Lu Ann Meredith (July 7, 1913November 12, 1998) was an American

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. Picked as one of the

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in 1934, her career did not flourish unlike a number of other awardees such as

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and

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.Mank p.254 She made a few appearances in British films, but by 1937 her film career had declined. She appeared in a total of nine films between 1934 and 1939 before retiring from acting.

Filmography

* '' Young and Beautiful'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Ball at Savoy'' (1936) * '' Sporting Love'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Gregory William Mank. ''Women in Horror Films, 1930s''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1913 births 1998 deaths American film actresses People from Dallas American emigrants to England American expatriates in England WAMPAS Baby Stars 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub