Connie Leon

Nascimento : 1881-01-01, Cheshire, England, UK

Morte : 1955-05-10

História

Connie Leon was an English-born actress in American films who throughout her career typically appeared in small uncredited parts.

Filmes

That Brennan Girl
Miss Jane, Merryman Resident
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
Three Strangers
Flower Woman
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.
A Bell for Adano
Italian Woman
Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without interfering with troop movements, all the while dealing with colorful citizens of the town. One of his quests is to replace the bell which orders the town's life.
The Brighton Strangler
Mrs. Clive (Uncredited)
After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.
Reckless Age
Old Lady
Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home. Unknown to Mr. Wadsworth, she gets a job at one of his many five-and-ten-cents stores as a clerk.
Quando Desceram as Trevas
lady Purchaser of Cake (uncredited)
Stephen Neale saiu do santório após dois anos de internação pelo assassinado da esposa. A caminho de Londres, ele pára numa inofensiva feira e acaba se envolvendo numa complicada trama de espionagem por puro acidente quando, confundindo com um espião nazista, recebe como prêmio um bolo com um recheio muito suspeito. Perseguido por espiões e pela polícia (acusado de um assassinato que não cometeu), Neale foge e tenta resolver o intrincado caso, mas sem saber em quem pode confiar.
O Bom Pastor
Mrs. Quimp's Neighbor (uncredited)
Jovem padre chega em vilarejo onde um velho pastor é o responsável pela paróquia. Tudo corre bem até que a igreja local é incendiada.
Behind the Rising Sun
Tama's Mother
A Japanese publisher urges his American-educated son to side with the Axis.
Forever and a Day
Wartime Londoner
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
A Pantera
Neighbor Calling the Police (uncredited)
Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship; but Irena won't consummate the union for fear that she will turn into a panther compelled to kill her lover, pursuant to a belief harbored by her home village.
Rosa de Esperança
Simpson
Com o início da segunda guerra mundial, Vin, o filho mais velho, regressa da universidade e se apaixona por Carol Beldon, neta de Lady Beldon, uma aristocrata de Beldon Hall, uma mansão vizinha. Apesar de discordâncias iniciais, se casam. Com a iminente ameaça de ataques aéreos à Inglaterra, Vin decide fazer sua parte e se junta à Força Aérea Real como piloto. É enviado para uma base localizada perto da casa dos pais. Clem ajuda na Operação Dynamo com o barco a motor da família. Sozinha em casa, a Sra. Miniver encontra um piloto alemão ferido em seu jardim. Ela o alimenta, o desarma calmamente e avisa às autoridades locais.
The Incredible Stranger
Lib Smith (uncredited)
In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep a promise.
Bombs Over Burma
Ma Sing
The film tells the story of Chinese guerrillas fighting for the Allied cause in Burma during Early in World War II, Chungking schoolteacher Lin Yang is recruited to help with the dangerous mission of protecting the Allied supply line from Burma into China. In spite of the danger involved, her determination to help is strengthened when one of her young students is killed in a Japanese air raid. Some time later, she is part of a group of Allied representatives departing from Lashio, on a bus traveling the Burma Road back to China. A bridge outage forces them to spend the night in a monastery along the way, and during the night they watch in horror as a supply convoy of trucks is bombed by Japanese planes. The timing and accuracy of the raid brings them to realize that either one of their group, or perhaps the priest in the monastery, is really an enemy agent
O Lobisomem
Mrs. Wykes (uncredited)
O clássico de terror original que apresentou um dos mais abomináveis monstros do cinema! Lon Chaney jr. retrata Larry Talbot, que regressa ao castelo do seu pai (Claude Rains) no País de Gales e encontra uma bela mulher (Evelyn Ankers). Numa noite fatídica, Talbot acompanha-a a uma festa local onde o destino de Jenny é revelado por uma misteriosa cigana. As atmosferas de sonho e os cenários aprimorados, combinados com uma trilha sonora arrepiante tornam "O Lobisomem" numa obra-prima não só do gênero, mas também de todos os tempos!
Singapore Woman
Suwa
A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Housewife
In this musical comedy, a motley band of musicians have only their extreme poverty in common. They end up writing a hit and getting a recording contract. The trouble is, the composer's works are never played without another band member doctoring them up to make them swingier. Fortunately, the composer isn't too averse to the changes as he has just won the heart of the beauty who sings his revamped songs. Songs include: "Where Did You Get That Girl?" (Harry Puck, Bert Kalmar, sung by Helen Parrish), "Sergeant Swing," "Rug-Cuttin' Romeo" (Milton Rosen, Everett Carter).
O Galante Aventureiro
Lily Langtry's Maid (uncredited)
Fazendeiros lutam pelo controle das terras do Juiz, o lendário Roy Bean, um homem que pode tanto temer como honrar a lei do Oeste. Walter Brennan (Kentucky), em sua 3ª atuação ganhadora de Prêmio da Academia*, vive o todo poderoso Roy Bean. O vencedor do Oscar® - Gary Cooper (High Noon) é Cole Hardin, um estranho acusado de roubar um cavalo, que tenta se livrar da forca graças a Bean. Dirigido pelo vencedor do Oscar® - William Wyler (Ben-Hur), A Última Fronteira é a saga de um homem que mostra coragem ao enfrentar seus inimigos.
My Son, My Son!
Second Landlady
A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.
The Light That Failed
Flower Woman
A London artist struggles to complete one last painting before going blind.
We Are Not Alone
Mrs. Hart - Cockney Patient
A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his wife.
Honeymoon in Bali
Bill's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Bill Burnett, a resident of Bali, visits New York City, meets and falls in love with Gail Allen, the successful manager of a Fifth Avenue shop, who is determined to remain free and independent. Bill proposes, Gail declines and Bill goes home to Bali. But a young girl, Rosie, and Tony the Window Cleaner, who dispels advice on every floor, soon have Gail thinking maybe she was a bit hasty with her no to Bill's proposal. Ere long she discovers that she does love Bill and can't live without him. She goes down to Bali to give him the good news. He learns that he is soon to marry Noel Van Ness. She goes back to New York City.
E As Chuvas Chegaram
Nurse (uncredited)
Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor folk of Ranchipur. Lady Edwina and her drunken artist ex-lover Tom Ransome get in the way, but everyone shapes up when faced by earthquake, flooding, and plague.
Mentira Sublime
Woman (uncredited)
After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his identity. Urged on by his mentor, Capt. Randolph Courtney, Richard focuses on Julia Trent Anders, a middle-aged actress who just might be his real mother. But soon, Richard begins to fall for Julia's stepdaughter. Amidst the upheaval, Richard schemes to return Julia to the stage -- but he's in for another big surprise.
O Lobisomem de Londres
Yogami's Housekeeper Millie (uncredited)
Homem é atacado por estranho animal. Agora, ele precisa conviver e tentar se livrar da maldição de ser lobisomem.
One More River
Flower Woman (Uncredited)
A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.