Florence Lake

Florence Lake

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1904-11-27
Deathday: 1980-04-11 (75 years old)

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Biography

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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.

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Filmography

all 102

Movies 89

TV Shows 13

Grandma Boggs
Long Way Home

Long Way Home (1975)

Movie
Lee Sister #2
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust (1975)

Movie
Mrs. Foster
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye (1974)

Movie
Old Woman
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files (1974)

TV
7
Landlady
Welcome to Arrow Beach

Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974)

Movie
Old Friend
Live Again, Die Again

Live Again, Die Again (1974)

Movie
The Girl Most Likely to...

The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)

Movie
Time to Run

Time to Run (1973)

Movie
Elderly Waitress / Taffy
Banyon

Banyon (1972)

TV
Martha Wilson
Emergency!

Emergency! (1972)

TV
8.33
Mrs. Prine / Old Lady
Nichols

Nichols (1971)

TV
Mrs. Bailey
The Smith Family

The Smith Family (1971)

TV
Martha Dudley
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

TV
6.67
Mildred
Savage Intruder

Savage Intruder (1970)

Movie
Little Old Lady / Trixie
Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy (1968)

TV
8
Woman / Mrs. Frieda Pine / Millicent Anderson
Adam-12

Adam-12 (1968)

TV
7.5
Assaulted Lady (uncredited)
The Big Mouth

The Big Mouth (1967)

Movie
Maw
Mr. Terrific

Mr. Terrific (1967)

TV
Emily Simpson / Mrs. Latimer
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction (1963)

TV
6
Jenny
Lassie

Lassie (1954)

TV
8
Mrs. Cameron
The Desperado

The Desperado (1954)

Movie
Mrs. Gruman
She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No (1954)

Movie
Mrs. Binger
The Flaming Urge

The Flaming Urge (1953)

Movie
Grandma Watson
The Maverick

The Maverick (1952)

Movie
Clara Randolph
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

TV
4.75
Maggie
Fargo

Fargo (1952)

Movie
Martha
Man from the Black Hills

Man from the Black Hills (1952)

Movie
Senior Citizen / Tessie
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show (1951)

TV
Florence Kennedy
Contest Crazy

Contest Crazy (1948)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Dig That Gold

Dig That Gold (1948)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Brother Knows Best

Brother Knows Best (1948)

Movie
Florence - Edgar's Wife
Do or Diet

Do or Diet (1947)

Movie
Florence
I'll Build It Myself

I'll Build It Myself (1946)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Motor Maniacs

Motor Maniacs (1946)

Movie
Housewife (uncredited)
Little Giant

Little Giant (1946)

Movie
Penelope Beeler Witherspoon
Riverboat Rhythm

Riverboat Rhythm (1946)

Movie
Florence, Edgar's Wife
Trouble or Nothing

Trouble or Nothing (1946)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
The Big Beef

The Big Beef (1945)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
You Drive Me Crazy

You Drive Me Crazy (1945)

Movie
Mrs. Florence Kennedy
It's Your Move

It's Your Move (1945)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
What, No Cigarettes

What, No Cigarettes (1945)

Movie
Florence
Feather Your Nest

Feather Your Nest (1944)

Movie
Miss Lake
San Diego I Love You

San Diego I Love You (1944)

Movie
Abigail
Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town (1944)

Movie
Miss Crims
Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man (1944)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Radio Rampage

Radio Rampage (1944)

Movie
Doris - Jean's Roommate
Crash Dive

Crash Dive (1943)

Movie
Florence
Duck Soup

Duck Soup (1942)

Movie
Phoebe Quentin
Scattergood Survives a Murder

Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)

Movie
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Rough on Rents

Rough on Rents (1942)

Movie
Slavey (uncredited)
5th Ave Girl

5th Ave Girl (1939)

Movie
Oliver's Wife (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother (1939)

Movie
Woman (uncredited)
Union Pacific

Union Pacific (1939)

Movie
Nancy Whitney (uncredited)
Stagecoach

Stagecoach (1939)

Movie
4.33
Miss Smith - Dancing with Crusher (uncredited)
Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner (1939)

Movie
Hattie
Convicts at Large

Convicts at Large (1938)

Movie
Justice of the Peace's Wife
Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry (1938)

Movie
Dizzy
Rebellious Daughters

Rebellious Daughters (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Billy Winters
Law of the Underworld

Law of the Underworld (1938)

Movie
Prisoner
Condemned Women

Condemned Women (1938)

Movie
Florence
Ears of Experience

Ears of Experience (1938)

Movie
Carol Towner
I Met My Love Again

I Met My Love Again (1938)

Movie
Florence, Edgar's wife
Edgar & Goliath

Edgar & Goliath (1937)

Movie
Henrietta Turnbull
Quality Street

Quality Street (1937)

Movie
Salesgirl
To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love (1936)

Movie
Clara
Women Are Trouble

Women Are Trouble (1936)

Movie
Florence
Dummy Ache

Dummy Ache (1936)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Will Power

Will Power (1936)

Movie
Tony's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up (1936)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Gasoloons

Gasoloons (1936)

Movie
Doris Pritchard
Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted (1935)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
In Love at 40

In Love at 40 (1935)

Movie
Florence
Edgar Hamlet

Edgar Hamlet (1935)

Movie
Florence
Brick-a-Brac

Brick-a-Brac (1935)

Movie
Actress
Shivers

Shivers (1934)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Poisoned Ivory

Poisoned Ivory (1934)

Movie
Florence
A Blasted Event

A Blasted Event (1934)

Movie
Florence
The Winnah!

The Winnah! (1934)

Movie
Florence Kennedy - Edgar's Wife
Wrong Direction

Wrong Direction (1934)

Movie
Florence
Love on a Ladder

Love on a Ladder (1934)

Movie
Florence
What Fur

What Fur (1933)

Movie
One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday (1933)

Movie
Dizzy
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933)

Movie
Sally Withers
Midshipman Jack

Midshipman Jack (1933)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Quiet Please!

Quiet Please! (1933)

Movie
Mrs. Kennedy
Good Housewrecking

Good Housewrecking (1933)

Movie
Florence
A Merchant of Menace

A Merchant of Menace (1933)

Movie
Mrs. Kennedy / Florence
Art in the Raw

Art in the Raw (1933)

Movie
Florence Kennedy
Fish Feathers

Fish Feathers (1932)

Movie
Mrs. Kennedy
Giggle Water

Giggle Water (1932)

Movie
Elmer's Wife
Westward Passage

Westward Passage (1932)

Movie
Ms. Smith (uncredited)
Night World

Night World (1932)

Movie
Mrs. Dace (uncredited)
Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury (1932)

Movie
Autograph Seeker
Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood (1932)

Movie
Caroline Mitford
Secret Service

Secret Service (1931)

Movie
Anya Karlov
The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)

Movie
Susan Van Tuyl
Romance

Romance (1930)

Movie
6
Nadja
The Rogue Song

The Rogue Song (1930)

Movie
George's Wife
Waltzing Around

Waltzing Around (1929)

Movie
Myrtle
Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes (1929)

Movie
Pearl
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve (1929)

Movie

Ratings

Average 4.95
Based on 134 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1904-11-27

Deathday
1980-04-11 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Charleston, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Florence Silverlake


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