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Lora Lee Michel

Actor

Lora Lee Michel

Born September 13, 194010 films

Lora Lee Michel was born on September 13, 1940 in Schulenburg, Texas, USA. She was a child actress, once deemed the next Shirley Temple due to her charms and talent. She appeared in movies such as Good Sam (1948), The snake pit (1949), and Tokyo Joe (1949). She retired from screen acting in the 1950s, following a custody battle between her foster parents and biological mother. She died in 1979 in Texas.

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The Snake Pit posterFirst watchThe Snake Pit19487.1as Six-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution.View film

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10 films as actor
  1. 1950Between Midnight and DawnKathy Blake
  2. 1950It's a Small WorldJanie at Age 8
  3. 1950Paid in FullBetsy
  4. 1949Tokyo JoeAnya
  5. 1949Mr. Soft TouchSonya (Uncredited)
  6. 1949Mighty Joe YoungJill (as a child)
  7. 1949State Department: File 649Jessica
  8. 1948Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
  9. 1948The Snake PitSix-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)
  10. 1948Lady at MidnightTina Wiggins