
Person
Anita Louise
Acting · 1915–1970 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Anita Louise (born January 9, 1915) was an American actress. She 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.
Known for

Mannix
1967

Matinee Theater
1955

The Steve Allen Show
Self - Appearing

The Millionaire
Nancy Wellington

This Is Your Life
Self

The Mod Squad
1968
Lux Video Theatre
Beatrice Page

My Friend Flicka
1955

Letter to Loretta
Self - Hostess

Casanova Brown
Madge Ferris
Filmography
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)
- 1968The Mod Squad
- 1967Mannix
- 1957The Greer CaseMabel Seymour Greer
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Appearing
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955My Friend Flicka
- 1955The MillionaireNancy Wellington
- 1953Letter to LorettaSelf - Hostess
- 1952This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1952Retreat, Hell!Ruth Hansen
- 1950Lux Video TheatreBeatrice Page
- 1947Bulldog Drummond at BayDoris Hamilton / Doris Meredith
- 1947Blondie's Big MomentMiss Gray
- 1946ShadowedCarol Johnson
- 1946Personality KidLaura Howard
- 1946The Devil's MaskJanet Mitchell
- 1946The Bandit of Sherwood ForestLady Catherine Maitland
- 1945Love LettersHelen Wentworth
- 1945The Fighting GuardsmanAmelie de Montrevel
- 1944Casanova BrownMadge Ferris
- 1944Nine GirlsPaula Canfield
- 1943Dangerous BlondesJulie Taylor
- 1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Herself
- 1941Harmon of MichiganPeggy Adams
- 1941Two in a TaxiBonnie
- 1940The Phantom SubmarineMadeleine Neilson
- 1940The Villain Still Pursued HerMary Wilson
- 1940Glamour for SaleAnn Powell
- 1940Wagons WestwardPhyllis O'Conover
- 1939RenoMrs. Joanne Ryder
- 1939Main Street LawyerHoney Boggs
- 1939Hero for a DaySylvia Higgins
- 1939These Glamour GirlsDaphne Graves
- 1939The GorillaNorma Denby
- 1939The Little PrincessRose
- 1938Going PlacesEllen Parker
- 1938Breakdowns of 1938Emmy Page (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938The SistersHelen Elliott Johnson
- 1938Marie AntoinettePrincesse de Lamballe
- 1938My BillMuriel Colbrook
- 1937TovarichHelene Dupont
- 1937First LadyEmmy Page
- 1937That Certain WomanFlorence 'Flip' Carson Merrick
- 1937The Go-GetterMargaret Ricks
- 1937Call It a DayJoan Collett
- 1937Green LightPhyllis Dexter
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936Self
- 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Self
- 1936Anthony AdverseMaria
- 1936Brides Are Like ThatHazel Robinson
- 1936The Making of a Great Motion Picture
- 1936The Story of Louis PasteurAnnette Pasteur
- 1935A Dream Comes TrueHerself (uncredited)
- 1935Personal Maid's SecretDiana Abercrombie
- 1935A Midsummer Night's DreamTitania
- 1935Here's to RomanceLydia Lubov
- 1935Lady TubbsWynne Howard
- 1934The FirebirdMariette Pointer
- 1934Madame du BarryMarie Antoinette
- 1934Judge PriestEllie May Gillespie
- 1934I Give My LoveLorna March
- 1934Cross StreetsJune Grattan
- 1934Most Precious Thing in LifePatty O'Day
- 1934Are We Civilized?Norma Bockner
- 1933Our BettersBessie
- 1932The Phantom of CrestwoodEsther Wren
- 1931Heaven on EarthTowhead
- 1931The Woman BetweenHelen Weston
- 1931Everything’s RosieRosie Droop
- 1931MillieConstance 'Connie' Maitland
- 1931The Great MeadowBetty Hall
- 1930The Third AlarmMilly Morton
- 1930Just Like HeavenMimi
- 1930What a ManMarion Kilbourne
- 1930The Florodora GirlYounger Vibart Daughter
- 1929The Marriage PlaygroundBlanca Wheater
- 1929Wonder of WomenLottie, as a child
- 1929Square ShouldersMary Jane
- 1929The Spirit of YouthToodles Ewing
- 1928A Woman of AffairsYoung Diana (uncredited)
- 19284 DevilsLouise as a girl
- 1926The Untamed Lady
- 1925The Street of Forgotten MenFlower Girl (uncredited)
- 1924The Sixth Commandment
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