Acting
Florence Lake
EN cinema · 95 credits
Born
27 November 1904
Died
11 April 1980 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Also known as Florence Silverlake
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.
Known for
Filmography
Long Way Home
as Grandma Boggs
The Day of the Locust
as Lee Sister #2
Welcome To Arrow Beach
as Landlady
Live Again, Die Again
as Old Friend
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Mrs. Foster
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
as Old Woman on Porch
Banyon
as Elderly Waitress
Savage Intruder
as Mildred
The Big Mouth
as Assaulted Lady (uncredited)
The Desperado
as Mrs. Cameron
She Couldn't Say No
as Mrs. Gruman
The Flaming Urge
as Mrs. Binger
Fargo
as Maggie
The Maverick
as Grandma Watson
Man from the Black Hills
as Martha
Contest Crazy
1948
Contest Crazy
as Florence Kennedy
Brother Knows Best
1948
Brother Knows Best
as Florence Kennedy
Dig That Gold
1948
Dig That Gold
as Florence Kennedy
Do or Diet
as Florence - Edgar's Wife
Riverboat Rhythm
as Penelope Beeler Witherspoon
Little Giant
as Housewife (uncredited)
Trouble or Nothing
as Florence, Edgar's Wife
Motor Maniacs
1946
Motor Maniacs
as Florence Kennedy
It's Your Move
1945
It's Your Move
as Mrs. Florence Kennedy
What, No Cigarettes
1945
What, No Cigarettes
as Florence Kennedy
You Drive Me Crazy
as Florence Kennedy
The Big Beef
as Florence Kennedy
Her Primitive Man
as Miss Crims
Radio Rampage
1944
Radio Rampage
as Florence
Goin' to Town
as Abigail
San Diego I Love You
as Miss Lake
Hi, Beautiful
as Mrs. Bisbee
Crash Dive
as Doris - Jean's Roommate
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Phoebe Quentin
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Counter Girl (uncredited)
Duck Soup
1942
Duck Soup
as Florence
Pacific Liner
as Miss Smith - Dancing with Crusher (uncredited)
Stagecoach
as Nancy Whitney (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Woman (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Slavey (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
as Oliver's Wife (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Waitress (uncredited)
Convicts at Large
as Hattie
Condemned Women
as Prisoner
Law of the Underworld
as Mrs. Billy Winters
Rebellious Daughters
as Dizzy
I Met My Love Again
as Carol Towner
Next Time I Marry
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Edgar & Goliath
1937
Edgar & Goliath
as Florence, Edgar's wife
Quality Street
as Henrietta Turnbull
Love in a Bungalow
as The 'Ga-Ga' Prospect
Will Power
as Florence Kennedy
Women Are Trouble
as Clara
Gasoloons
1936
Gasoloons
as Florence Kennedy
To Mary - with Love
as Salesgirl
Dummy Ache
as Florence
Muss 'em Up
as Tony's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Two-Fisted
as Doris Pritchard
Edgar Hamlet
1935
Edgar Hamlet
as Florence
In Love at 40
1935
In Love at 40
as Florence Kennedy
Brick-a-Brac
1935
Brick-a-Brac
as Florence
Wrong Direction
1934
Wrong Direction
as Florence, Edgar's Wife
The Winnah!
as Florence
Shivers
1934
Shivers
as Florence
Poisoned Ivory
as Florence Kennedy
Quiet Please!
1933
Quiet Please!
as Florence Kennedy
Midshipman Jack
as Sally Withers
Only Yesterday
as One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)
What Fur
as Florence
Giggle Water
1932
Giggle Water
as Florence
Night World
as Ms. Smith (uncredited)
Running Hollywood
1932
Running Hollywood
as Autograph Seeker
Westward Passage
as Elmer's Wife
Ladies of the Jury
as Mrs. Dace (uncredited)
Fish Feathers
1932
Fish Feathers
as Florence Kennedy
Secret Service
as Caroline Mitford
The Drums of Jeopardy
as Anya Karlov
Romance
as Susan Van Tuyl
The Rogue Song
as Nadja
New Year's Eve
as Pearl
Waltzing Around
as George's Wife
Thru Different Eyes
as Myrtle