Veronica Lake
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Veronica Lake was an American actress who became a major Hollywood star during the 1940s, known for her distinctive peek-a-boo hairstyle and her roles in film noir movies. She remains an iconic figure of Hollywood's Golden Age, though her career declined significantly after the 1940s due to personal struggles and changing industry trends.
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- Born
- 1919-11-14
- Died
- 1973-07-07
- Works
- 8
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- Hush
- No Greater Love
- Daughter of Persia : Volume I
- Peter Pan
- The war of the flea
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Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Her success did not last; she had a string of broken marriages and long struggles…
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- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid — (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)1982
- Flesh Feast — Dr. Elaine Frederick1970
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- Footsteps in the Snow — Henrietta's Aunt1966
- Stronghold — Mary Stevens1951
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Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch (1942). By the late 1940s, Lake's career began to decline, in part because of alcoholism. She made only one film in the 1950s, but had several guest appearances on television. She returned to the big screen in the film Footsteps in the Snow (1966), but the role failed to revitalize her career.
Lake's memoir, Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake, was published in 1970. Her final screen role was in a low-budget horror film, Flesh Feast (1970). After years of heavy drinking, Lake died at the age of 50 in July 1973, from hepatitis and acute kidney injury.
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