Lenita Lane

Lenita Mary Lane was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in several Broadway plays before turning to movies. Her more than two dozen movie appearances include The Mad Magician and The Bat.

Personal life

Lane was born on December 16, 1901, in Parnassus, Pennsylvania. In April 1936 she married director Crane Wilbur. They remained married until his death in 1973. Lane died in Culver City, California on March 15, 1995, aged 93. She is buried with her husband at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.

Filmography

Murder by the Clock as NurseNow I'll Tell as VirginiaBy Your Leave as LauraImitation of Life as Mrs. DaleI Believed in You as NovelistWe're Rich Again as CharmionThe Gay Deception as Peg De ForrestThunder in the Night as GuestWomen Must Dress as Eve SheldonGinger as Society womanFederal Agent as VilmaA Dangerous Adventure as Frances DamonGirls on Probation as MargeThe Women as Mrs. Spencer's friendGirl in 313 as Mrs. WhitmanFree, Blonde and 21 as Mrs. WhitmanManhattan Heartbeat as Bentley's nurseI Want a Divorce as Wanda's friendFor Beauty's Sake as Miss SawterMan at Large as NurseDead Men Tell as Dr. Anne BonneyCastle in the Desert as Lucy ManderleyHome Sweet Homicide as Mrs. Flora SanfordThe Devil on Wheels as Mrs. ClarkI Was a Communist for the FBI as PrincipalThe Mad Magician as Alice PrentissThe Bat as Lizzie Allen