Mae Laborde (May 13, 1909 – January 9, 2012) was an American television and film actress, who began her career at the age of 93 and who was active until her death at age 102. She was best known for her appearances on ''

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Background

Born in 1909 to

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, Laborde arrived in Los Angeles at the height of the Great Depression. She met her husband, Nicholas Laborde, when he was the conductor on Los Angeles' old Red Car trolley line that she took home from work. She worked throughout her life, including a stint as bookkeeper for

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. She began acting in 2002 in her 90s. She was also the subject of the featured article on Yahoo! on March 30, 2007. She appeared frequently on ''

''. Although not an acting gig, she appeared as an interviewee in the 1998 KCET production of "More Things That Aren't Here Anymore" hosted by veteran broadcaster Ralph Story. In 2006 she appeared as Rosemary in the stoner horror film ''

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''; ironically she appears in a behind-the-scenes interview expressing disapproval of cannabis use. On Saturday, February 21, 2009, at 99 years old, she was awarded an honorary DTV converter box on Feresten's show in recognition of a comedy sketch she appeared in parodying the difficulties of installing a DTV converter box. Laborde died in 2012, aged 102, in Santa Monica, where she had lived for more than 80 years.

Family

Laborde outlived both her husband, Nicholas, and only child, Mrs. Shirley Miller.''Santa Monica Mirror'': "Happy 100th Birthday"
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References

External links

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Video of Laborde at age 99

Obituary notice for Mae Laborde
1909 births 2012 deaths 21st-century American actresses American centenarians American film actresses American people of Armenian descent American television actresses Actresses from Fresno, California Actresses from Santa Monica, California Ethnic Armenian actresses Women centenarians {{US-tv-actor-1900s-stub