Lois Grace Hall (August 22, 1926 – December 21, 2006) was an American actress.

Early years

Hall was born on August 22, 1926, in

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, the daughter of Lois Grace (née Lambert), a teacher, and Ralph Stewart Hall, a businessman and inventor. She grew up initially in

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, and later in California. While she was in high school, she began working with the stage crew at the

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. She eventually gained a scholarship there.

Career

Hall's television appearances included '' Studio One'', ''

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'', Episode 112 of ''

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'', '' Adventures of Superman'', ''

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'', ''

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'', the penultimate episode of ''

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'' and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. She also guest-starred in TV series such as '' CSI'', ''

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'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Hall's film debut came in ''

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'' (1948). She also appeared in ''

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'' (1949), '' My Blue Heaven'' (1950), ''

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'' (1952), '' Night Raiders'' (1952), ''

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'' (1954) in small roles, as well as in starring roles in pictures like '' Daughter of the Jungle'' (1949) and ''

Pirates of the High Seas ''Pirates of the High Seas'' is a 1950 American adventure serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr and starring Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall and Tommy Farrell. Plot Adventurer Jeff Drake sails to a Pacific island in aid of Kel ...

'' (1950). She is perhaps best known for her supporting role as Sister Constance in Kenneth Branagh's 1991 drama ''

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.'' She was also seen in the hit films '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2005).

Personal life

In 1953, Hall married Maurice Willows, who died in 1995. She was a member of the

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, visible giving talks on the religion in 1951, and a long-serving secretary of the

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of the Baháʼís of Los Angeles. She also worked with the Human Relations Council for the City of Los Angeles, planning cross-cultural events and helping arrange after-school tutoring and enrichment classes for at-risk young people. Hall died in Beverly Hills, California, of a heart attack and stroke on December 21, 2006, aged 80. She was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery next to her husband.

Partial filmography

* ''

Family Honeymoon ''Family Honeymoon'' is a 1949 domestic comedy film made by Universal International, directed by Claude Binyon, and written by Dane Lussier, based on novel by Homer Croy. It was shot in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Plot Katie Armstrong ...

'' (1948) - Girl (uncredited) * ''

'' (1948) - Girl (uncredited) * '' Daughter of the Jungle'' (1949) - Ticoora * '' Duke of Chicago'' (1949) - Helen Cunningham * '' Roaring Westward'' (1949) - Susan Braden * ''

'' (1949) - Young Woman (uncredited) * ''

Horsemen of the Sierras ''Horsemen of the Sierras'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, T. Texas Tyler, Lois Hall, Tommy Ivo and John Dehner. The film was released ...

'' (1949) - Patty McGregor * ''

Adventures of Sir Galahad ''Adventures of Sir Galahad'' is the 41st serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, it stars George Reeves, Nelson Leigh, William Fawcett, Hugh Prosser, and Lois Hall. It was based on Arthurian legend, one o ...

'' (1949 serial) - Lady of the Lake * ''

A Woman of Distinction ''A Woman of Distinction'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Rosalind Russell and Ray Milland. Plot Susan Manning Middlecott is dean of a New England school called Benton College and it is her whole ...

' (1950) - Stewardess (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1950) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''

Texas Dynamo ''Texas Dynamo'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Lois Hall, Jock Mahoney, Slim Duncan and John Dehner. The film was released on June 1, 195 ...

'' (1950) - Julia Beck * ''

Rogues of Sherwood Forest ''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film from Columbia Pictures, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring John Derek as Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, S ...

'' (1950) - Pretty Girl (uncredited) * '' The Petty Girl'' (1950) - Coca-Cola Petty Girl (uncredited) * '' My Blue Heaven'' (1950) - Adoptive Mother (uncredited) * '' Cherokee Uprising'' (1950) - Mary Lou Harrison * ''

'' (1950) - Carol Walsh * ''

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'' (1950) -Anne Howe Palooka * ''

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'' (1950) - Alice Tanner * '' Colorado Ambush'' (1951) - Janet Williams * ''

Cuban Fireball ''Cuban Fireball'' is a 1951 American musical film directed by William Beaudine and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Warren Douglas and Mimi Aguglia.Gevinson p.241 An employee at a Havana cigar factory discovers that she has been left some lucrative o ...

'' (1951) - Stewardess (uncredited) * ''

Blazing Bullets ''Blazing Bullets'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Lois Hall and Stanley Price.Magers & Fitzgerald p.108 Plot Cast * Johnny Mack Brown as Marshal Johnny Mack Brown * Lois Hall as Carol ...

'' (1951) - Carol Roberts * ''

Secrets of Monte Carlo ''Secrets of Monte Carlo'' is a 1951 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring Warren Douglas, Lois Hall and June Vincent. Plot In Hong Kong, a British insurance investigator and an American businessman join forces to recover the ...

'' (1951) - Susan Reeves * ''

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'' (1951) - Susan Wilson - School Teacher (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) - Young Mother (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) - Lois Upton * '' Night Raiders'' (1952) - Laura Davis * ''

'' (1952) - Lola (uncredited) * ''The Congregation'' (1952) * '' Here Come the Girls'' (1953) - Belle (uncredited) * ''

'' (1954) - Girl (uncredited) * ''A Woman for All Men'' (1975) - Sarah / housekeeper * ''

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'' (1985) - Dr. Holt * ''

'' (1991) - Sister Constance * ''Cuba Libre'' (1999) - Loretta * '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000) - Old Woman * ''Bad Boy'' (2002) - Mrs. Wickman * ''

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'' (2003 TV series) - Madeline Foster * ''

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'' (2004) - Old Woman * ''

'' (2005) - Main Deck Grandma

References

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