Lottie Williams (actress, born 1874) explained

Lottie Williams
Birth Date:20 January 1874
Birth Place:Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1920–1949

Lottie Williams (January 20, 1874 – November 16, 1962) was an American character actress whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras.

Early life

Lottie Williams was born on January 20, 1874, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Career

Williams debuted on film in a supporting role in the 1920 silent comedy A Full House. She appeared in over 70 films, mostly in smaller and supporting roles, during her 30-year career.[1] Some of the more notable films in which she appeared include: Michael Curtiz' Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien;[2] the 1939 melodrama Dark Victory, with Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart and George Brent;[3] Meet John Doe (1941), directed by Frank Capra, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck;[4] the screwball comedy, The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942), starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, and Monty Woolley;[5] and Edge of Darkness (1942), starring Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan;[6] Her final appearance would be in a supporting role in 1949's One Last Fling, starring Alexis Smith and Zachary Scott, after which she retired from the film industry.

Death

Williams died on November 16, 1962, in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

(Per AFI database)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lottie Williams . American Film Institute . January 16, 2015.
  2. Web site: Angels with Dirty Faces . American Film Institute . January 16, 2015.
  3. Web site: Dark Victory . American Film Institute . January 16, 2015.
  4. Web site: Meet John Doe . American Film Institute . January 16, 2015.
  5. Web site: The Man Who Came to Dinner . American Film Institute . January 16, 2015.
  6. Web site: Edge of Darkness . American Film Institute . January 16, 2015.