Ethelreda Leopold

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Ethelreda Leopold
Leopold in Bluebeard (1944)
Born
Ethel Reda Leopold

(1914-07-02)July 2, 1914
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 26, 1998(1998-01-26) (aged 83)
North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other namesEthel Leopold
OccupationActress
Years active1934–1989
Spouse
Joseph Pine
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(m. 1938; died 1986)​
Children1

Ethelreda Leopold (July 2, 1914 – January 26, 1998) was an American film actress. She appeared credited in approximately 65 films between 1934 and 1972. She also appeared in commercials.[1]

Leopold is familiar to modern viewers for her roles in several Three Stooges, Andy Hardy, and Abbott and Costello films. She also had bit parts in such American classics as Angels Over Broadway and Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator,[2] and also supported other celebrated film comedians such as Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy.

Many of her film roles were small or uncredited. She appeared at the 1990 Three Stooges convention.[3]

Biography[edit]

Leopold was from Chicago and could play piano and draw.[1] She went to St. Ignatius grammar school and Sullivan High School.[4] Leopold studied at the Chicago Art Institute for some time before she was discovered as an actress.[5] She began acting at age 17 after a scout for Warner Brothers saw her "modeling teen-age fashions," according to The New York Times.[6] The first film she was in was Dames, where she was part of the chorus line.[6] She was the winner of a "popularity contest" for the group of 109 "Busby Berkeley" girls and became part of a promotional tour after she was filmed for Gold Diggers in Paris.[7][8] As part of the tour, H. Allen Smith took her vital measurements and wrote about her tour.[7]

Leopold was married to Joseph Pine, they had a child together.[2] She died in North Hollywood on January 26, 1998, from pneumonia.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
Broadway–Show 1934 Chorus Girl uncredited
A Lost Day 1934 Blond Dancer uncredited
And She Learned About Dames 1934 Student short film, uncredited
Devil Dogs of the Air 1935 Adjutant's niece uncredited
Gold Diggers of 1935 1935 Chorus Girl uncredited
Hot Paprika 1935 Dr. Van Buren’s Nurse short Film, uncredited
Half Shot Shooters 1936 Woman in Crowd short film, uncredited
The Peppery Salt 1936 Blonde With Sailors short film, uncredited
The Champ’s a Chump 1936 Student short film, uncredited
A Pain in the Pullman 1936 Show Girl short film, uncredited
My Man Godfrey 1936 Socialite uncredited
Stage Struck 1936 Chorus Girl uncredited
Am I Having Fun! 1936 Second Socialite short film, uncredited
Gold Diggers of 1937 1936 Chorus girl uncredited
Great Guy 1936 Burton's Girlfriend uncredited
Ready, Willing and Able 1937 Blonde in Balcony at Show’s Opening uncredited
Top of the Town 1937 Chorus Girl uncredited
Stuck in the Sticks 1937 Woman Watching Apple Bobbing short film
Marked Woman 1937 Dancing Club Patron uncredited
Back to the Woods 1937 Hope uncredited
Kid Galahad 1937 Party Guest uncredited
From Bad to Worse 1937 Woman on Train short film, uncredited
The Great Gambini 1937 Undetermined Role uncredited
Goofs and Saddles 1937 Saloon Girl short film, uncredited
Double or Nothing 1937 Nightclub Patron uncredited
Varsity Show 1937 Chorus Girl uncredited
Hollywood Hotel 1937 Chorus Girl uncredited
Midnight Intruder 1938 Woman Waiting for Ship uncredited
Wee Wee Monsieur 1938 Harem Girl short film, uncredited
Over the Wall 1938 Scanlon's New Blonde Girlfriend uncredited
Out Where the Stars Begin 1938 Lover in Production Number short film, uncredited
Gold Diggers in Paris 1938 Blonde Golddigger uncredited
The Rage of Paris 1938 Nightclub Patron uncredited
Sweethearts 1938 Chorus Girl uncredited
Trade Winds 1938 Ethel uncredited
Race Suicide 1938 as Ethel Leopold
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939 Blonde at Party uncredited
I'll Tell the World 1939 Secretary short film
Society Lawyer 1939 Blonde in Outer Law Office uncredited
A Star Is Shorn 1939 Hazel Hackenschmitt short film
Rose of Washington Square 1939 Blonde Well-Wisher at Cast Party uncredited
Trouble Finds Andy Clyde 1939 short film
The Wizard of Oz 1939 Emerald City Manicurist uncredited
Mad Youth 1939 Blonde Secretary uncredited
Calling All Curs 1939 Nurse short film, uncredited
Dancing Co-Ed 1939 Flapjack Waitress uncredited
Beware Spooks! 1939 Pretty Girl uncredited
Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken 1939 Extreme Blonde at Pool short film
A Chump at Oxford 1939 Bank Manager's Secretary uncredited
I Take This Woman 1940 Club Patron uncredited
Alice in Movieland 1940 Blonde Patron in Carlo’s uncredited
The Big Premiere 1940 Irma Acacia short film
Nutty But Nice 1940 Waitress short film, uncredited
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940 Sirocco Club Dining Extra uncredited
What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two 1940 The Average Blonde short film, uncredited
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940 Secretary short film, uncredited
City for Conquest 1940 Irene – Dressing Room Blonde uncredited
Spring Parade 1940 Townswoman uncredited
Angels Over Broadway 1940 Cigarette Girl uncredited
The Great Dictator 1940 Blonde Secretary uncredited
No, No, Nanette 1940 uncredited
Misbehaving Husbands 1940 Annette (model) uncredited
Souls in Pawn 1940 The Hitch-hiker
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga 1941 Ship Passenger uncredited
The Monster and the Girl 1941 Party Girl uncredited
All the World's a Stooge 1941 Party Guest short film, uncredited
Too Many Blondes 1941 Secretary uncredited
Kiss the Boys Goodbye 1941 uncredited
Wide Open Town 1941 Saloon Girl uncredited
In the Sweet Pie and Pie 1941 Baska Jones short film
Niagara Falls 1941 Hotel Guest uncredited
Hellzapoppin 1941 Blonde Woman at Skeet Range uncredited
Born to Sing 1942 Audience member uncredited
Ball of Fire 1942 Audience member uncredited
Black Dragons 1942 Girl at Party uncredited
A Gentleman After Dark 1942 Blonde at Train Station uncredited
Saboteur 1942 Party Guest uncredited
About Face 1942 Platinum Blonde in Parking Lot short film, uncredited
My Favorite Spy 1942 Hotel Guest uncredited
Olaf Laughs Last 1942 Girl in Restaurant short film
Matri-Phony 1942 Miss Syracuse short film, uncredited
Beautiful Clothes (Make Beautiful Girls) 1942 Model short film, uncredited
The Falcon Strikes Back 1943 Hotel Guest uncredited
Crazy House 1943 Blonde Woman Watching Radio Talent Show short film, uncredited
Gildersleeve on Broadway 1943 Night Club Patron uncredited
Never a Dull Moment 1943 Night Club patron uncredited
Where Are Your Children? 1943 Girl Fighting Opal uncredited
The Spider Woman 1943 Casino Patron uncredited
Pistol Packin' Mama 1943 Casino Patron uncredited
Voodoo Man 1943 Kidnapped Girl uncredited
Trocadero 1944 Nightclub Patron uncredited
Show Business 1944 Blonde in Kelly’s Cafe uncredited
A Night of Adventure 1944 Nightclub Patron uncredited
In Society 1944 Winthrop Party Guest uncredited
Moonlight and Cactus 1944 Girl uncredited
Bluebeard 1944 Laughing Courtroom Spectator uncredited
Hollywood Canteen 1944 Hostess uncredited
I'll Remember April 1945 Singer at radio station uncredited
Earl Carroll Vanities 1945 Chorine uncredited
Three’s a Crowd 1945 Dancer uncredited
Crime Doctor's Warning 1945 Model uncredited
George White's Scandals 1945 Showgirl uncredited
Cornered 1945 Party Guest uncredited
Deadline at Dawn 1945 Blonde Dancer uncredited
Little Giant 1946 Information Receptionist uncredited
A Night in Casablanca 1946 Restaurant Patron uncredited
G.I. Wanna Home 1946 Jessie short Film
Blue Skies 1946 Nightclub Patron uncredited
Humoresque 1946 Party Guest uncredited
Calendar Girl 1947 Rosie O'Grady uncredited
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock 1947 Blonde uncredited
A Likely Story 1947 Artist uncredited
That's My Man 1947 Party Guest uncredited
Lured 1947 Blonde Nightclub Singer uncredited
Heaven Only Knows 1947 Saloon Girl uncredited
Words and Music 1948 'On Your Toes’ Backstage Well-Wisher uncredited
All About Eve 1950 Sarah Siddons Awards Guest uncredited
Hit Parade of 1951 1950 Woman at dice table uncredited
The Abbott and Costello Show 1953 Blonde Housewife TV series, uncredited
Hazel 1963 Fundraiser Guest TV series, uncredited
The Killers 1964 Club Patron uncredited
The Disorderly Orderly 1964 Patient uncredited
Bonanza 1964–1965 Party Guest / Show Spectator TV series, uncredited
Two on a Guillotine 1965 Theatre Audience Member uncredited
Marriage on the Rocks 1965 Club Patron uncredited
Harum Scarum 1964 Premier Guest uncredited
Batman 1966 Observer Outside Club TV series, uncredited
The Oscar 1966 Club Patron uncredited
Way... Way Out 1966 Mrs. Soblova uncredited
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1966 Campaign Worker TV series, uncredited
The Monkees 1966 Customer TV series, uncredited
Fitzwilly 1966 Wedding Guest TV series, uncredited
Hillbillys in a Haunted House 1967 Audience Member uncredited
That Girl 1967–1968 Party Guest / Restaurant Patron TV series, uncredited
Bewitched 1967–1969 Restaurant Patron / Country Club Guest TV series, uncredited
The Andy Griffith Show 1968 Restaurant Patron TV series, uncredited
Funny Girl 1968 Audience Member uncredited
Family Affair 1968 Guest TV series, uncredited
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! 1968 Mourner uncredited
Hellfighters 1968 Restaurant Patron uncredited
It Takes a Thief 1968 Guest / Party Guest TV series, uncredited
Myra Breckinridge 1970 Bridge Party Guest uncredited
McCloud 1970 Party Guest TV series, uncredited
The Bold Ones: The Senator 1970 Party Guest TV series, uncredited
The Mephisto Waltz 1971 Party Guest uncredited
Gunsmoke 1971 Townswoman TV series, uncredited
The Partridge Family 1971–1974 Speech Spectator / Audience Member / Townswoman TV series, uncredited
Columbo 1971–1974 Exhibit Patron / Party Guest / Theatre Patron TV series, uncredited
Gidget Gets Married 1972 Office Worker uncredited
Mary Tyler Moore 1972 Woman TV series
Banacek 1973 Restaurant Patron TV series, uncredited
The Magician 1974 Benefit Guest TV series, uncredited
McMillan & Wife 1974 Club Patron TV series, uncredited
The Snoop Sisters 1974 Film Festival Attendee TV series, uncredited
Rhoda 1974 Passenger TV series, uncredited
Young Frankenstein 1974 Theatre Goer uncredited
Charlie's Angels 1977–1978 Interview Spectator / Auction Guest / Society Member TV series, uncredited
The Rockford Files 1979 Party Guest TV series, uncredited
The Waltons 1981 Party Guest TV series, uncredited
The Star Chamber 1983 Party Guest uncredited
Dynasty 1981–1986 Juror / Party Guest TV series, uncredited
The A Team 1983 Helen, Old Woman in Cab TV series, uncredited
Hart to Hart 1983 Bidder #1 TV series, uncredited
Murder, She Wrote 1984–1989 Party Guest TV series, uncredited
Life with Lucy 1986 Wedding Guest TV series, uncredited
Married... with Children 1989 Restaurant Patron TV series, uncredited

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b Oliver, Myrna (February 12, 1998). "Ethelreda Leopold; Exemplar of the Busby Berkeley Girl". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Galloway, Doug (February 24, 1998). "Ethelreda Leopold dies at 80". Variety. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Randisi, Steve (Fall 1990). "A Biography of Ethelreda Leopold". The Three Stooges Journal. 55: 8–9.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Ed (May 17, 1938). "Looking at Hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "She's Beautiful But Not So Dumb". Timpson Daily Times. Vol. 38, no. 12 (1st ed.). January 17, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved June 26, 2017 – via The Portal to Texas History.
  6. ^ a b "Ethelreda Leopold, Movie Actress, 80". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 23, 1998. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Smith, H. Allen (1941). Low Man on a Totem Pole. Doubleday Doran. pp. 88–92. ISBN 9781618868787.
  8. ^ "She's a Lucky 'Gold Digger'". The Shamrock Texan. Vol. 35, no. 9 (1st ed.). May 19, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved June 26, 2017 – via The Portal to Texas History.

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