Florence Lake
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Nov 27, 1904 (121 years old)
Place of Birth
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Biography
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
| 1975 | Long Way HomeGrandma Boggs | |
| 1975 | The Day of the LocustLee Sister #2 | |
| 1974 | Welcome to Arrow BeachLandlady | |
| 1974 | Live Again, Die AgainOld Friend | |
| 1974 | Happy Anniversary and GoodbyeMrs. Foster | |
| 1974 | The Rockford FilesOld Woman | |
| 1974 | Police WomanMrs. Farrell | |
| 1973 | Time to Run | |
| 1973 | The Girl Most Likely To...Clerk | |
| 1973 | Frasier, the Sensuous LionOld Woman on Porch | |
| 1972 | BanyonTaffy | |
| 1972 | Emergency!Martha Wilson | |
| 1972 | Emergency!Maggie | |
| 1971 | BanyonElderly Waitress | |
| 1971 | NicholsMrs. Prine | |
| 1971 | NicholsOld Lady | |
| 1970 | Savage IntruderMildred | |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore ShowMartha Dudley | |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The SenatorWoman Exiting Elevator (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsLizzy | |
| 1968 | Adam-12Mrs. Frieda Pine | |
| 1968 | Adam-12Millicent Anderson | |
| 1968 | Adam-12Woman | |
| 1968 | Here's LucyTrixie | |
| 1968 | Here's LucyLittle Old Lady | |
| 1968 | The Doris Day ShowAdelaide Lindsay | |
| 1967 | The Big MouthAssaulted Lady (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Mr. TerrificMaw | |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionEmily Simpson | |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionMrs. Latimer | |
| 1959 | Lock-UpPenny Jackson | |
| 1954 | The DesperadoMrs. Cameron | |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say NoMrs. Gruman | |
| 1954 | LassieJenny | |
| 1953 | The Flaming UrgeMrs. Binger | |
| 1953 | Revlon Mirror Theatre | |
| 1952 | FargoMaggie | |
| 1952 | The MaverickGrandma Watson | |
| 1952 | Man from the Black HillsMartha | |
| 1952 | As We Forgive | |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietClara Randolph | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSenior Citizen | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowTessie | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowMadame President | |
| 1948 | Contest CrazyFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1948 | Brother Knows BestFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1948 | Dig That GoldFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1947 | Do or DietFlorence - Edgar's Wife | |
| 1946 | Riverboat RhythmPenelope Beeler Witherspoon | |
| 1946 | Little GiantHousewife (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Trouble or NothingFlorence, Edgar's Wife | |
| 1946 | Motor ManiacsFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1946 | I'll Build It MyselfFlorence | |
| 1945 | It's Your MoveMrs. Florence Kennedy | |
| 1945 | What, No CigarettesFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1945 | You Drive Me CrazyFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1945 | The Big BeefFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1944 | Her Primitive ManMiss Crims | |
| 1944 | Feather Your NestFlorence | |
| 1944 | Radio RampageFlorence | |
| 1944 | Goin' to TownAbigail | |
| 1944 | San Diego I Love YouMiss Lake | |
| 1944 | Hi, BeautifulMrs. Bisbee | |
| 1943 | Crash DiveDoris - Jean's Roommate | |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a MurderPhoebe Quentin | |
| 1942 | Four Jacks and a JillCounter Girl (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Duck SoupFlorence | |
| 1939 | Pacific LinerMiss Smith - Dancing with Crusher (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | StagecoachNancy Whitney (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Union PacificWoman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Fifth Avenue GirlSlavey (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Bachelor MotherOliver's Wife (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | When Tomorrow ComesWaitress (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Convicts at LargeHattie | |
| 1938 | Condemned WomenPrisoner | |
| 1938 | Law of the UnderworldMrs. Billy Winters | |
| 1938 | Rebellious DaughtersDizzy | |
| 1938 | I Met My Love AgainCarol Towner | |
| 1938 | Next Time I MarryJustice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Ears of ExperienceFlorence | |
| 1937 | Edgar & GoliathFlorence, Edgar's wife | |
| 1937 | Quality StreetHenrietta Turnbull | |
| 1937 | Love in a BungalowThe 'Ga-Ga' Prospect | |
| 1936 | Will PowerFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1936 | Women Are TroubleClara | |
| 1936 | GasoloonsFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1936 | To Mary - with LoveSalesgirl | |
| 1936 | Dummy AcheFlorence | |
| 1936 | Muss 'em UpTony's Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Two-FistedDoris Pritchard | |
| 1935 | Edgar HamletFlorence | |
| 1935 | In Love at 40Florence Kennedy | |
| 1935 | Brick-a-BracFlorence | |
| 1935 | Sock Me to SleepFlorence | |
| 1934 | Wrong DirectionFlorence, Edgar's Wife | |
| 1934 | The Winnah!Florence | |
| 1934 | ShiversFlorence | |
| 1934 | Poisoned IvoryFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1934 | Love on a LadderFlorence | |
| 1934 | A Blasted EventFlorence | |
| 1933 | The Sweetheart of Sigma ChiDizzy | |
| 1933 | Art in the Raw | |
| 1933 | Quiet Please!Florence Kennedy | |
| 1933 | Midshipman JackSally Withers | |
| 1933 | Only YesterdayOne of Jim's Friends (Uncredited) | |
| 1933 | What FurFlorence | |
| 1932 | Giggle WaterFlorence | |
| 1932 | Night WorldMs. Smith (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Running HollywoodAutograph Seeker | |
| 1932 | Westward PassageElmer's Wife | |
| 1932 | Ladies of the JuryMrs. Dace (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Fish FeathersFlorence Kennedy | |
| 1931 | Secret ServiceCaroline Mitford | |
| 1931 | The Drums of JeopardyAnya Karlov | |
| 1931 | Hollywood Halfbacks | |
| 1930 | RomanceSusan Van Tuyl | |
| 1930 | The Rogue SongNadja | |
| 1929 | New Year's EvePearl | |
| 1929 | Waltzing AroundGeorge's Wife | |
| 1929 | Thru Different EyesMyrtle | |
| - | Parlor, Bedroom and WrathFlorence |











