Queenie Leonard
| Queenie Leonard | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Pearl Walker 18 February 1905 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died |
17 January 2002 (aged 96) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress and singer |
| Years active | 1921–1968 |
| Spouse(s) |
Lawrence P. Williams (1936–1947; divorced) Tom Conway (1958–1963; divorced) |
Queenie Leonard (18 February 1905 – 17 January 2002) was an English character actress and singer.
Early life and career
She was born as Pearl Walker in Manchester, Lancashire in 1905 and began her career on stage in 1921, and debuted on film in 1931. She had already amassed 20 years of stage and screen experience when, in 1941, she made the first of more than 30 Hollywood films. She also appeared in cabaret in Britain and in the United States, starred in a one-woman show, acted in television sitcoms, and provided voices for Disney animated films. She retired in 1966. Her last appearance was in 20th Century Fox's Doctor Dolittle.
Marriages
She was married to film designer Lawrence P. Williams from 1936 to 1947, and to actor Tom Conway from 1958 to 1963. Both unions were childless and ended in divorce.
Death
She died of natural causes on 17 January 2002, in West Los Angeles, one month before her 97th birthday. She is buried in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles in the burial plot called the "Garden of Roses". At the time of her death, she was the last surviving cast member of And Then There Were None (1945).
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Romance in Rhythm | ||
| 1936 | Skylarks | Maggie Hicks | |
| 1937 | Moonlight Sonata | Margit | |
| 1937 | The Show Goes On | ||
| 1937 | Limelight | Queenie | |
| 1937 | Millions | Lilian | |
| 1938 | Kate Plus Ten | ||
| 1941 | Ladies in Retirement | Sister Agatha | |
| 1941 | Confirm or Deny | Daisy, Consolidated Press Switchboard Operator | |
| 1942 | This Above All | Violet Worthing | |
| 1942 | Eagle Squadron | Bridget - Lancashire blonde | |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Maid | |
| 1943 | Thumbs Up | Janie Brooke | |
| 1944 | The Lodger | Daisy - the Maid | |
| 1944 | The Uninvited | Mrs. Taylor | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Maid | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Tonight and Every Night | Cockney Woman | |
| 1945 | Molly and Me | Lily | |
| 1945 | And Then There Were None | Mrs. Rogers | |
| 1945 | My Name Is Julia Ross | Alice | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Cluny Brown | Weller | Uncredited |
| 1946 | The Locket | Woman Singer | |
| 1947 | Life With Father | Maggie | |
| 1947 | The Lone Wolf in London | Lily | |
| 1948 | The Black Arrow | Serving Woman | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Homecoming | Nurse | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Hills of Home | Mrs. MacFadyen | Uncredited |
| 1949 | My Own True Love | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1949 | The Secret of St. Ives | Maid | Uncredited |
| 1950 | A Life of Her Own | Hotel Matron | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Lorna Doone | Gweeny | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Kind Lady | Bit Role | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | A Bird in a Tree/Snooty Flower | Voice |
| 1951 | Thunder on the Hill | Mrs. Smithson | |
| 1951 | Thunder in the East | Miss Huggins | Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Narrow Margin | Mrs. Troll | |
| 1952 | Les Misérables | Valjean's Maid | |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid | Mrs. Graves - John's Mother | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Latin Lovers | Rufina | (scenes deleted) |
| 1954 | Ring of Fear | Tillie / Fortune-Teller | Uncredited |
| 1955 | The King's Thief | Apothecary's Wife | |
| 1956 | Gaby | Canteen Worker | Uncredited |
| 1956 | 23 Paces to Baker Street | Miss Elsie Schuyler | Uncredited |
| 1956 | D-Day the Sixth of June | Corporal on Train | Uncredited |
| 1960 | All the Fine Young Cannibals | Nurse | |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Princess | Voice |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady | Woman | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Hatari! | Nurse | (scenes deleted) |
| 1963 | The Prize | Miss Fawley | Uncredited |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Lady Kensington | Uncredited |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | Lady in the Bank | Uncredited |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Cockney Bystander | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Doctor Dolittle | Courtroom Spectator | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Star! | Grand Dam | Uncredited, (Last appearance) |