uncredited)
Night World
as Ms. Smith (uncredited)
Ladies of the Jury
as Mrs. Dace (uncredited)
Ladies of the Jury
as Mrs. Dace (uncredited)
Running Hollywood
as Autograph Seeker
Running Hollywood
as Autograph Seeker
Hollywood Halfbacks
Hollywood Halfbacks
Waltzing Around
as George's Wife
Waltzing Around
as George's Wife
New Year's Eve
as Pearl
New Year's Eve
as Pearl