Andrea Leeds (born Antoinette Lees, August 18, 1914 â€" May 21, 1984)
was an American film actress. A popular supporting player of the late
1930s, Leeds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress for her performance in Stage Door (1937). She was progressing
to leading roles, when she retired from acting following her marriage
in 1939, and was later a successful horse breeder.Leeds was born in
Butte, Montana, the daughter of Chas (Charles) and Lina Lees. Her
father, a mining engineer, was an immigrant from England. She lived
most of her younger life in Mexico, where her father had mining
interests.Planning to be a writer, Leeds earned a bachelor of arts
degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.She began her
film career in 1933 playing bit parts and using her given name. As
Andrea Leeds, she played her first substantial role in the film Come
and Get It (1936) and achieved another success with her next film It
Could Happen to You! (1937).
was an American film actress. A popular supporting player of the late
1930s, Leeds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress for her performance in Stage Door (1937). She was progressing
to leading roles, when she retired from acting following her marriage
in 1939, and was later a successful horse breeder.Leeds was born in
Butte, Montana, the daughter of Chas (Charles) and Lina Lees. Her
father, a mining engineer, was an immigrant from England. She lived
most of her younger life in Mexico, where her father had mining
interests.Planning to be a writer, Leeds earned a bachelor of arts
degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.She began her
film career in 1933 playing bit parts and using her given name. As
Andrea Leeds, she played her first substantial role in the film Come
and Get It (1936) and achieved another success with her next film It
Could Happen to You! (1937).
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