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Athena Lorde(1915-1973)

  • Actress
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Stage, film, radio and television actress, a student at Columbia University and a member of the American Theatre Wing. She appeared on radio's "The March of Time", "Gangbusters", "Young Widder Brown" and "I Love a Mystery" and other radio series and programs, including one with Laurence Olivier in "Disraeli", which was one of his rare radio appearances. In one of her last films, Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973), she co-starred with her husband, Jim Boles.
BornSeptember 11, 1915
DiedMay 23, 1973(57)
BornSeptember 11, 1915
DiedMay 23, 1973(57)
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Known for

Charles Bronson in The Mechanic (1972)
The Mechanic
6.8
  • Old Woman
  • 1972
Fuzz (1972)
Fuzz
5.5
  • Mrs. Jefferson
  • 1972
Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
6.9
TV Series
  • Actress
Man Against Crime (1949)
Man Against Crime
7.2
TV Series
  • Receptionist
  • Cherie

Credits

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  • The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show (1976)
    The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Various characters (voice)
    • 1976
  • Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973)
    Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls
    5.4
    • Spiritualist
    • 1973
  • Blue Aces Wild (1973)
    Blue Aces Wild
    5.4
    Short
    • Lady Snake
    • Chick
    • Mother Hen (voice) ...
    • 1973
  • The Blue Racer (1972)
    The Blue Racer
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Lady Snake
    • Chick
    • Mother Hen (voice) ...
    • 1973
  • The Ant and the Aardvark (1969)
    The Ant and the Aardvark
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Nurse (voice)
    • 1972
  • Charles Bronson in The Mechanic (1972)
    The Mechanic
    6.8
    • Old Woman
    • 1972
  • Tijuana Toads (1969)
    Tijuana Toads
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mistress
    • Witch
    • Mother Crocodile (voice) ...
    • 1971–1972
  • Fuzz (1972)
    Fuzz
    5.5
    • Mrs. Jefferson
    • 1972
  • The Lorax (1972)
    The Lorax
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Miss O'Schmunsler (voice)
    • 1972
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Gloria
    • 1972
  • The New Pink Panther Show (1971-1976) (1971)
    The New Pink Panther Show (1971-1976)
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Pink
    • 1971–1972
  • Warren Batchelder in Croakus Pocus (1971)
    Croakus Pocus
    5.5
    Short
    • Witch (voice)
    • 1971
  • Arthur Hill in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)
    Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Sarah Harlan
    • 1971
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Miss Griggs
    • 2nd Lady
    • 1970–1971
  • James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr. in Skin Game (1971)
    Skin Game
    7.0
    • Margaret
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 11, 1915
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 23, 1973
    • Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Jim BolesMarch 7, 1942 - May 23, 1973 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Eric Boles
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  • Trivia
    Mother, with Jim Boles, of actress Barbara Boles, Sue Boles and actor Eric Boles.

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