Queenie Leonard

Queenie Leonard
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Born	Pearl Walker (1905-02-18)18 February 1905 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1921–1966
Spouse(s)	Lawrence P. Williams (1936–1947; divorced) Tom Conway (1958–1963; divorced)

Queenie Leonard (18 February 1905 – 17 January 2002) was an English character actress and singer.

Early life and career

She was born as Pearl Walker in Manchester, Lancashire in 1905 and began her career on stage in 1921, and debuted on film in 1931. She had already amassed 20 years of stage and screen experience when, in 1941, she made the first of more than 30 Hollywood films. She also appeared in cabaret in Britain and in the United States, starred in a one-woman show, acted in television sitcoms, and provided voices for Disney animated films. She retired in 1966. Her last appearance was in 20th Century Fox's Doctor Dolittle.

Marriages

She was married to film designer Lawrence P. Williams from 1936 to 1947, and to actor Tom Conway from 1958 to 1963. Both unions were childless and ended in divorce.

Death

She died of natural causes on 17 January 2002, in West Los Angeles, one month before her 97th birthday. She is buried in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles in the burial plot called the "Garden of Roses". At the time of her death, she was the last surviving cast member of And Then There Were None (1945).

Selected filmography

Year	Title
1934	Romance in Rhythm
1936	Limelight
1937	Millions
1941	Ladies in Retirement	Sister Agatha
1943	Thumbs Up
1944	The Lodger
1944	The Uninvited
1945	And Then There Were None	Mrs. Rogers
1946	Cluny Brown
1947	Life With Father
1947	The Lone Wolf in London
1951	Thunder on the Hill
1951	Alice in Wonderland	A Bird in a Tree/Snooty Flower (voice)
1952	The Narrow Margin
1952	Les Misérables
1952	Thunder in the East
1956	23 Paces to Baker Street
1961	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	Princess (voice)
1964	Mary Poppins	Lady in the Bank (uncredited)
1964	My Fair Lady	Cockney Bystander (uncredited)
1967	Doctor Dolittle	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

External links

• IMDb profile
• Find-a-Grave
• Queenie Leonard at AllMovie